Survey: Please Answer 3 Questions About Your Job

Since 1997, when my kiddos were young (Brynn was 3 years-old and Aidan & Shea were just one), I have been running an eBay business. It began when Steve was in his last year of law school and we were struggling to make ends meet, get him through school, and raise our little ones without utilizing daycare (which we couldn't afford at the time). To help supplement our income, I began selling odds-and-ends on "The Bay." Mind you, this was back in the day when you could nearly surf through the entire site in an afternoon and view the category list in one swoop. It wasn't brand new, but it was still growing and undiscovered by many.
 
Before long, it had grown into a full-fledged business. We worked hard to acquire distributors and find our niche. It was successful too. To the extent that Steve hung his law degree up on the wall and we ran the collectibles-selling gig together for nearly a decade, before he started on a new career path in 2007. I have continued running the online business (sans Steve) to this day.
 
It keeps me very busy and it definitely has its perks. The BEST of which has been getting to be with my kids on such a consistent basis for the last 13 years. I would do it all over again just for that reason alone and feel really lucky to have found something that gave me that luxury, while still earning a living. I have also been fortunate to get to look the way I want and add to my body art collection throughout the years. Being your own boss means you get to dress the way you dig dressing and wear your hair how you like (or shave your hair off in my case).
 
It's something I certainly never dreamed I would be doing for a living. I have a bachelor's degree in psychology (though I never really saw myself as a psychologist), but I wasn't really headed in any other direction at the time I started down this online path; but still, you just never think that you will reply, "Oh, I sell on eBay" when someone asks you where you work.
 
While I greatly appreciate the long and successful ride, I find that the tides are changing. An amalgamation of wanting more creative sustentation in my life; longing to share more ideas and skills with others (rather than merely mailing packages full of "stuff"); and sort of just being REALLY tired of the auction game.
 
And so is the challenge that I know many of you can relate to.
Figuring out how to balance what you "do" with what you "love." It's a quandary for many in life and it led me to the questions I am posing to you today:

I'll go first. =)

1) I peddle merchandise of the collectible-kind in cyberspace, while slinging words via freelance gigs and book projects whenever given the opportunity.
 
2) Sort of. I want to give up the "stuff-selling" shebang and would in a heartbeat if I had a more stable "back-up plan." I love every ounce of writing I get to the opportunity to do and when it helps with the bills, well then it's just icing on the cupcake.

3) English teacher, writer, or swim coach.