: About Me

Tammy is the busy mom of two little boys and she is currently working on her thesis in Liberal Studies at Hollins University. Tammy's knowledge and experience is largely interdisciplinary in nature as she has worked in the fields of Business, Retail Sales, Management, Catering, and Technical Writing and Transportation Research. Tammy has also worked as an Assistant Director of a Child Development Center to allow her the flexibility of being able to work while raising a family of her own.

My passion is ...

Writing and Reading.

I know too much about ...

how nonfiction is a lot harder to write than fiction. It's a lot harder to live in nonfiction that in fantasy worlds also.

My parents always told me ...

to find something that I was passionate about and do it as long as it made me happy. If I collected trash, they didn't care, as long as I was the happiest trash collector in the world.

My childhood ambition ...

for Sammy the Reading Caterpillar to make his way to the Principal's Office.

My favorite memory ...

The Christmas Santa brought me a My Little Pony Paradise Estate. When I knew there was no way my mom could have afforded it, I was ecstatic when after all the presents had been opened, my mom told me Santa left one present for me out on the porch because he couldn't get the box through the door. This was truly my Christmas miracle.

Why I write ...

because writing completes me.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Go Dog Go, and any and every other book that my Toddler screams for me to read to him.

My first job ...

Babysitting

My best moment ...

"s"...plural...labor and delivery of two healthy baby boys, first time natural and second time induced. Each weighed in at almost 9 lbs. and no epidural either time. Yeah, I think I've got bragging rights!

My inspiration ...

my two sons.

Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting (Other) The challenges faced by a mother

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Months ago you decided on a quality daycare facility. Now that your maternity leave has flown by, you need to return to work. Here is a useful tip to help make the challenge of transitioning easier for you. Give Yourself Time Unless you were miraculously lucky, chances are your infant is not on a predictable schedule yet. One of your main challenges will be to find a balance between the hours you have to be at work and the hours that you want to be with your baby. If it is an option for you, ease back into work. Although you may have had six short weeks of maternity leave, you left to beco...

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