Sometimes a new career and a new life can be waiting for you in a place you least expect it. Perhaps a place you know well, but underestimate. The growing world of skinning is a place in which nearly anyone with some extra time, some talent, and a few tools can make a big impression on a lot of people. There are hundreds of people downloading her work every day who I'm sure would return an immediate yes.
Any career can be difficult or easy, drudgery or the energy that powers a person's life.
The final determinant is the person themselves. In my opinion, there's an ever-brightening future out there for gui designers, and a better field would be hard to find. There is only one person who can make that decision, but here's hoping for the best. I grew up with computers all around me, but never learned to turn one on until a few years ago. I was running windows 3.1 on my old computer, so about the only thing I had available to me was an old copy of Fauve Mattisse and MSpaint.