You Know You are a Teacher When!

I know there are probably lists like this floating around, but I just had to put my spin on it as a light hearted way to welcome the holidays. As time nears to buy teachers gifts or show your appreciation, just think about the life your favorite teacher (or you yourself) lives. Enjoy and post your own "teacher-ism."
 You know you are a teacher when...

1. You try to open your house door with your school keys
2. You look down at your nails and think....hmm when did I get a manicure and realize it is ink from your dry erase markers left on after a day of writing on the board
3. You think of rhymes to remember your own grocery list
4. You have to physically remove yourself from the pencils, pens, crayons, and supply isles in stores
5. You get excited about a Scholastic Book Warehouse sale as if it is a Macy's one day bonanza (by the way, it is the season for sales, check out the website to see if one is near you
6. You say "criss cross applesauce hands in your lap" more times in one day than you say your own name
7. You have a hard time calling your teacher friends by their first names when you are outside of school 
8. You hoard cardboard tubes because you never know what type of project you could use them for
9. You think that anyone who doesn't have to go to work until 9 a.m. is just a little bit lucky because your school duty begins at 7:30 a.m.
10. You can't wait until that 7:30 a.m. duty begins because you miss your "school kids" faces!