Janiele Allman Children's Story Writer

How do you balance work and home life?

Patience is really not one of my virtues. I’m semi retired. My job isn’t very taxing of the mind, so I am left to do a lot of my own project thinking. So I am currently in the throws of marketing my new book. There’s an overwhelming amount of anxiety from it. So to distract my mind, I seek craft projects. Quick ones, so I feel I’m accomplishing something. I am knitting a sweater for myself with the help of a friend—her design. So there’s no pressure there, I know what it will look like upon completion.

I think you have to realize your limits and understand your boundaries. If you have a family, you will need to make time for them, because you won’t get that back. Time is like that—it marches on.