Janet grew up in the Midwest amid flat lands blessed with fertile fields of corn and soybeans and wide horizons colored by vivid sunsets. The hard working people there have influenced her life values and writings.
Janet is a wife, mother, and grandmother. Those are the most important facts about her. She is a wife to Ted, mother to their two grown daughters, mother-in-law (ouch), and grandmother to four young grandsons and a brand new baby granddaughter born in March. Aren't grandmas supposed to sit in a rocking chair on the porch and wear their white hair up in a fly away bun? Not anymore!!
She has enjoyed careers as a school teacher and a small business owner. Janet and her husband owned and operated a floral shop, garden center, and greenhouse business for nearly 20 years. She loved being in the floral industry. It is a creative atmosphere with something new being discovered every day. Interacting with wonderful customers and employees enriched her life. No wonder Janet enjoys writing about the horticulture industry. Full-time RVing could be considered a career as she and her husband chased the sunshine across the country seeing new places and making new friends while working on various projects. This fantastic lifestyle afforded many opportunities for writing travel articles and stories on the RVing lifestyle.
Janet is working on a non-fiction book for 9-12 year old girls that profiles fourteen exceptional women. The stories of these great role models and how they achieved success in their chosen occupations will empower girls to pursue their dreams. She is writing for newspapers, magazines, and online, as well as creating fictional stories. She presents a workshop on How to Begin Writing Your Life Story. Please email her for information to present a workshop to your group.
