My husband has been working from home since the pandemic began over a year ago. Francis took his cyber security job in 2017 after retiring from the Navy, and initially commuted to New York City weekly. For those years, his neglected home office on the third floor of our house was more of shrine than anything else. He would take friends up there on weekends to show off his military coins, plaques, and photos. I called it his âYay me!â room. Now Francis uses his home office for work. Heâs there from sun up to sun down, in virtual meetings and on phone calls, every weekday. A creature of habit, Francis takes short breaks I can set my clock by, to hit the head, refill his coffee, grab lunch or make a smoothie.