A day in the life of Saffron Taylor during lockdown

6:00am – wakeup, have a coffee and do a workout/run to stimulate my brain and wake me up.

7:00am – organise my day, work out what work I need to get done during the day, organise my desk, make my bed etc.

8:00am – eat breakfast with another coffee

8:40am-3:00pm – usual school day, getting to class on time and prepared for each lesson.

10:30am – take a break and go outside for a bit.

12:30am – lunch break for a healthy lunch to keep me awake and rejuvenated.

3:30pm – take a break and do some drawing, baking or go for a walk

5:00pm – get back into schoolwork for another hour or so.

6:45pm – take the rest of the evening off to rest my brain and maybe read a book for a couple of hours.

10:30pm – do some yoga and get to bed for a good nights sleep.

Doing school from home has been interesting. I find it a lot easier to focus as there are no distractions around to put me off whatever it is that I am doing. Earlier last week, I received a very pleasing mark that I think proves that working from home works for me. I have nobody in my year at our campus anyway so it doesn’t make much difference to my school work whether I’m at home or school. During morning teas and lunch times I often run down to a place called Frasers Gully for a change of scenery and some fresh air. I have just recently taken an interest in photography, so I’ve been playing round with camera stuff as well. I am enjoying the P.E periods from home because I have more activity choices than I usually do at school. I can run, walk or bike in several different tracks or areas, or if it’s raining, use the gym we have in our garage for weight lifting or doing HIIT workouts or whatever it is that I feel like doing. 

Tara Senior