Price: £4.99 + 10% of all proceeds will go to The Eve Appeal (The Latte Lounge charity partner). The Lockdown Diaries of a midlife menopausal mum, is available to pre-order on Amazon now. Nobody can be sure what our long term future really looks like yet, but there is one thing we can all be sure of that COVID-19 has had a profound impact on each and every one of us - one which will have undoubtedly changed us all for ever. This is certainly lifting the lid on life through the lens of a sandwich generation mum. The period of time this diary covers, captures some very personal moments Katie shares how she managed to keep her teens out of their bedrooms for months on end, keep her ageing parents safe, well and out of hospital for months on end, keep the fridge constantly full for months on end whilst also keeping her own mental health firmly in tact for months on end! the underlying sense of fear and anxiety is evident throughout. I hope it will act as a reminder of what we have all been through, so that future generations will appreciate how precious life can be and how we must never take our medics, our scientists, our health, planet or freedom for granted, ever again.” When I saw all the sacrifices that so many people had to make, be that losing their livelihoods, losing their homes, or for many, losing a loved one, I felt compelled to publish these blogs one year on, so that we would never forget. I get a shiver down my spine, reading back my own words, reliving things from those early days of panic buying and so much uncertainty, as the story over here in the United Kingdom, and right across the globe, began to unfold. Little did I know that these blogs would continue for a year and that I was unwittingly blogging about an historic moment in time. “When I realised we were going to be staying at home for a very long time, I decided to start writing about my feelings for our website, as a way of organising my thoughts and clearing my head. Katie gives us a unique insight into life in lockdown with three testosterone fuelled teenage sons, one working from home daughter and boyfriend, a husband whose trying to keep his hotel business alive, and a cavachon dog whose living her best life.įrom the early days of positivity, optimism and many, many questions, through to the reflective moments of quality time spent with her family, on to moments when the frustration and despondency settled in, these diaries capture the roller coaster of emotions that so many of us will have experienced, during this unprecedented time.Ĭommenting on the release of her new book, Katie said: New collection of ‘lockdown diairies’ published to mark anniversary of the first UK lockdownĪ year to the day that UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson announced the first Covid-19 lockdown, Katie Taylor (CEO & Founder of The Latte Lounge – an online platform for women over 40) releases her lockdown diaries, in memory of all those who lost their lives. I probably won't reread this book cause lots of other books are waiting to be read on my TBR pile.The Latte Lounge (Top Tips For Women Over 40) Katie has learned from her mom that it's better to share how you feel than keep it to yourself. Then in the Cupcake Club once one secret is out all the other ones come out too. ![]() ![]() The Cupcake Club is full of secrets! Meanwhile Katie's mom's birthday is coming up and Katie always has her special day with her mom but her mom's new boyfriend Jeff throws a surprise party for her so all that is out the window and Katie is mad! Luckily Jeff apologizes and Katie and her mom still get to have their special day along with the surprise party. So Katie takes it personally and George keeps calling her Silly Legs but he doesn't really mean it does he? Then Katie's friend Natalie on the track team cheats on a math test and gets suspended! Alexis notices Mia isn't wearing her glasses when she's in class, Mia saw that Emma wrote Nicholas Argenti in her notebook and realizes that he's probably her crush, and when Alexis gets a 95 on a math test and only Natalie gets a 100 out of the whole class Katie doesn't tell her Natalie cheated. I really loved this book! Katie just started track team and her former best friend Callie says that she would be embarrassed to look gross in front of Katie's crush George.
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