I work from home part time - anything from 10 to about 25 hours a week (usually somewhere in the middle - 10 is quiet, 25 is busy).  I've got a 2 year old with another on the way.  I'm a secretary/assistant, work for wages, and I access the office via a VPN (virtual private network link) - my boss sends me everything from instructions to dictation via email, and I can see everything on my home computer that I could in the office.  I've even relocated from Auckland to Welly and kept it up 

  Sometimes much more successfully than others ...