[panther nation]

Well from working 3rd for the last 10 years get ready to start filling like crap. Your wife will notice that you are more Irritable than ever before,( that what mine says anyway !)

The first thing you need to do is figure out your sleep schedule:
1 go home and go straight to bed.
2 stay up half the day and go to sleep midday.
3 stay up til 3-4 then bed get up go to work.
Personally #1 works for me, I go to bed around 8am get up around 1-2 and start my day.
I don't eat anything usually until dinner with the wife. But I have a lunch at work at 3:30 but I eat my lunch during my 1st break around 1am. As does most of the guys I work with. It's what ever works for you.

I did at one time use the blackout blinds but I found myself sleeping 9-10 hours so I just stop using them. Over some time you will find out what works for you. But once you get yourself a pattern stick to it.

Now for your off days this can be tricky: some people will stay up all day on their first off day and go to bed with the family but you are for ring yourself to be up well over 24 hours. Me myself I will go home and sleep for about 2-3 hours then get up and can do whatever I need to do. Once agai. Figure what works for you. Then for your second off day I get up early with my wife and do what ever needs to be done. Then when everyone goes to bed I will stay up till atleast 3 am before I go to bed and sleep till I wakeup. Do what needs done then get ready for work.
Some of the guys I work with say the might take a nap before they go to work each night but I have done this long enough that I don't take naps anymore. Once again it's what ever works for you.
The best advise I can give you is find what works for you. It will take you sometime to find your groove but it will come.

Welcome to the night life!!!


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