@CathyTea & @FloorRaisin, You two are always so sweet to me and I'm behind on reading yours and everyone elses stories! I promise I'll catch up very soon!!! I'm going to do that after work!
Such a cute kid! I love the way the family always comes over! So far, I haven't wanted to let any of my Sims move out, but you make it seem so fun to have them filling up the town and coming by to visit!
Great chapter! Thanks for the tip about the easel! I think that's the one my artist has been using (though they own several). I always had her use that one for it looked most artsy! Which easel is the best? With the reading, it seems to depend so much on the Sim. I have some Sims that read and read and read--they'll even choose reading over any other activity if I set up a multitask ("No. Sorry. I'm reading. Won't watch tv or talk or drink juice while I read. Only read.").
Great chapter! Thanks for the tip about the easel! I think that's the one my artist has been using (though they own several). I always had her use that one for it looked most artsy! Which easel is the best? With the reading, it seems to depend so much on the Sim. I have some Sims that read and read and read--they'll even choose reading over any other activity if I set up a multitask ("No. Sorry. I'm reading. Won't watch tv or talk or drink juice while I read. Only read.").
I'm at work so I'm assuming, but I think that the easel from the career reward is the best you can get. There might be one higher as a career reward but I'm not certain. I've wanted to check for you but I haven't had time to play since Sunday.
I WISH mine would sit and read forever. I guess none of them have had the bookworm trait since the first few generations.
AND the family is more emotionally rich when I actually remember what's going on in the photos I've taken, haha!
Had another busy weekend so I don't have an update yet. I decided to take a little break and start a new household. I made myself and made a better likeness this time. I got the face much closer. If only we could make them shorter it would be pretty close!! (I'm 5'1" so these sims are so tall for me )
I was so hoping for height adjustment in TS4, but I read in some of the technical discussions that it adds so much more complication and so many more chances for weird cropping that the team decided against it.
Had another busy weekend so I don't have an update yet. I decided to take a little break and start a new household. I made myself and made a better likeness this time. I got the face much closer. If only we could make them shorter it would be pretty close!! (I'm 5'1" so these sims are so tall for me )
Update on my SimSelf: She's engaged! Much further in life than I am, hahaaa... Also, she's a writer (not musician like I usually pick for myself) and she's completed her author aspiration and working on the millionaire one now. Her hubs is a cutie that doesn't like children (would be a deal breaker IRL but he'll have to deal with it). He's also a loner so they get along well. For myself I picked nerd, loner, and cheerful. I'm on the fence if I'm actually a loner or not but all the signs point to socially uncomfortable (LOL) so that's why I chose that.
@Megg87 - so cool about your simself! Congrats! I waffle with the loner trait, too! I really wish that we could choose five or six traits. Loner is pretty essential to who I am, but so are several other traits. So fun to play Simselves, isn't it? Is MeggSim on the Gallery? I'd love to start a game with a house full of Simselves!
The art gallery is amazing! I really love the walls full of paintings. That's a room I'd love to hang out in. In fact, the garden, the porch, and the entire house are really beautiful. Oh, "swim sadly," how bittersweet! Great chapter, and always so sad to say goodbye.
@Megg87 - so cool about your simself! Congrats! I waffle with the loner trait, too! I really wish that we could choose five or six traits. Loner is pretty essential to who I am, but so are several other traits. So fun to play Simselves, isn't it? Is MeggSim on the Gallery? I'd love to start a game with a house full of Simselves!
No, I don't think that's my name there but I don't recall what it is at the moment, LOL. I haven't uploaded her to the gallery yet, either, but I will later! There's an older version of my simself on the gallery but it is not as good as she is now. I'll let you know!
ETA: @CathyTea, I've uploaded her! I'm giving her her "married" name so I can feel better.
you can search for #megg87 and it should turn up. My gallery name is meggles87 (I am so creative ).
I just realized I hadn't changed the title of my thread to keep up with the latest chapter! Being away from the game and forum for a week will do that to a person.
Chapter 35 is coming up as soon as I can write it. I've had the screen grabs in a draft all week!
Sweet chapter! I agree with you about pools and toddlers. I'm fine without toddlers--I sort of enjoy the ease of skipping that stage! And the pools are ok for mad Sims who need a way to cool off while having fun... but there are plenty of ways for TS4 Sims to die! I sure don't need the ladderless pool! (Of course, I never used that, for I try to keep my Sims alive, not kill them off!)
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Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
Your family tree is huge, lol! Good on you for hooking up all your kids with partners.
House: Hufflepuff | Wand: Ebony wood w/a unicorn hair core, 9 ¾"
Origin ID: meggles87 | twitter | simblr
House: Hufflepuff | Wand: Ebony wood w/a unicorn hair core, 9 ¾"
Origin ID: meggles87 | twitter | simblr
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
House: Hufflepuff | Wand: Ebony wood w/a unicorn hair core, 9 ¾"
Origin ID: meggles87 | twitter | simblr
House: Hufflepuff | Wand: Ebony wood w/a unicorn hair core, 9 ¾"
Origin ID: meggles87 | twitter | simblr
House: Hufflepuff | Wand: Ebony wood w/a unicorn hair core, 9 ¾"
Origin ID: meggles87 | twitter | simblr
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
House: Hufflepuff | Wand: Ebony wood w/a unicorn hair core, 9 ¾"
Origin ID: meggles87 | twitter | simblr
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
House: Hufflepuff | Wand: Ebony wood w/a unicorn hair core, 9 ¾"
Origin ID: meggles87 | twitter | simblr
I WISH mine would sit and read forever. I guess none of them have had the bookworm trait since the first few generations.
AND the family is more emotionally rich when I actually remember what's going on in the photos I've taken, haha!
House: Hufflepuff | Wand: Ebony wood w/a unicorn hair core, 9 ¾"
Origin ID: meggles87 | twitter | simblr
House: Hufflepuff | Wand: Ebony wood w/a unicorn hair core, 9 ¾"
Origin ID: meggles87 | twitter | simblr
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
House: Hufflepuff | Wand: Ebony wood w/a unicorn hair core, 9 ¾"
Origin ID: meggles87 | twitter | simblr
House: Hufflepuff | Wand: Ebony wood w/a unicorn hair core, 9 ¾"
Origin ID: meggles87 | twitter | simblr
House: Hufflepuff | Wand: Ebony wood w/a unicorn hair core, 9 ¾"
Origin ID: meggles87 | twitter | simblr
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
ETA: @CathyTea, I've uploaded her! I'm giving her her "married" name so I can feel better.
you can search for #megg87 and it should turn up. My gallery name is meggles87 (I am so creative ).
House: Hufflepuff | Wand: Ebony wood w/a unicorn hair core, 9 ¾"
Origin ID: meggles87 | twitter | simblr
Chapter 35 is coming up as soon as I can write it. I've had the screen grabs in a draft all week!
House: Hufflepuff | Wand: Ebony wood w/a unicorn hair core, 9 ¾"
Origin ID: meggles87 | twitter | simblr
House: Hufflepuff | Wand: Ebony wood w/a unicorn hair core, 9 ¾"
Origin ID: meggles87 | twitter | simblr
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
House: Hufflepuff | Wand: Ebony wood w/a unicorn hair core, 9 ¾"
Origin ID: meggles87 | twitter | simblr