Probably my mother told me this in a moment of adult boredom or whimsy, and then my father came home from work and joined in, also in a whimsical way.

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In fact, because a lot of my work is in e-course development and writing, I mostly work from home or take a short bike ride to downtown Portland.

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My business is conducted from my home office, and my ability to balance my key priorities in both life and work has improved dramatically.

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And then one day while driving to work from my home in Silver Lake, a neighborhood five miles northwest of downtown, I cut through the Second Street tunnel and there he is, putting on a one-man concert in a location even noisier than the last one.

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If I come home exhausted from work, my husband will do whatever needs to be done in the house.

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Studying from the comfort of my own home allowed me to continue being active in family life and meet my work obligations.

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As I look back on my own experiences, there were nights when I came home from work long after the children were in bed and I was too tired for even a bowl of soup.

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