By Chen May Yee
No, that expert wouldn't be me. I wake up, get dressed and drive each day to work at the Star Tribune's downtown offices.
But I have tasted the rare thrill of working from home. And it can be a thrill. Like the time I came home from a reporting trip in Boston and stayed home forhalf aday of writing.
It was one of the last warm days of September. I set up the laptop on our table on the back porch, spread my notesout around me and, helped along by the fresh air, chirping birdsand coffee, the story got written in record time.
This is the life, I thought.I am never going into the office again.
Other times, it's not worked so well. I've had the three-year-old screaming at the top of her lungs as I've tried to interview hospital CEO's by phone ("Please excuse my child, she's not really dying...") and the five-year-old wandering in with a story from school that just can't wait.
Probably just as well I have an office to go to. But one can dream.
Here's a goodpiecefrom Babble.com whereEmilyMendell dispensespratical advice on how to work from home.The biggest takeaway is that you can't do two jobs - your office job andcare for your kids -so if you can't get at least part-time childcare, it's not going to work.