I wake up from my first night of sleep with the plywood panels under my mattress. The support is much better! There’s only a slight tightness/soreness in my lower back when I get out of bed. The weather is still cold, with highs in the mid 40s F / high single digits C. There’s another short sleet/hail shower in the afternoon, but then the sun breaks through the clouds, so I take the opportunity...

It’s another day of moody weather with occasional blasts of sleet/hail throughout the day. My focus for today is to review a section of material in my CMA study programme and then take some practice tests. The way the programme is set up, you have to score 86% on 50 randomly generated multiple choice before you can move to the next section of lessons. There many tricky, counter-intuitive...

The weather continues to be gloomy this week, with intermittent rain/sleet showers. I have been mostly staying put in the apartment over the last few of days, although today I get out for a short walk in the late afternoon to Merrion Square. It’s well timed as the grey clouds have cleared up somewhat, letting some blue sky shine through.  Clouds above Dame Street: Merrion...