I live a small, rural community it the heart of Western New York State with my 17 year old son, my sister, her 3 year old daughter, and three cats. I also have a 20 year old son studying music education in college. I stopped working for the corporate world, involuntarily, last August. I've been supporting myself by doing some contractual work for a couple of area non-profits, including graphic design and some administrative work, since then. I am also an artist who does collage and acrylic painting and hand-made jewelry. I've recently decided to focus solely on being self-employed and paying more attention to nurturing my art.