About VFTV


Hi, I'm Tamara and welcome to my blog! I was born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama but I am now living with my husband in southern California. Education wise, I have an Bachelors in English and a Masters in Library & Information Studies. I currently work as a an adult services librarian for a special  library district. My hobbies are reading, playing video games, exercising, traveling and enjoying vegan food.

Although I'm initially guarded at first, I'm extremely friendly once I'm comfortable with you. I'm known for my sarcasm and love of books.I love taking photos so feel free to check out my instagram page if that sort of thing cranks your tractor.

I love to exercise and ran my first race which was Winter Winds 2K in 2007. Since I didn't train for the race, I didn't do well and didn't run another race until four years later in September 2011 which was the Conquer the Bridge 5.3K. Since then, I've completed a over 100+ races (5Ks, 6Ks, 10Ks, 12Ks,1/2 marathons, virtual runs, and one marathon.) I am a self admitted bling whore aka I run to collect running medals and running is a great way to stay healthy and complete goals.

In reference to appearance, I'm  6'0, have had Sisterlocks since April 2011, and brown eyes. I do my darnedest to be a good friend, wife, and daughter but I'm willing to admit I'm far from perfect. I became vegan in November 2009 after being vegetarian for a year and haven't looked back since. I feel that my transition to veganism wasn't too bad since my husband was raised vegetarian. Although it's sometimes hard to be a vegan in a non-vegan world, I take it one day at a time and focus on progress not perfection.


The 52 Book Club's 2024 Reading Challenge

Each year, I take on different reading challenges as a way to get outside of my reading comfort zone. For 2024, I plan to read a total of 10...