As many of you read that title – “The positives of working shift work” – you’re probably ready to throw something at me!

But you know – there really are some positives … like no traffic jams, time off during the week to go to the beach or see a movie, finishing work at lunchtime, no standing in queues ….

You see – I told you there are some positives!! So don’t just groan about all the bad stuff – concentrate on the good stuff too because it will help change your mindset and make you feel that little bit better when that blaring alarm clock goes off at 3am!!

As I type this my husband is tucked into bed for his early shift, and I’ve just returned home from my late shift.

Having 2 shift workers in a house no doubt confuses our cat Misty. When she sees two of us home together she’s probably wondering – should’nt somebody be at work or at least out shopping for some more cat food?

No doubt our saviour is the trusty white board on the fridge. Many a note is written on this whiteboard … dinner in fridge, just reheat in the microwave … your sister called … can you please hang out the washing in the morning? You get my drift.

The good news for us though, is that we have the weekend off to look forward too – incredibly (and I really do mean incredibly) – we have the entire weekend coming up, off together. Someone in the ‘roster universe’ is looking out for us!