It can be difficult enough to keep yourself from being distracted when working from home, you don’t need any help from your spouse. I can really relate to this article as my husband has been home taking vacation time. He’s not just sitting around. In fact, he’s painting our house, but boy, he seems to be in my way!

From Working at Home, and Not Alone: “

About 4.2 million U.S. residents over age 16 log a significant portion of the work hours at home, the Census Bureau estimated in 2000. There are no statistics, though, on how many couples in the country are like Sincevich and Petursdottir — life partners who both work from their homes at the same time.

Such couples face special challenges. It’s often difficult for anyone who works from home to shut off the workday and slip into personal time. This is doubly difficult when two people work from home at the same time. People who are used to bouncing ideas off each other may fall into the habit of constantly interrupting each other.”