Queen of Pentacles

Tonight my mom did tarot readings for me and my roommates. She decided to use my grandmother's deck, which my mom has since given to me. Her name is inscribed on both sides of the deck's case in red ink. We lit some candles and all three of us asked serious questions and talked seriously about the answers. She read us each a ten card spread, with an eleventh secret card: the card drawn from the bottom of the deck we've cut.
My secret card tonight was the Queen of Pentacles.
The image is of a woman lost in contemplation of a star. When I first picked up this card, I said "She looks sad," which is true. In this particular deck's artwork, the star is least adorned portion of the image. Your eye is immediately drawn to the sphere in lap, simple in it's solid yellow shape, scratched only be the five lines that create the star.

There are a myriad of interpretations and thoughts about what this cards means, symbolizes, or stands for. My mom's tarot book divides possible meanings into Key Words & Phrases, Situation and Advice, and People. The People sections reads:
"A business woman. A good organizer. A voluptous woman. A shrewd, talented, creative woman of wealth. A patron of the arts. Someone fond of the good things in life. A practical woman with business acumen. A sensible money manager. A maternal, nurturing, down-to-earth person. Someone concerned with the welfare of others. A capable woman who is both a mother and businesswoman. A steadfast, sensuous woman who enjoys luxury and has a good sense of material values. One who works hard for material success. A helpful friend. A team player. A benefactress. A philanthropist. A provider. A woman who likes to display her wealth."

As my mother read, both girls just looked at me: "... a good organizer... a patron of the arts... a maternal, nurturing, down-to-earth person..."
At the end, my mom pointed to me silently and my roommates nodded their heads.

I pulled this card out of the deck tonight, after all the readings were over. I think I want to keep the Queen of Pentacles with me for right now. I just want to look at her and figure out what she's about, what I'm about, and where those two abouts become the same thing.