[balls187]

> Now I want to go home and relax, work with my hands out in the yard/garden.

I find that stuff you've mentioned to be a great complement to working in the software field. Perhaps it's because we're exercising our creativity in new ways, where we wouldn't necessarily be able to do in a routine software job (there are only so many new challenges one faces day to day).

[amatxn]

Gardening is very enjoyable as is working on my home. Something very gratifying about seeing your hard work in physical form versus virtual work.