DaniloAndjust/Getty Images She says there are key work-life balance practices professionals should adopt while working from home. Establish a separate work area, change your clothes after work, and create your own 'fake commute.' Working from home blurs the line between "work time" and "free time." On the plus side, you can throw some laundry in during the middle of a busy work day. On the flipside, you might struggle to watch TV at night without feeling a twinge of guilt that you don't at least have your laptop in front of you. The pandemic has definitely made the division between work and home even more complicated. For many families, home has become the gym, the office, and school.