1. Timetable bathroom breaks
Gone is the luxury of popping into the loo when you need to. You have 30 seconds to get to the bathroom before you photocopy those handouts, make a coffee and get back to class before the bell goes! (If you are super fast, you might even get a quick bite of your lunch...)
2. 'Teacher Clothes' make a comeback
It's time to root out the 'Yard Duty' coat and find all the 'teachery' clothes that have been thrown to the back of your wardrobe for the last few months. Gone are the comfy PJ's, slippers and tracksuits.
3. Alarm Clock
Unfortunately, it's time to find and reset the dreaded alarm clock, adding in 5 or 6 extra wake up calls for the first day back for fear of sleeping in (if you manage to sleep at all!).
4. Lunchtime
Lunch doesn't seem as exciting as it did during the summer. The task of trying to find a lunchbox and lid that match from the mountain of lunchboxes in your cupboard begins. When the enthusiasm of creating interesting lunched wears off, you probably won't want to see a sandwich for the rest of the term! On the plus side, heading out for lunch at the weekend becomes a novelty again!
5. Attempt to reset your body clock
Gone are the boxset binges on Netflix into the early hours and morning lie ins. It's time to attempt to go to bed early...shouldn't be a problem after the first day back!
6. Stock up on red pens
To feel somewhat organised and ready for the new year, bundles of red pens are a necessity! By the end of the first week, you'll be lucky if most of them haven't disappeared from your desk.
7. Shopping List
Returning to school means you need to be organised. Here's a help with your weekly shopping list: wine, chocolate, laminating pouches, crisps...
8. The most important one of all.....
Once you have ticked all of the checklist above, set yourself a countdown to the midterm break! :)
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Too right about #8!
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