about me

Hello! I'm Melissa and Gigie's older sister, Tammy (with a "y", not an "i" - if you know what I mean). I'm 26, I live in the the great state of Minnesota (it helps to keep a positive attitude about these things), am married to an awesome human being (I totally "heart" my husband), and I am a full-time undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota (I can prove this: I now wear slippers as shoes ---try it!). I love love love to read, rarely have to time to read anything other than school-rated books these days (which I do not always love, love, love to read), have previously worked as a Starbuck's barista (bad hours, good health insurance), an editorial intern at a local magazine (no pay, fun experience), and as a nanny for a few families in Ithaca, NY (so exhausting, yet super fun). I've lived in Mexico, Texas, California, New York (don't get too excited, it was Upstate), and Minnesota (which, I apparently like more than I anticipated, as we are getting ready to buy our first home --- !!!). I like making people laugh, I aspire to write on a regular basis, I love yoga, yet hardly ever do it, I am pretty consistently 10-30 minutes late for absolutely everything, I tend to over-commit to things (school, work, wine club, book club, personal life, social life, volunteering, 3-day/60-mile breast cancer walks, etc.), and often feel that there are just not enough days in a week, but I can't help myself, and rarely say no, because I very much enjoy being around people, and I hold on to this incredibly bull-headed notion that one day I will actually be able to "do it all." I am a big fan of my women friends and consider them an essential part of my life, I love my family intensely, I genuinely enjoy meeting new people - especially "kindred spirits" (Anne of Green Gables was my first best friend), and I am striving to make 2009 the year I embrace my many imperfections and learn to love myself, "just as I am" (a la Bridget Jones). I'm super excited that my creative and beautiful sister had the great idea to create this long-distance book club, and I fully admit that, aside from summer and winter vacation, a lot of the time I am not going to be able to finish the books we choose (see? I'm embracing my human flaws/limitations). I have a personal blog that you can peruse, here, and I'm also on Facebook, just like the rest of my incredibly over-exposed generation. Looking forward to getting to know you all through this blog. Cheers!

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