Carrie Batcheller:  

Life My sister and I were the first twins born in Warwick Rhode Island in 1975, and we were in the newspaper on the day we were born. We had a mostly normal childhood, and we had the great experience of growing up with another set of twins...two identical twin boys named Shawn and Scott. Our mothers met when we were just months old, while they were walking us in our strollers. My mother also babysat a boy named Cory, who was like a brother to us. After age 9 and my sister, mom and I moved to Massachusetts after our grandfather died and our parents divorced, and we lost touch with many childhood friends. I spent a few years of my life in Massachusetts very sick with bronchial asthma. I was out of school a lot and didn't get much chance to make friends. I was put on medication that almost killed me, until my mother decided to take me off it. For a long time, she was afraid I was going to die, but I got better thanks to her. I was homeschooled for a while to catch up with everyone else my age. After graduating from Melrose High school in Melrose MA in 1993, I moved to Durham NH and attended UNH for both undergraduate and graduate education. I graduated in 1997 with a BA in Psychology, and left the UNH Counseling program in 1999. I decided to change careers and got a job in the technical field. I work as a Broadcasting Services Coordinator in South Boston. Along with that, I also have my own online business selling natural bodycare products that I make myself. The store is called Starfire's Creations and is doing quite well for a small internet store. Dealing with illness has helped me re-focus my life on health and natural care for the body, and the store gives me a great chance to share what I've learned and create special products for my customers using plant ingredients. I married my friend Jeffrey Jacques, another computer geek, on August 10th 2002, on a boat in Portland ME in a quick and very improvised wedding and reception (3 hours total from ceremony to the end of the reception :) ). We had met online in 2001. We lived in Nashua NH for 3 years. In 2005 we moved into our first home in Londonderry which we went through hell and back to purchase! Jeff is a wonderful husband, and a great cook :) . He works as a QA Engineer at a small company in Nashua NH. I spend 20 hours per week commuting by train to my job, which leaves me very little time outside of work and when I'm not filling orders placed at my online store. But when I do have the time, I like to relax since I hardly ever get to otherwise. I love to go sailing on my father's boat in Rhode Island. I love to write, I have a few blogs and journals online, and publish stories from time to time. I like to go to Portland ME or Portsmouth NH and shop and enjoy the beaches and scenery. I take a lot of photos of my family and friends with my digital camera and spend a lot of time making scrapbooks. I take online courses on herbology and aromatherapy, and participate in online discussion groups on those topics as well as crafts in general. I try to get the most out of life. I am unable to have children of my own so I don't have any, but I'd like to adopt someday. There are some beautiful little girls in my life that make me the happiest aunt in the world. I have an adorable 10 year old niece named Stephanie (after my aunt who died in 1995), a 3 year old niece named Abigail (aka Abby), and a 2 year old niece named Emma! There is never a dull moment with them, and I love them with all my heart :) . Family is very important to me, and I try to spend as much time as possible with them. I love to remember the old days with classmates, old flames, and friends, and there are some people I often wonder about and would really like to find and know how they are doing. Please get in touch with me if you want to chat! My AOL IM handle is fireheart1975 School I attended Catholic school in Warwick Rhode Island and there was a time when I wanted to be a nun. Sister Carrie Ellen. But I changed my mind quickly, as the teachers were very strict and there wasn't much that we were allowed to do, including listen to rock music. And I loved music! I didn't realize what a sheltered life I was living until my family and I moved to Massachusetts when I was 9. Until then, I thought it was normal for priests to stand in front of the deli and bless people as ...Expand for more