You Know You're a Teacher in "Back to School" Mode If.....

It's August! For us teachers that's the "Sunday" of summer. It's time to get back in that groove for school. Some of us will deny back to school until that 3rd week of August when we HAVE to report back. However, there are some signs that you just can't ignore......

1. you start stalking the dollar spot at Target for cheap goodies for your room
2. you either start taking an interest in the Sunday paper or mooch off a friend/relative for the ads and coupons
3. you make your "to-do" list for the beginning of year
4. you order a $60 Erin Condren teacher planner because it's pretty, has everything in one place, and satisfies your "type A" personality.....(OK, this may be only specific to me)
5. you load up on cheap school supplies that you need because you're picky and want some uniformity in your room (again, this might just be me)
6. you have trouble falling asleep at night because you're imagining what you want your room to look like, bulletin board ideas, and decorations
7. you interrupt a perfectly good nap because you need to call your mom to share this brilliant idea for your classroom decor
8. you enlist the help of your mother, sister, husband, and any other friend and relative you have to help in the great classroom set up
9. your friends and family start avoiding your phone calls so that don't get suckered into #8 (hasn't happened to me yet....I don't think)
10. you max out use credit cards you haven't used in a while
11. you see something really cute but wonder how you would use it and spend way too much time in teacher stores contemplating every purchase
12. you start taking professional development classes
13. you get excited to start seeing your team mates on a daily basis again
14. you dread setting that daily early morning alarm
15. you quickly binge watch as much Netflix as you can during your "free" daytime hours
16. you surf "Teachers Pay Teachers" and teaching blogs way more frequently for ideas and freebies
17. you get your industrial sized fans for your room while decorating because you know there isn't any air
18. you practice your patience skills for that inevitable long line at the copy machine and laminator
19. you start doing finger exercises to get your fingers ready for the extreme amount of cutting to be done
20. you start the countdown to Thanksgiving and Christmas break
21. people start the "are you ready to go back to school?" conversations........."NO, people! I enjoy sleeping in, lazing around, shopping, and having an open-ended schedule and still knowing I'm getting a paycheck at the end of the month!"
22. OK, maybe a small part is excited about a new year.....let's face it: the beginning of something new and unknown is a bit exciting
23. your husband inwardly groans because he knows when school starts you don't cook as much
24. you go shopping for new, comfy clothes.....maxi dresses and palazzo pants, OH MY!!!
25. And finally, you practice the art of bladder control (you're lucky if you find time to potty), the art of dining in 15 minutes (lunch? who has time for lunch?), and the art of staying properly caffeinated (the 1:00 crash will come) and if these seem impossible, at least find a buddy and set up a system!

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What my husband really wants to say to me

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Who's ready for tax free weekend!?

last one, promise! I just had to post this for my girls since it fit us perfectly

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