My only ambition for Saturday is to do a deep spring cleaning of the apartment. I have been sweeping and vacuuming the floors throughout the apartment regularly but only mopping the kitchen and bathroom floors. However, I just realised that the cleaner I found in a cabinet when I first moved is also safe for the laminate flooring in the living room, bedrooms and hallways. Now all the floors are...

It’s a long weekend for most folks here. Ireland observes Easter Monday as an official public holiday that most people have off work while Good Friday is observed only as a bank holiday. I start Good Friday off with a toasted hot cross bun, slathered in some butter, of course. My weekly SuperValu grocery delivery arrives on the early side without incident. At the top of my agenda for the day...

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...