I know what you mean about doing something you enjoy. Although I'd chosen my undergrad subject thinking I'd love it (ancient history), for some reason it just never felt right, possibly because I knew in my heart of hearts it had minimal practical use! The 18 months I spent at uni are helping now though, as at least I know more or less how to write academically, which is something some of my colleagues do find difficult - by contrast, I often struggle with finding the practical application of the theory so I can write about it, and need to be poked in the right direction!
It's so hard studying with small ones isn't it? I signed up for this last year, anticipating a relatively quiet time coming up at work, eldest had started school, and it seemed like a good idea.
A couple of weeks before I handed in my first assignment I found out I was pregnant with ds2, which was a complete shock, plus two major projects landed at the same time.
Ds2 arrived 3 weeks after I handed in my final first year assignment (had been very firmly crossing legs!) and I'm now embarking on 2nd year whilst on maternity leave so I can stay with the same cohort.
Starting to think I'm completely bonkers...