After a visit to my local shopping centre today I decided that I’m very grateful that I work shift work.

Why? Because the shopping centre was absolute chaos this morning.

* It’s the weekend and finding a car park was like stalking prey … waiting to pounce on an unsuspecting person as they left the shopping centre and walked towards their car.

* Having to queue to buy a coffee (yikes! what’s with that??!)

* Having to weave yourself around hoards of people as you window shop – which might I add can be incredibly dangerous as you can get attacked by prams from both the front and from behind.

So I’ve decided that shopping centres are a dangerous place on the weekends and should be avoided at all times!!

And as shift workers we are incredibly lucky because we can do our shopping during the week, something that our “9-5 cousins” must be green with envy!

Can you relate to this photo?

You know when you have days when you just want to fall asleep anywhere … you’re so physically exhausted that you’re craving for a teenie weenie ‘cat nap’ to help rejuvenate yourself?

Well I’m all for a 20 minute cat nap – but no longer.

Why? Because any longer and you fall into a deep sleep and then you wake up feeling even more tired and then you struggle to have a good night’s sleep that night.

So having a 20 minute snooze or cat nap is perfectly OK – just set your alarm clock and find somewhere comfortable so that you don’t wake up with a sore neck like this lady is bound to have!!