This video by Peggy Dean is so indicative of the journey that I'm on and I wanted to thank you for being transparent and honest about your journey.  It's helping me to stay the course and work hard to develop the ideas and thoughts and creativity that is inside of me but is essentially inside all of us.  I really believe I am on my way to being self-employed.  I also like the idea that you have dabbled in many things.  At first, I thought me being a renaissance woman (a jack of all trades and a master of none) meant I was not committed to anything but now I see how learning new genres and new skills can impact your final project.