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Short walk to Dublin Castle; enrolling in CMA prep course

Yesterday I had my weekly dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) group Zoom session from 9:00-10:30pm, and afterwards I binge- watched a few more Breaking Bad episodes while chatting with friends over text messages. I’m a little groggy this morning from having stayed up late. My weekly SuperValu grocery order is scheduled for delivery between 10:30am-12:30pm, and while I’m waiting...

Another job application, spring-like weather, call to FedEx

It’s been a productive day. I get up earlier this morning, have breakfast and check the news, then open my career to-do list spreadsheet. There’s a Finance Manager position at Ireland’s National Treasury Management Agency with a submission deadline of tomorrow, so I set about customising a CV and cover letter for it. It takes about 1.0-1.5 hours for me to analyse the job...

Long walk through North Strand to Clontarf

It’s clearer out this morning, and my walking buddy CJ texts to suggest an outing. We meet up at our usual time at 1:30pm and head north east to some parts of Dublin I haven’t seen before, namely the North Strand and Clontarf. As we approach the North Strand neighborhood, we pass by Five Lamps, which is a well-known landmark to all Dubliners. The Five Lamps was constructed in the late...