Practical, motherly, sometimes hilarious advice about everything your adult daughter still needs to learn. About dreams. About life. About laundry. No matter how hard they try, parents never have time to teach their children everything they need to know before they leave home. Luckily, Becky Blades has compiled the best tidbits of advice into one thought-provoking, conversation-starting book that she wrote for her first-born daughter as she was preparing to leave home for college. Covering everything from posture to finances, with a hint of motherly sass, Do Your Laundry or You'll Die Alone is beautifully illustrated and the perfect funny graduation gift for daughters leaving the nest, or anyone in your life who could use a little bit of coming-of-age common sense. Lined pages at the back of the book allow space for you to leave your own thoughtful messages. A sneak peek at Mom's advice:Marry smart. Don't marry for money. Beware of marriage advice.Park in the shade in the summer and in the sunshine in the winter.There's nothing worse than a smart girl who acts dumb.The perfect bridal shower, graduation, back-to-school care package, or just because gift for women and teens! Praise for Do Your Laundry or You'll Die Alone: "Finally, a wise, witty book with some straightforward answers to life's complex questions."-Oprah.com "I got a big kick out of Do Your Laundry of You'll Die Alone."-Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project "A great book to give your daughter or niece or Godchild before heading off to college."-Michigan Mom Living

Master the art of the start with this new way of thinking, with exercises to help you unleash your ideas and create more. In Start More Than You Can Finish, writer, artist, and entrepreneur Becky Blades offers a powerful new mindset for our modern world: acting on more ideas makes us happier - and reveals our highest creativity. She empowers readers to become "stARTists"- initiators with a bias for action and the courage to ignite ideas and introduces the concept of "stARTistry," spotlighting the 4-step starting process: 1. Imagine 2. Think 3. Decide 4. Act Using digestible data, humorous and honest personal experience, interviews with artists and entrepreneurs, and assignments to help you get started, Start More Than You Can Finish challenges the tropes our dads, moms, and third-grade teachers told us about finishing. In today's world, we must, in fact, start more than we can finish. FOR READERS OF: Start, Do Work That Matters, Show Your Work!, Do It For Yourself, and The Creative Curve A BOOK FOR RISING CREATORS: A plucky non-fiction creative muse, Start More Than You Can Finish is a guilt-busting pep talk. It's Austin Kleon meets Elizabeth Gilbert and Julia Cameron meets Daniel Pink. AN INTRODUCTION TO stARTistry: Get familiar with power of creative initiative and the 4-step process that moves ideas from imagination to action. Reminiscent of NaNoWriMo (No Plot, No Problem) and Listography. ESTABLISHED AUTHOR: Becky Blades speaks and teaches on the topic of creativity and has written articles for Oprah.com, McSweeneys, Live Happy, and others. GIFT + SELF PURCHASE: An encouraging gift for a friend, family member or colleague struggling with their creative confidence, or an empowering gift for yourself - to give you the tools to act on your ideas. Perfect for: Fans of Austin Kleon, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Julia Cameron, Daniel Pink Creators struggling to begin a new project Recent graduates embarking on a career of entrepreneurship or the arts Artists and entrepreneurs looking to build creative courage Adults searching for creative inspiration People with passion projects in mind who might not know how to start