• Where are you from?
  
  Originally England, but I have been in Edinburgh for over a decade.

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• Why did you choose to volunteer at Borderline Arts?
  
  I was keen to find a way to update my web management skills and improve my CV. I am also passionate about fighting the stigma and lack of knowledge surrounding BPD, something that I have had personal experience with. I was over the moon to find this role that combines both factors perfectly.
   

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• What is your role in Borderline Arts?
  
  I share the volunteer role of Website Manager.
  
   

• What is your occupation outside Borderline Arts?
  
  I am a freelance creative copywriter and proofreader.
   

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• How long have you volunteered with Borderline Arts?
  
  I joined in November 2023.

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• What is your favourite colour?
  
  Well, with a surname like mine, it's got to be magenta.

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• What’s one of your favourite places in the world
  
  Luckily somewhere geographically close to me! The East Neuk of Fife, Scotland – wild swimming in its tidal pools and clear sea.

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• What is one of your favourite quotes?
  
  “A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” Roald Dahl

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• Do you have any phobias?
  
  Yes, two. An irrational fear of custard and, to me, a very rational fear of a reptilian-something that I can’t even type. Eek!

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• Marmite: love it or hate it?
  
  LOVE it.

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• An interesting (or weird) fact about you?
  
  See my irrational phobia for weird!

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• Do you have any pets?
  
  I have a ridiculously handsome black cat. He is named after two of the world’s greatest Jazz musicians, but seemingly shows no interest in the genre.

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• Introvert or Extrovert?
  
  Most of the time, an introvert.