Jan 8, 2026 | A Rosie Moment, Book Updates
If you missed our first FMC (Fabulous Midlife Crisis) Club Zoom of the year last Sunday about my retreats, don’t worry here’s what you need to know:
Over the past five years, I’ve had the privilege of sitting in circles of women in Italy who arrived tired, curious, hopeful, a bit wobbly… and left lighter, braver, clearer, and often with new lifelong friends and a notebook full of words they didn’t know they had in them.
This year I am hosting two retreats in Tuscany. One from 17th to 22nd May called Rosie’s Fabulous Midlife Crisis Retreat and my Women’s Writing Retreat from 6th to 12th September.
Watch my 20 minute video for all the info:
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My retreats are for you if:
If either of these retreats call to you, I’d love to have you along! However, places are very limited, so do apply soon to avoid disappointment:
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I hope to see you in Italy!
x
Rosie
Mar 4, 2025 | A House In Italy, A Rosie Moment, Book Updates, RE# Your Life
If you have read my book ‘A Rosie Life In Italy’ you may remember that back in 2013, I was living in the cheapest house in Ireland with a colander for a roof, rats scrabbling above my bedroom ceiling, and not enough money to pay for my kids’ school bus fare. Life was, to put it bluntly, a bit of a shit show.
I was 40 years old, and the previous ten years had felt like a relentless game of emotional Whac-A-Mole; Miscarriages. Losing my big sister. My partner battling and then rehabbing from chronic alcoholism. The collapse of my business and income. Our dream of moving to Spain—gone. Every time I thought things might turn a corner, life threw another curveball, and I was exhausted. The chaos in my life was attracting more chaos.
I needed something to shift the trajectory of my life. I wanted to step away from the chaos. I wanted an instruction manual, a step-by-step guide to get out of the rut, to stop spinning in the same downward cycle. But I couldn’t find one.
So, I decided I would create my own.
I knew I wanted to follow my dreams and live life to the full. More importantly, I wanted other women who were feeling the same—trapped, stuck, waiting—to rise with me and grab life by the goolies. Because let’s be honest, we know by now there is no knight in shining armour coming to rescue us. If we want to shake things up, we have to do it ourselves.
Grab It By the Goolies Academy
I knew how to build a website, so I started Life Is Short Magazine. It was an online magazine filled with interviews of inspirational women who had followed their dreams, despite life’s challenges. I wanted their stories to give me and others hope and inspiration and to be proof that it was possible to change course, no matter what life had thrown at you.
I wanted to develop a community of women so we could encourage and learn from each other so alongside it I launched—Grab It By the Goolies Academy—an online space to encourage people to take tangible steps toward their dreams. And, because I don’t do things in halves and I believe in the power of a good book, I decided to write a non-fiction book to kick off the academy and website, called; How To Have A Fabulous Midlife Crisis: A User’s Guide to Dusting Off Your Dreams and Making Them Happen.
Then something I always wanted to happen happened.
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Jan 10, 2024 | A Rosie Moment, Living In Italy
I wasn’t going to run a retreat in 2024 as I wanted to take time out for myself but I am already missing the people that I would have met this year! So I have decided to run a women’s retreat in June. We will have morning writing sessions but these are optional so if you are not a writer you can still come along and enjoy the fun! Click here to find out more information.
Photo: Class of 2023!
Nov 13, 2021 | A Rosie Moment
To celebrate the launch of ‘A Rosie Life In Italy 2’ I have two nights in Agriturismo La Dogana (thanks to Lucia!) for you and a friend plus a lakeside lunch with me!
Every Prosecco point gets you an entry. You can enter with 1 point or you can gain up to 10 entries with up to 10 points.
The more points the more chances you have to win!
1 Prosecco point = 1 entry
10 Prosecco points = 10 entries
Here’s what to do to get Prosecco Points:
Like and share the launch event on Facebook. It’s on my page @A Rosie Life In Italy (1 Prosecco point)
Attend the launch (live on Sunday at 5pm CET), invite a friend by tagging them in. (1 Prosecco point)
Write a review of ‘A Rosie Life In Italy 2’ on Amazon or Goodreads by Friday morning 8am CET. (2 Prosecco points)
Sign up for my newsletter (if you are already on my newsletter you will gain these points. (2 Prosecco points)
Answer the questions I send out in my newsletter on Tuesday (2 Prosecco points)
Post a photo of you with a copy of A Rosie Life In Italy 2 on Facebook or Instragram and use the hashtag #arosielifeinitaly or tag @arosielifeinitaly (2 Prosecco points).
The winner will be announced on Friday 19th November in my newsletter and on Facebook. (Staying at Dogana is subject to availability and the prize is non transferable. The vacation can be taken in during 2022).
Oct 31, 2021 | A Rosie Moment, Living In Italy
Tomorrow, Monday the 1st November, I will be hosting the second 30 minute slot of our 10 hour launch party on Facebook for our Christmas 20 book anthology: Clues, Christmas Trees and Corpses.
It’s available on all ebook online outlets for only 99 cents for another few days only!
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