theatlanticwire.com — Gone are the days when "I'm going to work from home today" meant that you'd sit back, type a few sentences, get up and make a snack, wash your dishes, file your nails, give them a fresh coat of that new Essie color you love so much, walk the dog, type a few sentences, call your Mom while watering the plants, rummage through the fridge for a snack, type a few sentences, do a squat or two for exercise purposes, order new curtains, type a few sentences, and then call it quits and go home (yay, no commute!).