Sunday Prep Vol. 06
The week where we walk with a friend and change our air filters.
Organize your camera roll.
A cluttered camera roll can make it hard to find what you need, and it adds to mental clutter too.
This week, take 15 minutes to tidy up your photos:
Delete duplicates, screenshots, or random photos you don’t need
Create albums for big events, favorite memories, or reference pics
Pick a few recent favorites to print or add to a digital frame
Back up your photos to the cloud or an external drive
Something to do today:
Text a friend and make a plan. Invite them to go on a walk this week. Do you find yourself telling people you need to get together and never do?! Not this week!
Something to do this week:
Enjoy a walk with your friend. Take the time to listen and connect while moving your body! Maybe grab coffee afterwards. Be proud of yourself for prioritizing time with friends.
Pimento Cheese
Page 74 in The Simplified Cookbook
Ingredients:
6 oz cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup mayonnaise
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 (4oz) jar diced pimentos
White bread or crackers, for serving
Directions:
In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, mayo, cheddar cheese, and drained pimentos (reserve some of the pimento liquid). Stir to mix.
Stir in the liquid from the pimentos a little at a time until a smooth consistency is reached. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Refrigerate for one hour before serving.
What a fun summer sandwich or chilled dip for a party! It's always a crowd favorite.
Get ahead of your week & make time for the things on your agenda!
Leave cold drinks out for your delivery drivers
Create a back-to-school prep list
Empty and clean your ice maker
Replace air filters (especially if your AC is running hard!)
👇What else are you putting in your planner this week?
Things our team is talking about this week …
Lindsey snapped a pic in this dress. You'll never believe where it's from!
Liz is visiting her parents this week and used Simplified notebook paper to hang up the schedule. Behind the scenes, we are taking our own advice—making plans more visible for everyone to see is always the move!
Each week, we're answering your real-life questions—about routines, meal ideas, work-life balance, favorite movies, and everything in between. Got a question? Leave it in the comments!
Q: “What is the first Simplified item you fell in love with? Obviously the Planner, but beyond that. A specific cover or style. What was it that made you say THIS is for me?”
Whitney: I remember buying a notepad while I was in college with gold foil “YAY” on the very top. The foil made me feel so fancy, and I used every last sheet on that notepad.
Brittany: It’s a tie for me! Either the very oversized deskpad (which I actually still have at my in-laws’ house, all these years later—I rationed those pages). OR the first monthly planner I had—it was hardcover and wire-o, with an elastic strap.
Taylor: The GIANT notepads!!! They were so great for brain dumps!
Lindsey: I got my very first Simplified Planner for high school graduation. It was Fuchsia Dot Daily, and I quickly fell in love. After that, I never missed a Facebook Live or Launch Day! Every page is so thoroughly filled out from my freshman year of college. It's the coolest step back in time to see what I was doing!
Carly: I used our mini notebooks for wedding client calls and loved how they fit into my planner pocket page so I always had all of my notes in one spot! It's a full circle moment shooting content for mini notebooks now, knowing they helped me in my previous jobs that got me here (my favorite one)!
Liz: I used a mini notebook for my wedding vows and that still gives me the chills. Wait, and the Address Book! I LOVE LOVE LOVE that thing. Bought it while prepping our wedding invites in 2018 and it’s still one of my most used products.
Laura: The Magazine and Keepsake Boxes. I remember buying them when they launched, and I still use them in my house!
Dusty: It was the binders for me! The Cabana striped ones. My mom still uses hers.
🩷 Have a question for our team? Leave it in the comments and your Q might be featured next week!
Simplified turns 17!
We celebrated 17 years as a small business last week! We're very proud and very grateful to be here.
Cheers to our girl, Laura!
And speaking of celebrating, we got to virtually cheers Laura, our Director of Design and Experience, for her 5 year work anniversary. Congrats, team-friend!
The Birthday Sale Winner Is …
Fun fact: the bestseller of our Birthday Sale was Felt-Tipped Navy Pen Set.
Coming to Bootcamp?
Our first Planner Bootcamp is coming up. Join us here to prep you Planner for the best year yet! And if you don't have your Planner yet, well ... you know the drill!
Photo BTS
Carly took a new photo of the Travel Workbook for our social feed. We'll show y'all here first. Comment when you see it on Instagram!
Since we were talking about all our favorites from Simplified over the years, we started getting all sentimental. What a fun trip down memory lane to celebrate 17 years! We brought back this retired design from the early days for everyone's brain dump this week. Print it out to feel nostalgic with us. Thank you for supporting our small business over the years. We couldn't do it without YOU!
We're halfway through the year! What goals have you accomplished so far, and what are three things you'd love to achieve by December?
Get your journal for the season here.
Thanks for reading this week’s edition of Sunday Prep! We hope you have the best week! Can’t wait to chat Wednesday in our next Post! 💕
Forever grateful for how Emily and Simplified have simplified my phone apps and screen! All in colour coded folders and only one page - it’s amazing! Thank you 🙏🏻
Schedule back-to-school appts: hair cuts, pediatrician, dentist, eye dr, clothes shopping trip, etc. we do this in the last week or so before school starts so we’re fresh and ready.