I have been implementing small and medium websites for about 15 years, and using Drupal for the last six. Over the years I have become familiar with using HTML, CSS, JS, PHP and MySQL but am not a real expert. For hosting, I use a modest VPS which provides the Linux, Apache, MySql and PHP framework I need for several websites. I have only very recently become aware of the BackdropCMS fork of Drupal and from its description and aims it seems to be just what I need for my next step, without the frightening complications of all the innovations coming in Drupal 8, however worthwhile and commendable they may be for building and supporting large and very large sites. So here goes, with what at the moment I think of as Drupal 7.5 !
You are never too old to learn