She's the European champion boxer who was hoping to make it to Tokyo 2020 - but instead, found herself channeling Japanese tidying guru Marie Kondo to keep her career on track.
Gráinne Walsh, 24, from Co Offaly thought her Olympic dreams had vanished when she suffered a hand injury at the start of the year.
The Tullamore welterweight damaged ligaments in her thumb while sparring in January - an injury that could not have come at a worse time for her since she was in a crucial stage of preparations for the first Olympic qualifier in March in London.
That was then.This is now.
"People were freaking out but I was actually secretly hoping it would be postponed because it's given me the extra time to get my hand back 100%," she admitted.
"I’m tipping away nicely now and it's strengthening up so I'm going in the right direction," she said.
Part of that road to recovery has seen her box clever - by emptying out the shed at her family home and turning it into a makeshift gym.
"A couple of weeks ago just before the lockdown we emptied two tonnes of rubbish into the dump that used to be in the shed," she said, adding that with all her gym equipment now in situ, she's able to train and it's keeping her ticking over in these strange times.
"I had the rubber gloves on and the whole family out here and we're delighted how it’s turned out," she said.
She now trains before a captive audience of old Christmas light-up figurines.
As part of the elite Irish boxing set-up, a pause in her training wasn't an option and Gráinne says she was fortunate she had uncovered the equipment.
"Obviously the weather's so nice I’ve been doing a lot of running outside but to keep my strength training up I have all the equipment here and I have to keep training," she added.
A ping pong bat and a pair of drumsticks also forms part of her training equipment.
"The drum set is from my childhood so I don't really play that much anymore but I do come out here when I need a bit of anger out of me; I’m either bating the bags or bating the drums," she laughed.
The ping pong is even more useful, Gráinne revealed.
"Me and my brother are out here every day playing away but it's really good for my boxing, for my reaction speed - it's a way to take my mind off boxing, but it's helping it as well," she said.
"Anything hand-eye coordination is brilliant for me so I'm not wasting any time - I'm using the time as wisely as I can."
Staying focused on the bigger picture, she believes she has a good chance of making an impact in Japan next year.
"We're back in Dublin in August hopefully, all going well," she said.
"It will be up to the coaches who's selected for the second qualifier, so I'm hoping that, at my fittest, there's no one else to beat me.
"I’ll be fancying my chances there.
"And then once I go away and I'm prepared to the best of my ability I'll be able to bring home the goods and I'll be over in Japan next year," she declared.
If things don't pan out in boxing, there's always ping pong.
"People are starting to think that," she laughed.
"My family are slagging me saying that I might make it if I don't make it in boxing - obviously boxing is the priority at the moment - but I have a backup plan if not."
