Tammi Parnell V.I.P. Puzzler

My online puzzle purchases are either directly from a puzzle company, such as Cobble Hill or Springbok or Eurographics, or from an online puzzle store, such as Puzzle Warehouse or Jigsaw Jungle, or other online stores that sell puzzles and also Amazon.

When I complete a puzzle, I take a picture of it to post to Facebook and then take it apart and put it back in it's box, in a ziploc bag. (I keep my favorites and sell the rest).

My favorite Facebook puzzle groups are Jigsaw Puzzle Enthusiasts, Jigsaw Puzzle Connections, and Puzzling Together. These are the groups I post in most often.

I have participated in online puzzle groups and competitions over the years, such as World Puzzle Days, and the Jigsaw Jubilee.

My most outstanding puzzle memory is when I first participated in the North American Jigsaw Jubilee in 2017 and it not only challenged me to do bigger piece count puzzles for the first time in my life (1500 - 2000 pieces), but I was the first person in North America to complete the first puzzle of the competition!

I was very proud of my accomplishments in the Jigsaw Jubilee and also in the World Puzzle Days in the years that I participated in these competitions, because I surpassed my personal goals each time for the amount of puzzles I was able to complete.

This did not mean that I completed more puzzles than the other participants, because some of those people are retired and have unlimited time to work on puzzles. To me, it meant that despite working full time, I was still able to complete a fairly large amount of puzzles and sometimes more than I thought I could have completed.

I am not a competitive person by nature, but it still feels good when you can set a goal for yourself and not only accomplish that goal, but surpass it!

Currently, I am participating in World Puzzle Days 2022 and will strive to do as many 1000 piece puzzles as I can for this, but I can only do them on evenings and weekends, as I also work full time.

How many puzzles I do per week varies greatly. I tend to do more puzzles in the winter and less puzzles during the summer.  I typically enjoy 500 piece count puzzles and sometimes smaller piece counts too.  I have done a 1000 piece puzzle in 4 hours before, but it typically takes me about 6 hours and if the puzzle is more difficult, it can take me 8 hours or more to complete.

I do not currently have a puzzle room, but I dream of having one some day. My puzzles are stored in piles in various closets of my home, but I do wish to have proper shelves built to store and display them in a more organized manner in the future.

I don't usually eat while puzzling, but I do enjoy a cup of tea.

I am the only person in my household who enjoys doing puzzles, so I do them alone and without any help.

I have a very deep passion and love of jigsaw puzzles and how I became a Cobble Hill VIP (Very Important Puzzler) was when I was approached by Linda Richard in December of 2016 and asked if I would be interested in becoming a Cobble Hill VIP and receiving the new Rainbow Collection (all 7) and reviewing them and posting my reviews of them on Facebook.

I was over the moon excited and felt like I had won the lottery to be chosen for such an important task! I immediately fell in love with these bright, beautifully colored rainbow puzzles and upon completing them, each puzzle became more and more addictive and I quickly completed all 7 colored puzzles and posted my reviews.