It’s always wild how fast the end of the school year goes, isn’t it? No matter what our work and childcare situations look like this season, the start of summer brings change, and that transition can be stressful for a lot of our families.

I have a freebie for you today to support you in this busy season and help you start summer on the right foot. The Simplified Summer Prep guide is broken down into quick, doable tasks to help you tackle everything from snack stations and summer schedules to sorting school papers, organizing toys, brainstorming boredom-busting activities and more. Click here to access the guide!

Work through this guide at your own pace, whether that’s knocking it all out the first few days of summer break or taking it one task at a time over the next couple of weeks.

Let’s wrap up the school year well, simplify routines and prep our homes for a fun and organized summer!

-Emily

On My Mind This Week

Our last day of school is this Friday, and I have been thinking about how we haven't established an end-of-school year tradition yet. Our youngest will start school this fall so I'd love to be thinking about fun traditions to mark the beginning and end of the school year now that both kids will be in school. Does your family do anything fun?
One of the best things about my three-day weekend was doing an entire 500-piece puzzle in one evening while I blew through about 3 hours of my audiobook (Emma M. Lion book 5). I'm really into this brand of puzzles right now - they are a small business making puzzles with beautiful artwork, fun and interesting shaped pieces, and fantastic quality. Use my code Emily15 for a discount, and be sure to check out their darling 4th of July mini puzzle.
I finally found us THE perfect snackle boxes! I don't like those cheapie ones you always see people using for a few reasons, and these check all the boxes for me - dishwasher safe, little lids for every compartment, and a slim ice pack that fits inside. Genius! Here's the standard 8-compartment one, and I also like this smaller size.
Did you know Amazon Music subscribers get to listen to a free audiobook every month? This is a newish perk and I need to make sure you know about it because it's been amazing for me. I used to have an Audible subscription but it's kinda pricey and I don't relisten to books so it didn't matter to me that I own my downloads forever. I switched to Amazon Music which means we now have ad-free music connected to our Alexa and other devices, PLUS I get to choose one title from the massive Audible library every month. You don't own the book, you're just borrowing it, but you can choose from anything including all the new releases. I download as many audiobooks as I can through my library, but this has been an awesome way to listen to the popular new books without waiting for months for a library hold. Click this link to see if you can get a free Amazon Music trial.
I bought these sandals last summer and they quickly became a staple of my summer wardrobe. Nice enough to wear to the office, cute enough for date night, yet casual enough to wear around town. I've already been wearing them a lot this summer!
With kids running around outside all summer, I'd highly recommend having this stain spray at the ready - works on all the kid messes.
Don't forget to download the free Simplified Summer Prep guide right here.
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