I'm an accountant. My first jobs out of high school were in sewing fields, and I moved on to running my own sewing business, making custom made clothing. And I discovered the only part of running my own business that I really liked was doing the book work. So after my youngest was weaned and I felt comfortable with her in daycare, I went back to school and that is what I've been doing since, 30+ years.
As the years went by and the children grew (and I stopped sewing clothing for them), I pretty much quit sewing for 10-15 years, and then got back into it around 2015 and started making quilts. I've always been a math nerd, and love the calculating part of making quilts. I find drawing up a pattern almost as fun as the sewing part.