4 Ideas to Free Your Creative Self
For starters...make something every day. Make a meal or a joke or a scarf or a poem. Make a notecard or a paper doll or a dress for yourself. ...
Becky Blades
7 Wise Tips For Mom From A College Senior
As a college senior, I decided to give this advice back to my mom because sometimes (shockingly) moms have their own moments of uncertainty, struggle, sadness, anger.......
Do Your Laundry Or You Will Die Alone
Advice Your Mom Would Give if She Thought You Were Listening....
7 Places You Can Find Joy
Happiness may be making a play in these places...and you just need to be paying attention......
When Small Surprises Give You Hope
Sometimes there are those small, unforgettable moments when the cosmos lets us know that, yes, life is scary, but we'll make it through......
Five People Who Deserve a Valentine
It's time to spread the love......
Becky Blades
Becky Blades is author and illustrator of Do Your Laundry or You’ll Die Alone: Advice Your Mom Would Give if She Thought You Were Listening, a wise, witty collection of counsel for women of all ages, available April 1, 2014. Becky is a writer, artist, business strategist and philosopher of creative, adventurous living. Since selling her award-winning public relations firm, Becky has served on corporate boards, as a civic advocate for the arts and entrepreneurship, and as a consultant and mentor to businesses. A self-proclaimed stARTist, she has started 2,865 projects and finished 27. Among the unfinished are two almost-launched daughters, proving her point that it’s not what you finish, it’s what you stART. She lives in Kansas City with her husband of 30 years and her Maytag front load washing machine. Check out Becky’s web site, LaundryorDie.com, and her blog, startistry.com. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest @LaundryorDie.