![]() Some find it in video games or working out or taking long walks. It’s the moments when you do nothing, think about nothing, and worry about nothing. ![]() My wife once told me relaxation is a sense close to boredom. We toasted wine glasses and thought about nothing. They made friends, sang and danced onstage, swam in the pools, made pizzas, interacted with “pirates” in a full-resort treasure hunt, and even tried the trapeze.Īnd in those moments, my wife and I sat on the riverbank, surrounded by palm trees, enjoying gourmet cuisine. When we gave them the option to spend the day with us or go to the kids’ clubs, they chose the clubs. My children, ages 3 and 6, had the times of their lives. The place was falling apart, from the rooms to the overall facilities. The resort should have been called Club Meh. Billed as one of the only all-inclusive family resorts in America, it was a place that offered a fun experience for the kids and a break for the parents. We ended up booking a vacation at a Club Med in Florida. Not only childcare but fun, camp-style childcare. It turns out there are some places with childcare. We had an amazing time, but we wondered how we could get that break we so desperately craved. Not once on our amazing adventure –from my filling Easter baskets on a beach bench by moonlight to the long drives through farmland - did we relax. We learned, after that, that “family trip” does not mean “family vacation.” In fact, the one thing we needed most had not happened at all. ![]() Then down to Virginia Beach, over to Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg, and then across to Chincoteague Island. We packed the kids in the car and drove from Delaware through Virginia. Last spring, we knew it was time for a break. Although, I admit, we spend a fair bit of that babysitter time working our other jobs. Full-time fundraiser, online business store owner/manager, and - of course - world’s best mom.ĭamn, just writing all this makes me realize maybe we both need to relax. I also write freelance articles and do content writing work. I’ve written 20 books in those six years, seven of which are now on submission through my agent. It’s a 24/7 job, and it really is the best. I’ve been doing the gig for nearly six years. I hear the term, and wonder if I’m supposed to fly back to Los Angeles International Airport. Admittedly, I’m a workaholic, but it’s impossible to be at one’s peak without some relaxation.
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