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About
Me Hi I'm Carmen
The 'About Me' short version. I am a mother, a teacher, a New Zealander, an ex-pat living in
Dubai and the author of baby-books-guide.com.
Learn more about the idea behind this site.
The 'About Me' lengther version. When
I sat down at my computer trying to work out how to
introduce myself to you I found it difficult to work out where
to
start. I guess that is because over the years, like most of
you I
have worn many 'hats'.
The 'hats' I wear
today are quite
different from the ones I used to wear but they have all helped me get
to the point where I am right now - writing a website about baby books.
You can learn more about the ideas behind my site here. Also
you
can learn about how I created this site.
But I guess
the best way to tell you about me is to describe a few of my many
hats!
 My
Kiwi hat I
was born in New Zealand and lived there for 25 years until I decided to
venture overseas, so although I return there every year it is only for
a holiday as I am now more of a global nomad.
My Teacher hat I
completed my primary school teaching diploma in New Zealand and then a
few years later went on to complete my Masters degree in Education in
England. I taught for 10 years, in three different
countries. I am most comfortable teaching early childhood and
spent 6 years teaching the first year of school.
My Wife hat After
teaching in New Zealand I got a job teaching in Bali, Indonesia at an
international school. This was where I met my Scottish
husband
Graham. He is my rock and a wonderful support!
My Ex-Pat hat Graham
is an architect so our careers are the perfect match as we
have
managed to live and work in 5 different countries together so
far! At the moment we are living in Dubai in the Middle East
which as you can imagine is a very interesting
and fast paced city to be in right now.
My mum hat
Then
my dreams came true and I became a mum to Jamie who is almost 2 years
old now. My mother hat is the most comfortable one I have
ever
worn and I love my role as 'at home mum' to
Jamie. He
is the inspiration for my site and mostly the focus of the content so I
would have to say we are doing this together!
My friend hat My
other wonderful source for my site is my friends who I am sharing this
parenting journey with. I have one busy little boy on my
hands
and like his mum, he is also
very sociable so we fill our days with many other toddlers and mums.
My sister hat When
I was 10 and 12 years old my sisters Kate and Emily were
born. So
I have been around babies all my life it seems. I had my very
own
living dolls and while today they are all grown up, they are
still my babies really! We are all kept in line by our brother Simon!
My daughter hat I
am also one of those truly fortunate daughters who has a mum and a best
friend rolled into one. My mum loves to share our
nomadic
lifestyle and comes and stays with us several months each
year.
Mum is a counsellor and the parent I model being a parent on, and
thankfully she is sharing her years of knowledge as a parent and
counsellor in her own website: consistent-parenting-advice.com
My web site designer hat For
those of you who are also choosing to be 'at home' mums you will
understand….you get to the point where you need to get your brain back
into gear. I felt like I was suffering a little from nappy
brain
so decided that it was time to re-connect a few cells and learn
something new. So I began to learn all about web designing
and
e-commerce from SBI
and from that came the birth of this site. Now I am able to work from
home and learn something new too, it is perfect for me. If you
are interested to learn how you could do the same click here.
I hope you enjoy the site. Please
feel free to contact
me to contribute to this site or pass on your
thoughts and comments I'd love to hear from you. Carmen
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