New start at 55

Hello everyone,

Not sure if any of you can answer this more personal question but, as I always tell my kids, the most stupid question is the one not asked. I had been self employed (selling) and have developed several web sites using Dreamweaver with little or no knowledge of coding (for about twelve years). Developing web sites (most were profitable ones) had always been the best part of my business and, I would say, a passion (stayed up late many nights tweaking...)

In January, I decided to go for my passion and shut down my online business (which required certain selling licenses to continue and which now expired). I have since spent many hours learning HTML and CSS, I was told (thanks to TeamTreeHouse) that I should be able to get a job as a Junior Front End Web Developer. The thing is, although I feel I know HTML and CSS well, I don't seem to be able to build a web site from scratch (a presentable one). Am I frustrated, yes. Do I sometimes think I was nuts to move on to a whole new career at 55, yes... But I am very determined, have my whole family behind me (a super wife and a bunch of great kids) and I refuse to give up.

Does anyone out there have a success story with switching career to what you love to do (with little assets) to follow a passion in web development/design at 50+....? Any tips on getting things moving faster? Any tips on job hunting?... Thank you in advance for taking the time to read this long post.

I wish all of you TeamTreeHouse people great success!!!!

A Fellow Coder