Even though the idea of working from home sounds great when you work in a horrible office, yes, even working in your pajamas can get tedious. Home-worker Elisa Bethanis talks about the pitfalls of the home office and how to combat them:

Pro: You can throw a load of laundry in while you are working. Your kids don't need a sitter. You have more family time.

Con: People assume you are not really working if you say you work from home. Distractions are hard to resist.

Could you throw in a load of laundry? Pick up the kids? Call your mother? Stop at the grocery store? While I do have more flexibility than my friends who are working 8-5, I find that the assumption seems to be that I am not really working when I'm at home. If I stop working to do something else, I generally have to make up the time somehow, just as you would if you are in the office. Or another way to look at it? If you take advantage of working from home too much, you won't be working at home for long.

As far as not needing a sitter, most people I know who really work from home, full-time, getting serious income, know that this is absurd. If you brought your toddler to work, you couldn't spend your time chasing after her, could you? No, you are getting paid to perform services for a company. The same principle applies when you work from home. Any promise of 'no child care' is not very realistic, unless you are able to stagger your hours. The other problem is that it's hard to leave work alone. The office is always there, after all. Maybe I'll do the books. Oh my gosh, did I proof that last email? It's hard to break away.