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- You start seeing everything as a potential mosaic project, including your pet's fur and the crumbs on your kitchen counter.
- You have more tiles than socks in your laundry basket.
- Your friends and family are afraid to visit your house, for fear of getting being tessed! (accidentally incorporated into your latest mosaic creation).
- Your social media profiles are filled with photos of mosaics and you have more mosaic-related hashtags than friends.
- You can't resist taking home any shiny or colourful object you see, including bottle caps and candy wrappers, because you know they would make great tesserae.
- You find yourself grouting things that aren't even mosaics, like your shower grout and your kitchen backsplash.
- You spend more time in the tile aisle of the home improvement store than you do in the grocery store.
- You have more mosaic-related injuries (like cuts from broken tiles) than you do from any other hobby or activity.
- You start wearing mosaic-patterned clothing, including shirts, pants, and even socks.
- You find yourself sneaking out of bed at night to work on your latest mosaic project.
- You've been known to cancel plans with friends and family just to spend time making mosaics.
- You have a secret stash of mosaic supplies hidden away in your closet, just in case of an emergency.
- You've started to see tesserae patterns in everyday objects, like your breakfast cereal or the cracks in the sidewalk.
- You've become a grout snob and judge people based on the quality of their grout lines.
- You've started to see the world in shades of tile colours and textures.
- You get more excited about a new shipment of tiles than you do about your birthday.
- You've created mosaics for every room in your house, including the bathroom, closets, and garage.
- You've started to refer to yourself as a "mosaic master" or "tesserae queen".
- You've spent more money on mosaic supplies than on your monthly rent or mortgage payment.
- You have more tiles than food in your pantry.
- Your family has started referring to you as "The Grout Lady/Gentleman."
- You're constantly looking for new surfaces to tile, even if it's just your neighbour's mailbox.
- You've started using grout as a condiment on your sandwiches.
- You've started giving out mosaic tiles as gifts for every occasion, including weddings and funerals.
- You've turned your bathtub into a makeshift tile-cutting station.
- You've started having dreams about tesserae and grout lines.
- You've spent more money on mosaic supplies than on your mortgage payments.
- You've started referring to yourself as an "artistic tile wizard" on your resume.
- You've started sneaking mosaic supplies into your grocery budget, claiming that the grout and thinset are actually new types of pasta and sauce.
- You've created a mosaic in every room of your house, including the bathroom, closet, and garage.
- Your friends and family members have all received mosaic-covered gifts for their birthdays, holidays, and special occasions.
- You've spent more money on mosaic supplies than you have on groceries or rent.
- You've cancelled plans with friends to stay home and work on your latest mosaic project.
- You get excited when you see broken ceramic tiles on the side of the road because you know they'll be perfect for your next project.
- You've started dreaming about tesserae and grout.
- You've turned down job opportunities because they would interfere with your mosaic-making schedule.
- You've started wearing mosaic-inspired clothing and accessories, like tile-patterned shirts and mosaic earrings.
- You've converted your car into a mobile mosaic-making studio, complete with a portable workbench and tile cutter.
- You've started seeing everything in terms of mosaics.
- You find yourself constantly rearranging the tiles in your bathroom just to see how they would look in a different pattern.
- You start seeing tesserae shapes in everything, from clouds to tree bark to your morning toast.
- You have more mosaic projects in progress than you have surfaces to place them on.
- You can't resist picking up any stray tile pieces you find on the ground, even if they don't match your current project.
- You get excited over finding new colour variations in the grout aisle of the hardware store.
- Your friends and family start avoiding you because they know you'll talk about mosaics for hours on end.
- You're more excited about a mosaic-themed gift than you are about your own birthday presents.
- You have dreams about mosaic designs and wake up in the middle of the night to sketch them out.
- You have a designated "mosaic area" in your home and visitors are not allowed to touch or move anything.
- You're convinced that a mosaic-covered car would be the ultimate form of self-expression.
- You know you have a mosaic addiction when you:
- -start seeing tesserae in your dreams.
- -can't remember the last time you used your dining room table for eating.
- -start asking your friends if they need any broken plates or tiles.
- -You know you have a mosaic addiction when your mosaic supplies take up more space in your house than your furniture.
- -you start turning down social invitations because you have to finish your latest project.
- -start using grout as a condiment.
- -you spend more time looking at tiles than you do watching TV.
- -You know you have a mosaic addiction when your spouse starts complaining about finding bits of tile and grout in their food.
- -start measuring time in "tiles per hour."
- When someone asks about your weekend, you reply with a detailed description of your latest mosaic project, rather than any actual plans or activities.
- You find yourself sneakily buying more tiles and materials, hiding them from your friends and family, and secretly stashing them away in your home.
- You've started to see the world in tesserae, constantly looking for patterns and designs in everyday objects, like the texture on a tree bark or the colours in a sunset.
- You can't stop thinking about mosaics, even when you're supposed to be focusing on other things, like work or school.
- You've turned your entire house into a mosaic gallery, covering every available surface with your latest creations, much to the confusion and annoyance of your roommates or family members.
- You've started dreaming about mosaics, with intricate designs and colourful patterns infiltrating your subconscious.
- You've become a mosaic evangelist, constantly trying to convert your friends and family into fellow mosaic-makers, and frequently posting your creations on social media to the point of oversharing.
- You've become convinced that the only way to achieve true happiness and fulfillment in life is through creating mosaics, and you've started to prioritize your hobby over other important responsibilities, like paying bills or attending social events.
- You've started using tesserae as currency at the local craft store.
- You've had to take out a second mortgage on your house to fund your mosaic habit.
- Your family and friends have started to refer to you as the "Tile Tyrant".
- You've started to wear safety goggles as a fashion accessory.
- You've started to refer to yourself as a "Master Mosaicist".
- You've created so many mosaics that you've started to lose count.
- Your social life consists solely of mosaic-related events and forums.
- You've been caught stealing tiles from your neighbour's garage sale.
- You've started to name your mosaics like they're your children.
- You've considered getting a tattoo of a mosaic design on your body.
