It’s been a rather uneventful day. There are a couple of other job postings that I’ve flagged on my to-do list. Around mid-day, the power goes out so I tether my laptop to my phone’s network connection to finish and submit an application for a remote finance officer role at a climate action organisation based in the UK. My neighbor Irene is outside on the hallway/deck of the...

The top priority on my to-do list today is to submit a couple of job applications — the first is a temporary research administrator position at the University College Dublin (UCD), and the other one is an accounting manager position at a private investment/trust firm. Neither seem to require a full accountancy qualification. I haven’t heard back from the recruiter who contacted me about the...

The first part of my day is fairly slow-going. After my usual morning routine, I do some reading for the next section of my CMA study programme, which is about all sorts of budget variance calculations. The weather starts off sunny in the morning, then turns grey with rain in the forecast for later on. My walking buddy CJ texts to see if I’m available for an outing, and I gladly accept. We...