Gosh @Terra you really did hit the ground running! Did you set up your hoods, install cc, get university ready etc? Or did you literally just dive straight in and play?
I have taken half the day installing the game, installing cep and then looking for some nice houses to add (I am terrible at building in TS2).
Your screenshot looks great quality - is the mum's hair from the game or cc? I really can't remember half the stuff that comes with the game so I'm thinking maybe to play without cc for a while and see what there is. I do remember downloading heaps of cc clothes in the past though, so maybe I will not like sticking to the game clothing only.
