I was one of millions of people who transitioned to remote work during the Covid-19 pandemic. I'm fortunate that I was able to do so, but that has meant that I'm constantly close to my liquor cabinet. Without a commute or a chunk of time spent in the office, alcohol has been within extremely easy reach. Sure, back in the good ol' days, I'd sometimes stop after work somewhere to have a few drinks.
That serene little haven in Tallanstown I knew well is now no more after this week's shocking events I'm chatting to the man who fixes our lawnmowers in Tallanstown, Co Louth. Monaghan is only a few fields away and everyone comes to Denis Smyth - from there, from Ardee, from Louth village and Knockbridge and other such unshowy places - for a chat and a service.
Eating disorders often look like they're about discipline or willpower, weight loss or weight gain, control or chaos. That's precisely how diet culture wants us to see them. But underneath, they're about pain, about regulation, about protection.
We want the economy to keep rolling smoothly in the background while we live our lives. So when we see this great uncertainty, it only adds to the stress that we're already trying to manage.
