How does someone break into a new technical field?

Decorator, how to break in, can you make a living? Painting,consultant, nurse,writer?

• Help! I'm a bit burned out in the nursing field. In the medical field for 26 yrs. Have always loved to paint, have sold a few. Very basic, abstract, funky stuff. Love interior decorating, painting assoc. with that, furniture design, & the arts. Any ideas if I can make a living at these, even a meager one? And HOW to get started or break into this & the art world? Also done informal consulting on love lives/dating with friends & friends of friends with success, & other 'advice' situations which I love. How the heck can you turn that into a living? I enjoy writing, problem solving, am very resourceful! Be a personal assistant to someone interesting? Would love to have a flea market/local art place. Takes all your time, I hear very low income. My only child I raised on my own, is in college .Also, I recently injured my back,so finding a nsg. job even p-time just to pay the bills is a challenge. Most all are quite physical and Dr's offices won't hire RN's.Too cheap!

• Answer:

  you seem a little scattered, focus on one or two areas