If you're working from home, the first thing you need is a good environment in which to operate, whatever the task at hand may be. Lots of space isn't a must, but a solid desk, a comfortable chair, ...

The dining table is half-covered — not with food, mind you, but with a pack of playing cards, an iPad, earbuds, the A-section of Wednesday's newspaper, a "Steel Magnolias" script, a ninth-grade study ...