Today's workplace is busier than ever. And the sobering fact that goes hand-in-hand with that is that many women have to work weekends just to keep up, robbing themselves and their family of valuable downtime.

"I am embarrassed to tell you how much time I spend at home doing things for my job!" writes iVillager Marge. "At this very moment I am searching the Net for work-related info, simultaneously copying tapes to use in educational programs, and reading over material that needs to be presented at the next [meeting].

"It sounds worse now that I'm talking about it," she continued. "This morning as I was looking around the house thinking to myself how shabby this place looks, I realized that it was probably due to the fact that I spend a tremendous amount of home time on work stuff instead of home stuff! Yikes, it has got to stop. But how?"

The Call of the Office

Working weekends has evolved from a guilty sin of corporate America into a necessity of modern careers.

"I have been taking work home for approximately the last four weekends in hopes of getting the job done," writes one iVillage member. "It used to be easier going into the office on Saturdays, but my bosses found out my secret and decided to come in on Saturdays, hoping I would be there. So, I was doing the work they were giving me instead of what I wanted and getting further behind. Now that I have access to a computer at home, I am able to get more done."