Reddit reviews Blackout EZ - Total Sunlight Blocking Window Cover - Complete Light Block for: Living and TV Room, Nursery, Home Theatre, Small - Customizable to (36" x 48") Black in/White Out - Made in USA
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FOR COMPLETE DARK ROOM BLACKOUT - Get your sleep and privacy! Works great in nurseries, children's, bed, tv, and game rooms kitchen, bathrooms, dorms, hotel - Ideal for shift workers, doctors, nurses, students, and sun room sleepers.EXCLUSIVE HOOK & LOOP VELCRO FASTENING SYSTEM - Seals tight around window frame for total blackout! Better than curtains, blinds or shades and easily removes and reinstalls as needed. Designed to be removed and reinstalled daily if preferred.INSTALLS IN MINUTES - NO TOOLS REQUIRED - Scissor cuttable material and printed cutting line grid allows for quick and easy fit on windows up to 36x48". No need for drills, screws and measuring.HOA AND WINDOW WARRANTY COMPLIANT - White outside facing material does not heat or crack glass and the view from the street is not obvious. Looks like a curtain or blind from the street!USE WITH EXISTING WINDOW TREATMENTS - This is not an adhesive film or static cling. It attaches to the window frame and does not affect the window. Blocker can be used alone with other decorative or professional treatments.
Congratulations! All units are different, so I'll just say ask questions. Don't let yourself become a jaded judgemental asshole. You get to go home. No matter what they did to themselves, there is a human in that bed having the worst time of their life. That's punishment enough.
As to joining the under world:
Sleep hygine. Do all 3 shifts in a row. Get home before the sunlight gets on top of you and you get the dreaded second wind. Eat, drink, shower and sack out fast. Splurge on a nice bed and linens. Pack lunches and eat clean. You can and will pork out fast on night shift living on pizza and donuts.
Black out window covers
These are better than any shades or curtains. No light gets in. Meth house level coverage. I could never sleep with a mask on, so these were a must.
White noise machine There are tons of options for this. Most are some recorded loop which your brain fixates on the pattern of, and does the opposite of making you sleepy. This is truly white noise from a fan and you can adjust the volume and pitch by twisting it and adjusting the venturi's. They've been made sine the 70's and I also used them in my kids room, have seen them in doctors offices, etc. No need for ear plugs with one of these.
I’m on break from my night shift job right now so I’ll share some quick ideas!
A lot of folks here have recommended melatonin as a natural sleep aid. I take 6 mg, it takes about half an hour to kick in. It helps me fall asleep but doesn’t necessarily help me stay asleep. Some people have bad reactions to it (grogginess, weird dreams) so be aware of that.
In terms of sleep quality, blackout curtains are a necessity. You could also try these panels that velcro around the window frame to stop light peeking through the edges. A white noise machine can help filter out annoying daytime sounds; I just use a free app on my phone.
As for the gym, do you get a scheduled break/lunch hour at your job? Maybe you could look into 24 hour gyms that might better fit your schedule? That wasn’t a possibility for me, and eventually I just accepted I wasn’t going to make it to the gym on days I had to work. I started looking into workouts I could complete at home — some bodyweight fitness, a lot of kettlebells (which I still love). Eventually I went all in and started piecing together a home gym, though I get this isn’t an option for everyone.
Hang in there!
Totally. I got [this] (https://www.amazon.com/Blackout-EZ-Sunlight-Blocking-Customizable/dp/B006S9WI20/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=blackout+ez+window+cover+velcro&qid=1569209401&s=furniture&sprefix=blackout+ez+window&sr=1-1-catcorr) and it blocks light almost entirely. If I had actually followed the insulation instructions it might be 100%.
And I have a white nose l noise machine that works pretty well. Mostly my room just looks less like home now that it's dark and plantless.