I've been at home since 1990. I ran a boarding stable until 2001 when I was too sick to continue. I homeschooled our son. And I devoted a LOT of time to living frugally on 1 income.
Now I devote a LOT of time to raising most of our own food, and lately, to creating Steemit posts. :)) I also spend a lot of time doing educational things: teaching about gardening, nutrient density, food preservation, raising healthy chickens, etc.
At my age, it would be hard to find a job, not that I could work a standard 40 hr week anyways.
Interesting reading about how your life has evolved and how you identify with it.
See, I wasn't in the position when my kids were younger to be able to home-school them.I wish I had. I think back now and tell myself... "I could have done that. I could have taught them so much more about basic living skills, homestead skills, etc". Not to say they don't have life skills now from what I taught them, but to have been able to be more hands on (instead of working two and three jobs) with them I think would have given me satisfaction we all as given them more advice on certain topics.
DITTO...