When I worked nights, I blocked off the window of my bedroom with Aluminum foil so no light came in. That way I could sleep like it was night, even when it was totally light outside. It was harder to deal with noise, but living in the country helped. These days I use ear plugs if noise is a problem.
I was single in those days. Having kids at home would be a real problem. A lock on the bedroom door and making it clear that you are not to be awakened unless it is a REAL emergency might be essential. I didn't mind working graveyard that much, but found that I really needed to get my sleep to be able to be sharp at work. I could get by with 6 hours of sleep working dayshift or swing, but on graveyard, I had to get at least 8 hours. It was also important to get plenty of sleep on my days off or the night I went back to work, I would be dragging. I would suggest being very careful about trying to do too much work in your off-work hours.
I found that I had to always use an alarm clock when I was working graveyard, or else I just might not wake up. One time when my alarm clock did not get set, I ended up sleeping for over 15 hours and was almost late to work.
Glad you are back working. It is scary being out of work for a while. Hope you enjoy the job and that economic conditions improve for your business. It is nice to be able to work for yourself. Good luck!
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Today's Featured Article - Grain Threshing in the Early 40's - by Jerry D. Coleman. How many of you can sit there and say that you have plowed with a mule? Well I would say not many, but maybe a few. This story is about the day my Grandfather Brown (true name) decided along with my parents to purchase a new Ford tractor. It wasn't really new except to us. The year was about 1967 and my father found a good used Ford 601 tractor to use on the farm instead of "Bob", our old mule. Now my grandfather had had this mule since the mid 40's and he was getting some age on him. S
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