What do you do with your day

I just thought in this day and age it can't be that uncommon for there to be stay at home men. I know I'm one. I had trouble with the whole idea of it at first; I had a period of adjustment to cope with that at times was less than pleasurable. But at some point I started thinking about it as more of an advantage than a handicap. For one, I cook most of the meals my girlfriend and I consume anyway, so to take on the "going to the grocer" thing just let me have more control over what I had to work with. I like cooking anyway; I have worked as a cook in the past, and know what kind of stuff goes on behind the scenes in commercial kitchens, not to mention the fact that my counterpart could burn water. So all in all we eat a lot better when I am doing the preparations. My grandfather was a holistic doctor of sorts, so I got a bit of nutritional education through him. I also use any "free time" to learn about things in several categories, such as computers (I never touched one till a couple years ago), primitive skills, and I also have started learning HTML. I try to make the time I have, not at a job, as valuable as possible. I figure if I am getting some form of education in the process of keeping the house up I am saving the cost of paying someone else to teach me. They say education "ain't cheap" and as long as you keep yourself motivated you can learn more through independent study than instruction anyway, although you may not have a piece of paper to say so. I guess the trick is to stay interested.
I think our standard of living increases with a stay at home person, whether they are male or female. You have time to do the stuff that makes yours and your partner's life more enjoyable and healthier. I take time to study things I would have, in the past, just thrown money at, and as a result I can build on my knowledge base and improve our lives. Don't get me wrong; I am behind the curve on a lot of things, but that can be overcome by effort. I spend my days growing stuff, fishing, cooking, cleaning, studying, and having fun with my girl. I offset the loss in income I would be generating by doing a lot of the stuff you would normally pay more for. By shopping around I get better deals and higher quality than you could get in any one place; I try to be an educated consumer and find the best value for the money whenever possible.
This post is just kind of an intro to who I am and what I intend to focus on here.
Anyone who would like to can leave their comments and tips for other stay at home folks.