hey! ive been on nights for 2 years now and its been great. when i first started i used black out curtains and turned on my wall AC to provide white noise and block out all day time noise i used to sleep an entire 8 hours before my shift on my first night i make myself wake up very early, do errands then go back to bed about 1pm then sleep till 5. after 2 years its become a little more difficult, i still sleep w white noise. since i moved i no longer have black out curtains but still keep my room dark. the iphone has a white noise app which is amazing for day sleepers! i usually wake up at 2 now. in order to go back to sleep i eat something or fake some nyquil and sleep as much as i can. its important to regain ur sleep on ur days off. u'll learn different tricks. working out after work helps too! in the morning ur nice and fresh, do some errands or activity and u'll surely knock out once your home! gluck!!