I lived with my parents for a few years during the recession, ruining their house with my greeting cards and tornado-like workstation that ate their first floor.
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I worked in the dining room on my laptop. Occasionally Mom would slide open the dining room door and say something.
MOM: Falling asleep?
ME (entering invoices): Why would you think I was falling asleep?
MOM: Just a suggestion! Use your time wisely.