I’m a freelance writer and embroiderer. Neither of these make me cool. Once upon a time I was a biochemist. This also ranks pretty low in coolness. I still do occasional research work but these days my doctor title usually only gets pulled out when dealing with bankers. They treat you much nicer if you have one.

I live in Germany - entirely through my own fault - but grew up in Australia. There I had a rust-bucket Toyota called Bob, a ragged assortment of friends and those family people. Here I have a rust-bucket VW bus called The Bulli, a German husband and a mongrel dog. I’ve been here nine years and have decided to call it home, at least until I can afford that deserted pacific island.

Over the last decade I have worked as a researcher for a couple of universities, a biotech, international research organisations and pharma companies.

Recently I made the move into pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs and can be found with the German affliate of these guys. Much to my own joy I’ve found I can still get by most days with a casual dress code.

You can find most of my embroidery documented at my blog, Stitchalicious .