It’s a grey, cold day In Dublin. I’ve been a homebody, taking my time with the usual routine of breakfast and reading/watching news, puttering around the house, doing laundry, etc. After signing up for the CMA prep course yesterday, I’ve received a few into emails to get me started with the programme, but I’m allowing myself a lazy weekend before starting in earnest next week. I’m feeling a bit...

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...

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...