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Working evening (3-11) shift - what do you do with your day?

I'll be starting a 13-week contract on 2nd shift in about a week's time and it's been a while since I've worked 3-11. I know I could sleep in all day, but what do YOU do with your day-time while working evenings?

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I know I could sleep in all day, but what do YOU do with your day-time while working evenings?

Study

Housework

Yardwork

Grocery shop

Bank

Nap

Golf

Bicycle

Yoga

Read

Nap

Allnurses

Nap

Listen to music

Play music

Meet friends for lunch

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I get up about 1, go online for a while, eat, shower,pack food, go to work.

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Study

Housework

Yardwork

Grocery shop

Bank

Nap

Golf

Bicycle

Yoga

Read

Nap

Allnurses

Nap

Listen to music

Play music

Meet friends for lunch

You like to nap, don't you?

Wake up.

Eat breakfast.

Workout.

Go to work.

Unfortunately, I could NEVER get into a routine when I worked 3-11.

Unless you would call waking up at noon, being lazy on the couch, then finally jumping in the shower a routine.

A nurse at my work who works 3-11 makes herself go to bed right after work and then wakes up at 8 am so she has the whole day to enjoy before going in.

I used to get up around 9am, eat, work out, nap, then get ready for work. I always tried to take a nap prior to work. BTW - hated that shift.

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I get up about 1, go online for a while, eat, shower,pack food, go to work.

This is about what I do.

I loved evenings!!! Got up around 9a if I didn't have to get the kids off to school, did my housework, grocery shopped or just laid on the couch and watched Lifetime movies lol I'm on days now and I feel like my house is falling apart! I really miss that time in the AM to get stuff done!

Get kids to school, work out, do housework, run errands, pack lunch and go to work.

i used to go right to bed at midnight, get up around 8:30 or 9:00, and have the whole day to run errands, do household repairs, shop, hit the bank and the grocery store, and then head in around 2:45 for a 3:15 shift. loved loved loved it. only one meal to serve, not much transit on/off unit for diagnostics, families cleared out by 8:00pm, new admissions still not awake from surgery-- sweet.

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When I worked second shift, I basically rotated my entire schedule by 8 hours. Got up at 1pm, had breakfast, showered, went to work. After work, I did all the things that were normal for day shifters to do after work- go grocery shopping (24 hour store, no line at all at midnight!), cleaning (except vacuuming, didn't want the neighbors to complain), walk the dog, cook, whatever. Bed at 5am, lather, rinse, repeat. Single, live alone, and my only children all have four legs. Worked for me, might not work for everyone.

I love working 3-11, but I don't have anyone at home but myself to worry about. I can sleep late and not have to get up to an alarm clock, which I like. I have all morning for appointments, shopping, etc., whatever. When I get home, I usually get online to check out the day's news, email, etc. Then whenever I feel like it, I go to bed, which is sometimes as "late" as 5 a.m. I am not a morning person, and I absolutely hate over-night shifts, so 3-11 is perfect for me. I have all morning for dentists/doctors, so don't have to take off work, or work around a schedule. If there is something going on around town, I can still attend, and get to work by 3. If I still had kids at home, this would not work. After I have finished online, I watch a little TV until I fall asleep. Yes, I guess you could call me lazy! I usually reserve my housekeeping stuff for days I am off.

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