Rosie's Ramblings

This summer I managed to read 20 books - a number I’m really proud of given how busy the past few months have been. I thought I’d share a little reading round-up here: what I loved, what I struggled with, and what surprised me. Hopefully, some of you will agree (or disagree!) with my takes. I’d love to make these reading reflections a more regular thing, so we’ll see how that goes. Favourite Read(s) Starting with the hardest question: what was my favourite read? I couldn’t narrow it down to just one, so I’m cheating and choosing two - both books I devoured towards the end of the summer. Evenings and Weekends - Oisín McKenna This novel completely transported me into the kind of life I imagine myself living in London. It moves through the inner monologues of different characters navigating dreams, disappointments, and everyday struggles. What I loved most was its honesty, you often see the glamorous side of city living, but McKenna shows the reality: people just trying to get by. The...

Hi again,  Whether you count the end of summer as the last day of August or 22nd September it has to be said: autumn is around the corner. As someone who loves big wooly jumpers, cozy reading and quiet evenings in the house, I can’t lie, I am excited. In saying all that, it has been a really great summer and not only am I sad to see it end, I am also definitely feeling the shift between the seasons.  In light of that I wanted to do a little blog reflecting on my summer and how I am feeling going into the new season (spoiler: not all positive feelings). I hope this might resonate with some of you who may be feeling the same way.  Summer highlights  So this summer has been a good one. Not only have I been able to travel loads, I have also managed to spend a lot of time with the people I love including some who I haven’t seen in ages. One massive highlight was my not so aptly named ‘graduation trip’ as it took place before actual graduation… This aside it was one of, if...

Welcome to my first “politics roundup”. As well as the more personal entries I thought I would use this blog to engage my political brain and pull together some stories in the news that caught my attention. This may be due to the politics itself, how it was reported or how it made me think differently on an issue. I have always wanted to do something like this but have never really tried so please bear with me and I will try my best. The other more personal blogs will continue so if you don't care for this, feel free to skip and only read the others. The 2am Trump wake up call I’d like to start with one story that caught my eye as an aspiring journalist. This story provided a sneak peak into the demanding nature of the career. During the summer veteran BBC journalist Gary O'Donoghue was woken up at 2am by Donald Trump calling. Now I don’t think many people would be expecting this but for O'Donoghue this was what he had been waiting for. In a panic he grabbed his recorder b...