Hi friends, I'm Emily Lay and you're listening to the Simplified Podcast.

If you're looking for a quiet place where you can filter out the noise and the hustle,

then this is it.

Every week I invite you to slow down and join me to explore practical ways to organize

and automate the complicated parts of life so you can focus on what truly matters most.

This time of year, I'm thinking about how to make the day a little extra special for my kiddos

as they head back to school. And I'll tell you what, when I was a kid, nothing made me feel more

special than a little note from my mom in my lunch box. So I'm definitely going to talk a few

simplified lunch box notes into my kids' lunches this school year. They're so cute you guys.

Our lunch box note set comes with 10 cards, each with a little note that's perfect for kids,

with little phrases like you are my sunshine and I hope you're having a great day and I can't

wait to see you this afternoon. Nothing much, just a little note to let them know they are special

and loved. You can get your own lunch box note set right now over at Emily Lay dot com.

There are some weeks I find myself asking why a whole lot? Why does August not have a federal

holiday? Why do kids love Minecraft so much? Why does laundry keep happening? Why do I have to keep

going to the grocery store? Grocery shopping is just one of those things. I have some friends who

love it. I mean, like, love it. They grab a cart and a nice coffee and they're giddy as they go

up and down the aisles. Look at this horseradish mustard. Let's get this cheese made with red wine.

Gosh, I love dill pickle chips. It's super cute. I mean, I probably feel that way about grocery

shopping if Pensacola had a trade or chose, but we don't have one and that is sad. So unlike my

friends, I am not super cute when it comes to grocery shopping. If I have to go into the actual

grocery store, I treat it more like going into a war zone. I prep my lists. I know my battle plan.

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