Barbara was born in Glasgow way back in the 1970’s and moved to South Wales when she was 14.
She has lived and worked in Austria, Scandinavia, New York and Hawaii in jobs as varied as au-pair, translator, homoeopath and clinic receptionist.
Barbara was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2012 and was subsequently unfairly dismissed from her job. She started blogging about life with MS the same year at www.stumblinginflats.com; the blog is now read in over 100 countries.
She is currently working for a friend’s company and is studying for an MA in Creative Writing. She still has no idea what she wants to do when she grows up.
When not hanging around doctor’s waiting rooms or having blood tests, she enjoys attempting to perfect the anguished-writer persona in cafes where she scribbles nonsense in her notepad and ponders life.
She lives in Cardiff with her son, The Teenager and a cat.