Advice for night shift drivers with "racing brain"...

Get a younger one a couple of decades at least as long as she is 18 or older.

 

Ok that settles it, I'm trading mine in for a newer model.
I wonder if there's a lease program?

 

Those newer younger models are fine, but then you're doing the elbowing; not them.

 

One of the better reasons of living out in the sticks or on dirt roads. That rough terrain should act as deterrent to punching the throttle.

 

a glider? how about a glider?

 

I ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was.

 

Better than any sleeping drugs is, Melatonin - available everywhere. It is naturally produced by the body and leaves no after effects. The liquid form kicks in quickest.

 

Get a going to bed routine going. I stay on the night schedule as much as possible on my days off which makes it easier.

Avoid Caffeine the last few hours before bed. Don't watch or deal with anything that's going to get you fired up while you do your winding down.

My kids are older so we don't have a lot of noise. We've put black plastic over the bedroom windows under the drapes and have thick drapes so it's dark in there.

Melatonin will help you go to sleep but it won't keep you down. Valerian works for a few nights but loses its effectiveness until you take a break. If you do try a sleep aid, try it first on the night before a day off so you can get a handle on how much the effects linger for you.

 

Well OP, I can tell you from experience, "at least your not a dozer operator"

Everything I did, sleeping or awake had the dozer soundtrack runnin...
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