I dislike nightshifts

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Today I am feeling like I'm a walking zombie. I worked the last two nights which is my normal shifts. For seven years I have worked straight nights, and I have come to the decision that I am fed up with them. I work in a nursing home and it's very hard physical work. By the time my shift is finished, I am sore, irritated, and have to face a half hour drive home which feels like hours when I am sleep deprived. I took on a part time temporary position because I was feeling very burnt out and yes it's less nightshifts and I pick up more dayshifts but it's only temporary. What I would like to do is get a fulltime day position but unfortunitly it's a waiting game when it comes to that because nobody is retiring anytime soon. I should be back to normal in roughly three days and get my sleeping pattern back.