I am using every gift and talent that God has given me, in hopes that at least ONE of them will sustain me.

Too many of us sacrifice our passion for a paycheck. I was the oddball in my family because I was more interested in being creative when they only expected me to "just get a job" and work myself to death, like they did. 

I remember asking my relatives if they'd ever dreamt of doing more, being more, contributing more to their lives than the "wake-up-go-to-work-go-to-sleep" hamster wheel. None of them ever gave me an answer. They may have resented me for asking.

I watched them all, floundering through life after retiring. Literally not knowing what to do with themselves. Work had become their lives, their god. And without it, they were just breath in britches, marking time till death came for them.

That will NEVER be me.

Don't get me wrong...I am NOT against working or having a job, especially one that pays well. But if your job is all that you have to show for your time on Earth, then you do not have a life.

At the very least, your job is supposed to subsidize your passion. A dream without money will never come true. That is the world that we live in now. The seeds of creativity that I have sown for decades have gotten me nowhere--because I don't have the necessary funds to water/nurture them.

CLM Creations is my only "water source" right now.

I have made a few gift baskets for the Juneteenth season. I am not trying to commercialize yet another holiday/observance. My motivation is to facilitate the celebration of our freedom, our community, and our excellence.

I have posted these baskets on two sites: Ebay and Big Cartel. Whoever gets to them first can have them.

Happy Juneteenth!

Love, Ms. Chantal

Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/usr/clmcreations

Big Cartel: https://clmcreations.bigcartel.com