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Amy Manucy, Art Director/Graphic Designer, Charleston, SC

My family: Husband Orian, daughters Ellie and Susannah, Jack Russell Terrier Emma.

My favorite possession: My MacBook Pro, my cowboy boots, and the bedroom furniture made by my great-great-great grandfather.

I am most proud of: My two incredibly quirky daughters.

What keeps me awake at night: Netflix movies and my hubby's snoring.

I am guilty of: Painting my husband’s fingernails and toenails while he is asleep.

Right now I'm reading: The Awakening, by Kate Chopin

The one item that has changed my life: My hair straightener.

Favorite web site: perezhilton.com (my dirty little secret)

Last major purchase: Nintendo Wii.

My theme song: I have a tagline, thanks to Tom Jeffrey: "Dainty on the outside, devilish on the inside."

If I had a vanity plate on my car, it would say: PMS (Pantone Matching System!)

If I could do it all over again: I wouldn't be shy.

If I were a superheroine, I would be: Mary Poppins.

My best friend says I am: A drama vortex.

I still can't get the hang of: Fighting fair.

I wish I'd known: To pay complete and utter attention to my studies.

Something most people don't know about me: I have a wicked sense of morbid curiosity.

The worst idea I've ever had: To get my ears pierced more than once.

My first job: Selling cosmetics at Garfinckel's in Washington, D.C.

What are you most vain about? My clothes being ironed.

Whose diary would you most like to read? Marilyn Monroe.

Always... eat dessert if it's homemade.

Never... pass up a kiss or hug from your kids.