Andy Byrne

Productivity, Mindset & Business.
An intentional life through systems, minimalism & positivity.

[Andy Byrne @AndysSmartLife]

Top of Mind – 15th June
Pictured: My mate Damo got tickets for Keanu Reeves' band Dogstar at the Olympia. Prepping lots of products for the Stoneybatter Festival this coming weekend and working on some DIY and coding projects at home to automate some tasks for house and business.

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Top of Mind – 8th June
Pictured: Another batch of hours spent fixing an issue with one of our machines but worth it to see our products on display in shops around the city. Also busy prepping products for the Stoneybatter Festival while still hitting the gym as often as possible.

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Top of Mind – 1st June
Pictured: I've been spending most of the week either designing new products or making use of Ikea pegboards to organize my tech. At the same time, I'm still trying to hit the gym regularly and eat lighter, particularly in the current heat which I find hard.

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Top of Mind – 25th May
Pictured: A tech week for me as I'm working on my own version of Jarvis, a smarter voice assistant to replace Amazon's Alexa, while fixing some parts on one of my 3D Printers. At the same time prepping more products & Anna tries her hand at plating lunch...

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Top of Mind – 18th May
Pictured: Anna has spent much of the week building a Lego city, while also going a stop motion animation for her class project as well as decorating her nails at a party. I've been continuing to try out new products for some of our clients and Pride month.

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Top of Mind – 11th May Pictured: A week off school meant lots of board games, movies and yummy food as well as lots of crafts at home while for 3D Print Dub, I've been experimenting with rainbow filament and trying some creations for Pride this year while also getting in the gym!

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Top of Mind – 4th May
Pictured: Anna learning 3D modeling and digital graphic design, while over the weekend we have a low key celebration for Marie-Helene's Birthday with sushi and games. More new products for the business and our little Ghostbuster out in force ice-cream et al.

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Top of Mind – 27th April
Pictured: Anna in the spirit for a trip to the Dublinia Viking Museum, as well as sewing new outfits for her toys and teddys. NCI students showcase their amazing work, both in my digital technology class but also the capstone businesses they've created..

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Top of Mind – 20th April
Pictured: A pizza break over the weekend to relax and treat ourselves. My classes take on some new exciting technology, while orders roll in and more filament is ordered for the business. Meanwhile Anna is enjoying the improved weather at home and school.

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Top of Mind – 13th April
Pictured: The Lord Mayor of Dublin visiting our little business to hear all about our 3D printing. Taking in a burger and pool with Anna at RIOT, taking in Project Hail Mary and I finally got around to rewiring the alarm on the house to make it smarter...

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Top of Mind – 6th April
Pictured: A flying visit to Belfast to visit the Science Museum, along with our funky hotel. At home we had a lovely Easter lunch with Mammy Phil and experimented with a new setup for our 3D printers in advance of a guest visiting the business this week...

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Top of Mind – 30th March
Pictured: Anna showing off a jersey from Uncle Dave, along with Lego houses with amazing detail, while I show off my IKEA skills building new shelves in her room. Elsewhere I catch up with friends over drinks and work on some 3D models on the new printer.

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Top of Mind – 23th March
Pictured: A 3rd 3D Printer to add to the business, Anna wins player of the week at GAA, I get to catch up with some great people on St. Patrick's day and getting our products into the Collins Barracks Museum and enjoying some snacks for the week off work.

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Top of Mind – 16th March
Pictured: Mammy Johanna visiting for the weekend with Anna still in her Dwarf costume from her Gaiety Show. Some new products for National Museum of Ireland, and Anna's printed card, home made gifts, dinner & desert for Mother's day for both Mum & Granny.

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Top of Mind – 9th March
Pictured: Celebrating International Women's Day by taking my favourite little lady for a spot of lunch. Piles of filament as there's lots of orders coming thick & fast. While at home, mad artwork and a game of 'squishy-ville' were the activities this week.

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Top of Mind – 2nd March
Pictured: Lots of crafts, engineering & activities at home as we're run down and tired. Most of the days we stayed in and did everything from science to wooden crafts in the form of roses. Even so, I managed to get out Wed, but definitely feeling it a bit.

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Top of Mind – 23rd February
Pictured: Anna still being spoiled long after her birthday with Uncle Dave sending over a Man-U jersey. Getting out and about while cousins are visiting including Winding Stair bookshop and the Dead Zoo at Collins Barracks along with fab food all week.

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Top of Mind – 16th February
Pictured: The entire focus of last week was on the little human’s birthday and the Ghostbusters theme was out in full force with us pulling out all the stops to have costumes food and gifts as well as having Mamie over from France for the week made it.

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Top of Mind – 9th February
Pictured: Designing name tags for Anna’s birthday party, while also creating for a bookshop. I get in on the gpt act with a caricature of myself. Another repair needed to one of the printers following a ‘blob of death’ & Anna gets herself a new haircut.

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Top of Mind – 2nd February
Pictured: Spending way too much time working out how to fix an issue with a Linux machine, but worth it. A customary night Wednesday leads to chatting to old friends. Anna has a treat after the dentist, and a spaghetti nightmare while printing products.