I have always believed when things get real busy and there are many irons in the fire, it is good to step away, step back for a little bit now and then so you can see things clearer and it sound like that is just what you have done, whether you intended it to be that way or not.
I am 9 to 5 now, work at home and at my age, that is how I wanted it as at 5, I'm done and I not longer have to be concerned for anyone but me. I wouldn't have loved it that way for my whole life though and enjoyed the challenges in the past to do more.
It's interesting to hear about all the opportunities you see and how you go after them when the present themselves.