If you are interested in breaking out of the work force and heading home to work it helps to have some kind of skill that you can sell. This could be computer related which is probably one of the best skills to have when it comes to work from home however does not have to be.
You could for example be a tattooist – A popular type of Tattoo’s are cross tattoos. However some of these look like they would take a lot of time to do – a lot of experience would be required for this career choice.
Another popular work from home career is hairdressing, it is not to hard to set up a small salon in your house and you can then set up a very low overhead operation, there is also accountants that work from home, beauty therapists etc.
Some skills that require specialized premises or hardware can mean that its not going to be a practical choice – if this is your scenario you then you may need to consider retraining yourself in order to realize the dream that you have.