Happy New Year!

2016 is going to be a great year! I can feel it already. However you choose to spend this first day of a new year, may you find it full of blessings and peace.

I am spending today in reflection. Most of that reflection will occur while folding laundry, but that's beside the point, lol. . . Reflection is a truly helpful tool for me. I did a lot of it when I was teaching full time. It helped me sort the useful things: misconceptions or difficulties my students had that I might not have thought of before, as well as the areas I needed to offer more challenge in or had experienced wild levels of success. I might not be teaching, but the tool is still effective. Instead of resolutions, I'll be making action plans with benchmarks. It's not as complicated as it sounds, and my plans always remain fairly fluid.

I'm really looking forward to a year of growth and creativity. How about you?

See you in about a week.

On the Road

Thank you to all the folks who have taken the time to view this blog! I really appreciate it. I LOVE social media and am looking forward to many interactions with clients and friends via the various formats Teasel will use!

Where can you find me? Well, you can find  Teasel on Pinterest here.  Can I just tell you what an amazing time suck tool I think Pinterest is??? I love it. Seriously. Love. It.  What a source for inspiration!! Colors, shapes, tips and techniques, blogs. . .it's all there. It's a great, non space invading way to create mood boards, that's for sure.  If you want to see what's inspiring us over at Teasel these days, just pop on over to Pinterest and follow us!

Right now, the family is getting ready to head out on our first all family (all kids, in-laws, nieces, nephews, etc.) vacation in about 15+ years. I am SO EXCITED I CAN HARDLY STAND IT! We are going to FRANCE!!!!!! We leave tomorrow (gasp, panic, giggle). Talk about a great place to find inspiration!!!!! Am I right???!!! Not sure about blog posting while we are gone, although I will have my tablet with me. I can guarantee there will be lots of social media photo posting, though!

Teasel does not have a shop Instagram account yet, but I do have a personal one you are welcome to follow. Thanks to my awesome cell phone carrier providing service in France, and an unlimited data plan means there will be plenty of Parisian photo uploads.  Find me on Instagram as Knit Country.

A bientot!
Kimberly

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