It’s been a lazy Saturday. I am slow moving in the morning, then my friend O. from Strasbourg calls, and we end up talking for around 2 hours. I catch up on a few neglected emails with friends, and by the time I look up more than half the day is gone. It’s clear out but colder today, highs in the upper 40s F / 13 C. It would be a shame not to get out and enjoy the rainless...

Today my weekly SuperValu delivery comes early, just after 10am. Ciarán, the familiar deliveryman, calls ahead to give me a heads up and make sure I’ll be home. Fine by me! It’s a large order so I take two trips to haul all the bags upstairs. After putting everything away and finishing up breakfast, I finally hear back about my Personal Public Service (PPS) number application. I receive...

Today I’ve been focusing on getting a few more job applications out. Two are postings for finance manager positions in the not-for-profit / public sector, but they’ve been posted via recruiters without any identifying information as to their client organisations. Another Finance Manager job is at Self Help Africa, which really interests me given its international aspect. Their work seems to cover...