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Susanne Lord | Relaxation? Do you?
Author Guest / September 14, 2016

When you’re not writing, or reading, what is your go to activity for relaxation? Well, this question is impossible. Writing and reading historical romance are my two modes of relaxation. Without them, I don’t relax. I do relax a little on my one vacation a year to England, but I’m thinking that’s not a great answer. Sleeping relaxes me. Can I say sleep? There’s not a lot of time for relaxation because there’s always other demands on my time. Literally, every friend I’m thinking of at this moment would relate to that: a stay-at-home-mother of five, a social worker, an investigator for the Illinois DCFS, a university professor, a social media consultant, and a scriptwriter for corporate training programs. I think nearly every woman my age can relate to not having time to relax. For the past 12 years, I’ve worked 45-50 hours a week as an advertising producer with continual deadlines. Some days are easier than others, of course. Others are worse. After work, there’s my writing and promoting the writing. Even snapping pictures during my day to share on Facebook or Twitter falls into family-friend-reader outreach, and that doesn’t really relax me, though it is less taxing on…