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End-of-Summer Planning for an Easier Fall Routine

As summer winds down and the days grow shorter, getting back into a structured routine can feel like a major adjustment. Travel, spontaneous plans and a more relaxed schedule give way to school drop-offs, busy calendars, household responsibilities and longer to-do lists.

A little end-of-summer planning can make the transition easier. Simplified can help you catch up on overlooked tasks, prepare your home and organize the details of daily life before the fall schedule is fully underway.

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6 Best Tasks to Outsource to Save Time When You’re Working 50+ Hours a Week

Somewhere between the 7 a.m. meeting and the last email of the night, personal errands stop getting attention. From dry cleaning sitting in the back seat for a week to a doctor’s appointment getting pushed for the third time, or maybe even a birthday gift being remembered the night before it’s needed, none of it disappears just because the job gets busier. It waits until a Saturday gets swallowed whole trying to catch up. Continue reading