After many years working in a large IT shop I ended up on the wrong side of a hostile takeover and chose to try something different.
My my girlfriend and I sold everything and moved lock stock and barrel to a remote lake in British Columbia where we opened a Bed and Breakfast called The Canim Lake Beach House. I now split my time between running the B&B and doing all types freelance IT work.
Hands on coding is what got me interested in IT work to start with so I'm trying to keep my coding skillset current so I can keep doing the fun stuff.