Today my focus has been on personal finances and career stuff, so I don’t have much to write about… I’ve stayed in the apartment with eyes glued to my laptop. When I say “personal finances” I mean taking a hard look at my monthly expenses, putting those together in a budget to determine my monthly “burn rate,” determining how much I need to earn to make...

The “Level 5” lockdown has been extended in Ireland until at least March 5th — i.e., everyone must stay at home except for essential errands and exercise which are limited to 5 km, only essential businesses such as grocery stores are allowed to remain open, no “click and collect” online orders for pickup, restaurants can only offer take away, no socialising with or entertaining guests from other...

Today I’m expecting an IKEA delivery with some items I ordered awhile back… I had actually wanted to add them to the earlier “click and collect” order with the dining room chairs, but IKEA had already shut down that as an option due to the government’s tightening of restrictions. At any rate, the shipment contains a shoe rack and some storage bins for the built-in...