I'm turning 54 in a couple days. I haven't been able to work in years, but I'm hoping to in the fall. The things is though I'm sure what I want to do.

For the past 30 plus years I've been a second income to my wife. I was a stay-at-home dad when we had kids too young for school or daycare. When they were older I'd work. I've never really had a career type job. I always had to work around my wife and kids needs. But now I don't. I want to work, but I really don't want to make a bad decision on this.

I don't think I want to go back to school for any period of time, just because of my age. I do have a couple of Bachelor's that aren't too useful (psychology/philosophy). I was going to go to law school or get a master's way back when but the summer after I got those degrees I got hurt at work and everything went sideways.

The last meaningful job I had was a manager at K-Mart. I've been a mailman, an assessment counselor for an alcohol/drug agency, manager of a medical records department. I've probably had over 20 jobs. Oftentimes I'd work two jobs just for the extra income.

My wife is a nurse manager at our local hospital. I could probably get a job there.

Follow my passion is me writing a novel. Not something I can apply for. That doesn't get me out of the house. I don't want to get this wrong. I feel like there's something out there that I don't know about, or something I'm overlooking. I've taken career aptitude tests, but they haven't been anything really eye-opening. My main hobby is comic books. I've been reading and collecting since I was five. I don't have a lot (or any) friends that could get me in anywhere.

I'm not sure if there's anything else I can say. Thanks in advance.

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