For whatever reason, I end up sleeping in late today. Perhaps the greyer and cooler weather are to blame? A friend texts me first thing in the morning with a meme about one of the Poolbeg Chimneys toppling over in the middle of the night, but I didn’t fall for the April Fool’s prank.
There aren’t many new job postings on my to-do list, especially since most require an accountancy qualification to be considered. However, there’s one at the large accounting firm of Deloitte that sounds like my dream job: “Finance Analytics & Visualisation Consultant.” Creating charts, graphs and other visualisations is probably my favourite thing to do when it comes to working with financial data, and I’d like to think I’m fairly decent at it. It’s a long shot, as I imagine they are looking for someone with more private sector experience. I decide to apply anyway, taking time to customise my CV to highlight as much relevant work experience as I can, then submit it. I also catch up with the reading assignments for my CMA study programme, so despite the late start it’s been a productive day.
The cutoff for my weekly SuperValu grocery order is at 6:00pm. I don’t have any special plans for Easter, although I feel inspired to make some effort even if it’s just for myself. There are some lamb leg steaks that look like they’d be easy to cook, and for side dishes I’m thinking roasted potatoes and perhaps a green vegetable. SuperValu doesn’t have much in the way of Easter treats online, so I decide to head out in the early evening to an Aldi’s location on the northside of the Liffey to see what I can find there. They’re out of hot cross buns, which is disappointing, but I find some Easter candy and a few other items that SuperValu doesn’t have.
The sun is just beginning to set over the Liffey as I cross back into Temple Bar. The days are much longer now that daylight savings time kicked in last weekend, and I’m sure they will feel much longer as summer approaches since Ireland is at a much more northern latitude.
The Daft.ie House Price Report came out for the first quarter of 2021. Home prices in Ireland have increased by 7.6% while the number of homes available to buy has dropped by 34%, year-over-year. The national average of home prices across all of Ireland is $246,000, with Dublin prices being more or less twice that level. And this is no April Fool’s! Here’s an infographic packed with information:
Until next time….
