Would you rather stay home or go to work?

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I worked for 30+ years outside of my home. For about 14 years I was a single mother, and at one time I worked 2 jobs and went to school. For years and years I wished that I could stay at home. About 3 years ago I developed serious back problems, and I have been staying home since then. I did go to Real Estate school, and I have my Real Estate license. So, I work occasionally outside of the home, but not very much. Mostly now I am working on-line to make a little income. Now that I am home so much, I feel disconnected. I would not use the term "stir crazy", but "bored" might be closer to it. Every day is the same. My brain feels like mush sometimes. I can't say that I want to get back into the work force, but I just wish I felt more motivated and active at home. I guess some of it is that I am lonely. I just feel lazy. I sleep a lot. I don't have any energy. This may be a case of "be careful what you wish for". Because now that I am home, I am not as happy as I always thought I would be. I always thought I would get so much done, and I could concentrate on doing the fun things I like to do (spend the day at the pool, cross-stitch, read, do projects around the house, etc). Instead, I cannot get motivated. Has this happened to anybody else? If you work now, do you wish you could stay home? If you stay home, do you wish you had a job? If you stay home do you always get a lot done?