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Art by Angela Hao

A lavish company party was held in the Calloway mansion. Charles had organized it to honour the recent success of his company, which had risen significantly over the past year. The guests consisted of both work colleagues and family members and the atmosphere was enthusiastic as everyone appreciated a reason to celebrate.

The only one who didn’t appreciate the festivities was Esther, who despised big parties like this. She watched with distaste as her brother Charlie tried to befriend their father’s subordinates and ingratiate himself into a future position in the company. She looked at the expensive champagne and how arrogant everyone around her seemed. There was no place for her here.

Despite the freezing cold, Esther got out and placed herself on the steps up to the grand house. She shivered, but it was better than being in the same room as the partygoers. Just as Esther was down in her deepest, angriest thoughts, she heard footsteps approaching.

Esther looked up and saw Ruben standing in front of her. She hadn’t expected to see him, especially not after she told him about her father’s ban. Even so, he was here and she instantly felt better by his presence.

“What on earth are you wearing?” he asked with a laugh. “I had to,” she said and shrugged. “I was passing by and thought I’d see how the party was going. I know you were worried about it, but never thought you’d be sitting out here sulking,” he said. “Shouldn’t you be dancing and having fun with the others in there?”

“I’ve never been a very good dancer,” she said.

“I don’t believe that for a second,” Ruben opposed. “Give me your hand. Let me show you how to do it.“

After a moment of thought, Esther put her cold hand in his.

"I think you’re supposed to put your hands here…”, he said, carefully placing her hands against his back. Suddenly they were remarkably close to each other and Esther felt a shyness overcome her - something she wasn’t used to.

They put their arms around each other and swayed back and forth together, in a slow and intimate dance. It might not have been a very proper way of dancing, but they both had stopped caring about that a long time ago. She was warmed by his body heat and comforted in his arms. As a child, she had always thought of Ruben as her best friend but now she felt that he might be something more to her.

Silke Sugar ⭐️

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I'm starting the lucid legacy challenge!

meet Val Coleman, she recently bought a rundown farm in Henford on Bagley and she is in the process of fixing it up for her future family.

GEN ONE

FARMER FAMILY

The simple life is the life for you!

Tending to your farm, nightly family dinners, and knowing everyone in your community. You’re living the small town dream.

You and your partner are best friends! Not only best friends, but almost the same person. You have the same goals in life and help each other achieve them! Working together to grow your garden and take care of your animals is only the beginning.

Once you started having children, something you’ve always dreamed of, your farm only expanded from there! Everyone in the house has their own jobs; whether that be cleaning, gardening, cooking, tending to animals, etc. You make money by selling your own products and over time, you become the biggest family run farm in town!

Although you love all your children, as you get older you realize there needs to be someone to pass your land onto. You’ve worked so hard on it your whole life after all! Out of all of your children, there seems to be a clear choice on who it should be. You live your last days preparing this child to run the farm once you pass, and feel comfort in knowing they will continue your legacy!

GOALS:

Have the Family Oriented and Loves Outdoors traits

Complete the Country Caretaker Aspiration

Max the gardening skill

Must live on at least a 50x40 lot

Start on only a portion of your lot, expand throughout your life until the entire lot is farm land

Have a partner with the same aspiration as you (whether you create them in CAS or meet them in game)

Have at least 3 children with your partner

Win at least 2 town fair contests

Have Simple Living lot challenge on home lot

Unlock the People Person lifestyle

playing the sims 4 is going to a restaurant at 5pm and leaving at 5am the next day

Some simple truths I learned about simblr (from my experience)

It is okay to start big projects like a legacy, a story, a challenge etc. But it’s also okay not to finish them for whatever reason you have, even if you just got bored of them. You don’t even have to make excuses or apologize for it - we are all people, and those who matter will understand. Be spontaneous and don’t make long-term plans if you feel like you can’t handle them - do whatever makes you happy right now.

I used to think I’m posting for fun, but I wasn’t, for this exact reason: I was starting a lot of things and was fixated on finishing everything. Instead of posting/doing what I wanted at the moment (and I have changes of heart pretty often, it’s hard for me to stick to one thing), I pressured myself to complete some stuff first (e.g. a certain legacy generation) simply not to leave it hanging, even if I wasn’t inspired for it anymore. I won’t even mention that editing/drafting/sharing it on your blog also takes plenty of energy, and I constantly felt the need to update my queue. It became more of an “god, I still have to finish this legacy and post it…” than “I want to play this legacy!”. This, among other things, led to a huge burnout that affected my ability to play and enjoy it properly, and it’s a shame because sims is supposed to be a hobby and not a chore.

Your followers really won’t die if you stop posting a certain save or pause your posting in general, even if they absolutely loved it. And you’re not obliged to finish it if you don’t want to - you won’t get a medal for, say, reaching gen 10 of the legacy or completing some challenge. Your mental well-being comes first.

Speaking of challenges, you don’t have to follow all of its rules. It’s your gameplay, you can adjust it however you like, and there’s no challenge police that will come and tell you that you failed. 

Listen to yourself. Sometimes you may have some ambitious idea that you want to bring to life, but ask yourself: realistically, how many of your resources will it take? Is it worth it, or maybe there can be an alternative, more relaxed thing that you can do? (e.g. less generations, a smaller story, time skips etc.)

It’s also okay to take breaks and play/post whenever you feel like it. I used to worry about people unfollowing while I’m not posting, but I started taking unfollows less seriously - it means these people are simply not your audience, and it’s okay. There will always be others.

POV based on a true story: you’re posting something and not really enjoying it, but you feel like your followers may be. But, chances are, they don’t even need it that much either, and you’re burning yourself out for no reason.

It may be hard, but try not to engage with anonymous hate or people who are provoking you. They are cowards hiding behind the screen without any consequences. As I learned, it will only make you feel worse to get involved into debates with them, because their purpose is to make you feel bad, not to listen to your point of view. Happy and confident people don’t go around spreading hate or accusations, so don’t let them tarnish your enjoyment.

No amount of stressing over notes, trying to follow popular trends and impress the public will ever replace genuine joy in doing what your heart wants and sharing it with those who care most. In the end, this is all that matters.

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