I have a degree in English and was hating the jobs that I was getting. For Maker Faire one year, I helped my husband do the python programming for his robot because I was interested in checking out what programming was all about. I decided to go back to school for programming to help me get into the field. I chose a school that required an internship since I saw that as the best way to get started.
I took a front end development class as an elective and enjoyed it, and by chance I ended up finding my own front end development internship. I found out I was pregnant soon after I started school, and when I had my little boy, I quit my job at the law firm to focus on school. When my son was 10 months old, my internship started. After the internship was over with, I was offered a job. A few months later, unexpectedly, I had an opportunity come along somewhere where my skillset would improve greatly and I worked there for 2 1/2 years. Now, I'm just trying to figure out where my skills and the things I'm passionate about fit into the changing web development atmosphere.