The work-at-home gig isn't an easy or a glamorous one. As with any uphill battle, a plan is worth its weight in gold. That's why I follow these ten rules - or, as I like to call them, the Ten Commandments of the Work-at-Home Mom. 

1. Send your mate an occasional naughty DM. 

Get the rest of the rules on my blog at TulsaKids.com. 

OK, so this is my and my husband's idea of fun, but what I'm say here basically is this: Find a way to reconnect with your mate as often as possible. It doesn't have to be a lot of time - five minutes counts - and it doesn't even have to involve text messages that you have to have your best friend swear to delete before your grandmother finds them in the unthinkable event that something were to happen to you and your love bunny. Sometimes a simple joke and a good laugh together is all you need to meet in the middle after a long day of working within the same four walls in which you also spend your evenings. 

