Anne-Marie Tomchak

May 15, 2024 | independent.ie | Anne-Marie Tomchak

Anne-Marie Tomchak: Why the ‘dumb house’ is the new must-have for those who have the luxury of switching offHomes should be places where we can disconnect from the online world and have some privacy. Photo: Stock image“This is where the magic happens.” You know you’re a millennial when you can only think of one thing upon hearing that phrase: MTV Cribs. Remember the TV programme where celebrities took a camera crew around their homes to show off their lavish lifestyles?

May 1, 2024 | independent.ie | Anne-Marie Tomchak

There comes a point in life when you’ve been around long enough to remember a trend the first time it was popular. As someone who was a tween in the mid-1990s, the sight of slip dresses over T-shirts, bomber jackets and scrunchies on fashion runways takes me back to a time when we smelled like CK One and our hair had a brassy tinge after naively putting our faith in the hair-lightening product Sun-In and the Irish weather.

Apr 17, 2024 | independent.ie | Anne-Marie Tomchak

If you were asked to select the most memorable moments of the past 10 years, what would they be? For me, that’s an easy one as I became a parent in 2022. But there are a few other years that really stand out. Lockdown in 2020 was hard to forget. The other year that’s firmly etched on my mind is 2016. It was the year I experienced my first pregnancy loss (sadly, the first of many) and the year I started an exciting new job.

Apr 3, 2024 | independent.ie | Anne-Marie Tomchak

Do you remember where you were when you learned how many litres of water it takes to make a pair of jeans? Nope? Do you have any recollection of what you were doing the first time you heard that giving up meat was one of the most effective things you could do to reduce your carbon footprint? Nah? Me neither. I do, however, remember that some time during a lockdown at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, a shift happened in my habits and behaviour.

Mar 20, 2024 | independent.ie | Anne-Marie Tomchak

Anne-Marie Tomchak: We’re falling too often for online scams and it’s easy to see whyOnline fraud can cause huge stress and worry for those who fall victim to it. Photo: GettyLast week I was on a packed train on my way into central London to meet a friend for a coffee when I received an email from a close relative: “Could I ask a favour? I’m unable to speak over the phone due to serious throat pain caused by laryngitis.”My first reaction was concern. I hoped they were OK.