DH has had herniated discs since a work injury about 15/18 years ago. Worker's comp is a joke. VESID is a joke. He was back at work, but is now back out and doing his best at being self employed via taking over a business I started. He ended up with herniated discs in his neck as well, which cause migraines. And disability laughed at him, basically, so he didn't have much choice, he hasn't been able to find another job. I started the business he is now involved with to get out of an office job, because I get chronic migraines (since I was a kid) and it's pretty difficult sometimes to be nice to co workers, lol.
so, yeah, I have a boring office job. Nothing special, no skilz required.
My "second" job is still the business I started and DH is now involved in. I design greeting cards and t-shirts. We were doing more but the economy sucks and we closed up the branches that involved inventory. We're back to working with fulfilment companies. I hate the lack of control, especially over quality, but it's nice to just design, upload (tag, name, etc) and wait on a check (well, it's not THAT easy, but compared to actually producing things, shipping, and dealing with customers, some of whom didn't have a great grasp on English, it SEEMS that easy). It all started with my DSLR and a photo I took of our old Baja slingin mud. Never would have thought that the one saying I came up with while staring at it would end up all over the freaking web (if only we'd have had the $$ to TM it!!). So yeah, if you're into off roading and have heard the phrase "If the mud ain't flyin, you ain't tryin"-that was me, back in 2005 or so. I have the pic somewhere still, it's from a seasonal use highway out here.
I'd be in heaven if we could make that and rehabbing older homes/cottages (think Rehab Addict) our sole means of income. But that is as likely to happen as winning the mega millions. Actually, I think we'd need to win the mega to have the capitol to do it, lol.
Swedishchef...we've actually talked about moving to Canada, especially coastal or cottage country areas. Looks like you need to prove you'd be an "asset" to the country to get a visa though, and DH is afraid he wouldn't be considered one, all things considered.