Living at work

New Delhi, July 12 Work from home...It has a nice ring to it. To start with, the commute is a three second walk to your study. No more hellish hours stuck in traffic and fumes. That's a win! Work outfits...What work outfits? Throw on a pair of yoga pants and maybe a nice top if you have a video call; another win.

And then of course all the quality time with the kids. Win, win, win! Those angelic children, their little arms full of big hugs, their sweet voices babbling interesting snippets. Mom guilt waived goodbye, as quality time with the kids was here to stay. I remember thinking I seem to have stumbled upon the perfect work-home-life balance.

The first two whole weeks of March were blissful. My husband, my children and I, seemed to have immersed ourselves in each other, our bodies and minds and souls - revitalised and rejuvenated. But things started to slip from my seemingly Utopian haze, one slippery step at a time.

Quality time with kids quickly morphed into wheeling and dealing for more

( With inputs from IANS )