I'm in the middle of creating a series of acrylic paintings called "Sky Cats". We all love to spot animal shapes in clouds. My original idea was to reverse that process and paint cats in the negative space between clouds. But cats do what they want. Have fun finding them (hint: follow their tails). So far there are 77 finished pieces. It only takes 78 to make a "Sky Cats Tarot Deck"... almost there! Lately my songwriting includes True Civil War Stories, sweet love tunes, and a Sky Cats ballad.

I had to buy extra storage on iCloud for all my cloud and cat photos. Nature inspires me. Intuitive tarot readings with friends, coincidence, and omni-spiritual visionary meditations recharge my creative batteries. Seeing other people's art, and listening to singer songwriter music gets me in the zone. Chocolate is kindling for my creative process. It's wonderful to have different disciplines to bounce around if I ever feel stuck.

I would hire someone to help me "herd the kittens". I didn't realize I was creating a tarot deck until I was 35 paintings into my Sky Cats series. The images are all different proportions and orientations. They need to be computer-wrangled into a consistent card format. Computers are not my superpower. It would be helpful to have this financial cushion so I wouldn't have to take on more teaching jobs. I would also take a vacation where I could swim in the ocean and get my toes in the sand!