I'm a mother of two, an adult daughter who has just come home from her OE and is already planning the next one and a teenage son who's life seems to revolve around rugby, the fridge and the sofa!
Both me and my husband are self employed after being made redundant within 6 weeks of each other in 2008. As it turns out it was the best thing that could have happened. It was the kick that was probably needed at the time.