I've had an idea...

It seems as though I can't come up with a direction for my life, which has caused me endless frustration. In the long run, I'd like to be a stay-at-home mother, and do the things that stay-at-home mothers do. Raise the kids, keep the house clean, have people over for dinner, run the kids around to sports/band/choir/orchestra/piano, etc. What I've noticed about most moms is that they also have a 'thing' that they do to keep themselves occupied, and which also earns a bit of extra income. I've had a lot of ideas on this front. I want to open up a used bookstore. I want to make and sell homemade marinades and various other cooking things, such as vanilla. I want to work part-time when the kids start school. I want to go back to school myself. I have a myriad of ideas, all of which have their downfalls. For instance, if I did open my own bookstore, you have the financial stress of owning your own business, as well as the demanding schedule. Making homemade marinades/infused oils/vanillas would be fun, and I truly think I would enjoy it. However, you'd have to produce and sell a ton of it to actually make a profit, and I can't picture those being 'fly off the shelf' items. As for working part-time, you still get roped into working Saturdays, or being limited on when and how much time you can take off...and the point of staying at home is that the family is the priority, not the job. There are times, too, when I think I'd like to go back to school and actually make a career for myself. But then I think, well, sure...sink deep into debt, and then school takes four years, and by that time, we'd like to have a baby, so would I end up even working at all? Wells Fargo reimburses tuition expenses, but only if you choose a finance-related field. I don't want to be an accountant or study economics. I'd prefer to teach history or English, so they wouldn't reimburse for that.

Here's my latest brainwave. I find myself often looking at the ingredients I have in my kitchen, not wanting to go shopping, but at the same time, not knowing what to create out of what I have on hand. I'm sure that many people face this problem...so what about a website where you can enter in up to, say, ten things you have in your cupboard and it generates several recipe options? I was thinking of calling it something like mypantry.com or some other kitschy name. Readers could do all of the following: contribute recipes, search for recipes they want (like a general search for 'cornbread' or spaghetti'), or enter in what they have on hand and read through their options. There would have to be a massive database to pull from, and I assume it would be a lot of work to create and maintain...but perhaps I'm on to something?