Challenge Blog: Llandros Ultimate Sim Challenge

SEASON 1 - SUNSET VALLEY

The Husband

I've been working on Aaron for a bit, tweaking his outfits some more, and his hairstyle after he finally turned into a werewolf. I like to make their hair look the same, because you don't all of the sudden grow 20 cm of extra hair on your head only to loose it again. It's just not going to happen. I also noticed that he was a level 10 rebel AND had a degree and almost a second one, but he had no trait for both accomplishments. So I felt free to pick his extra traits myself with nraas, and as he had the necessary stuff to earn them I don't feel like I was cheating. I gave him Green Thumb and Handy, because that will be a great help around the house.

Preparing The Daycare

I have also been working on the daycare room, as she signed herself up for it at friday evening. For this purpose I installed the Baby Swing, the Baby Walker and the Playpen, which I will only keep installed during her daycare career and when she has toddlers in her household. I also kept the green theme from the daycare room.

Skilling Is A Skill

Other then that Amber has reached Alchemy level 8 and knows all the recipes up to level 8. She also managed to buy all the "recipe book only" recipes for alchemy, and also all the normal cooking recipes that I stored in a chest with the ones from Shang Simla for when she is finally allowed to learn the cooking skill herself. She also bought some skill books for Aaron. And she collected some rare seeds that unfortunately require level 7 to plant. I hope that there is a life fruit seed in it. I am considering installing and placing the greenhouse to send Aaron over to it, so he can analyze them.

Working Together

As far as the daycare is concerned, Llandros was making Lacey do it all, while Christopher went to work. He said she is to be the ultimate sim so she should do it all. I have a different opinion. Yes she should do all jobs, but in a real daycare you aren't alone with that amount of kids, and part of running a business (even from home) is arranging to have people help you whenever that feels necessary. So Aaron is just going to have to pitch in. He doesn't need a job as she has plenty of money for both of them, and I need him around the house.

Helping Husband

Aaron has made a start on the cooking skill, but also on the gardening skill, which gave him some seeds to plant. I have had him plant only the ones that Amber needs for Alchemy for now, because I am not really interested in food ingredients just yet, and maybe never during this season. He just has to build his skill for when they get to planting the rare seeds and possibly life fruit, which she needs until I can get her the age freeze potion.

Goals

• Get the daycare running and get Amber promoted as fast as possible
  
• Have Amber reach level 10 in Alchemy
  
• Have Aaron reach at least level 7 of the Gardening skill
  
• Have Aaron learn some other skills from books; cooking, handiness and charisma