What are some of your favorite mods and CC (besides NRaas)?

The main mods I have in my game 9 (not all of them tho) that even when every once and a while, I delete all my mods I always reinstall (besides nrass + nrass modules) are
- no imaginary friends (but that's just a personal problem I have with the demon dolls)
- twins have the same zodiac sign
-only important memories
- 9 new death types
I also use the burnt waffles sugar pill skin and Bruno eyes
and various lighting , environment, and sky mods.

Well, besides the usual NRass, MasterController, and Overwatch mods, I really like Plum's Painting Replacement Mod. It just greatly expands the variety of paintings your sims can paint! So many great works of art and it varies depending on your sims traits and skill level. It's just overall a great mod :)

In addition to a handful of NRaas mods, I'm using these right now:

Cmar's pregnancy controller:
https://modthesims.info/d/485285/pregnancy-progress-controller-new-version-10-31-2013.html
User-directed scolding (blocks autonomous scolding and gives more punishment options):
https://modthesims.info/download.php?t=533906
Adds an interaction to calculate better nectar combinations:
https://modthesims.info/d/415474/nectar-combinatorics.html
Additional school entrances:
https://modthesims.info/d/568897/additional-entry-and-exit-routing-slots-to-reduce-door-crowding-schools-university.html
Add any lot size in world editor mode:
https://modthesims.info/download.php?t=471164
This fix for the compounding bed moodlets is helpful, but I don't use a harder "flavor":
https://modthesims.info/d/432449/mood-hotfix-with-optional-harder-mood-flavor.html
Sims don't get reset when finding treasure while excavating on the world lot:
http://modthesims.info/d/411913
Sims don't put the baby down after using the changing table:
http://www.simlogical.com/ContentUploadsRemote/uploads/2192/
Sims can "bring food/drink to" other sims all the time:
https://modthesims.info/d/522420/update-13-jul-2016-bring-food-amp-drink-to-others-any-time-any-place.html

And I plan to add these when I need them or when I install certain content that has bugs these mods fix:

Opportunity phone call fix (broken by ITF)
https://modthesims.info/d/560635
Store canning station overhaul/fix
https://modthesims.info/d/580462/canning-station-overhaul-update-aug-2-2016.html
Inventor's bench fix for Bridgeport
https://modthesims.info/download.php?t=437402
Horses aren't pushed to go home autonomously:
https://modthesims.info/d/587102/no-autonomous-go-home-for-horses.html
No hidden brooms:
https://modthesims.info/d/523678
Unlock Simport rewards:
https://modthesims.info/d/470934
No auto-placement of community lots in a new save (you'd need to be signed into the site to see this):
https://simsasylum.com/tfm/index.php?/topic/497-no-auto-placement-of-community-lots-in-ea-worlds-requires-at-least-one-of-these-eps-ambitions-showtime-supernatural-or-seasons/&_fromLogin=1
More/better vampire interactions:
https://modthesims.info/d/648599/enhanced-vampires.html
Adds professional bar interactions to the standard juice bar:
https://modthesims.info/d/527902/update-31-jul-2016-the-professional-juice-bar-mod.html
Better nectar glasses:
https://modthesims.info/download.php?t=528198

I've also been meaning to install these no tantrum/no foot tapping mods but wanted to double-check their compatibility first:
https://modthesims.info/download.php?t=479163
https://modthesims.info/d/367578/no-foot-tapping-while-waiting-for-clear-route.html
https://modthesims.info/d/366836/no-route-fail-tantrum-animations.html

I don't use these myself, but they're quite popular:

No stretch children can... (perform tasks normally blocked for them):
https://modthesims.info/d/579548
Graceful aging, as in, gradual:
http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=517293
Set the table, call to meal:
https://modthesims.info/d/535651/update-5-jul-2016-set-the-table-amp-call-to-meal.html
No cellphones:
https://modthesims.info/t/562581
Super hampers (one per house collects all the laundry):
http://www.simlogical.com/ContentUploadsRemote/uploads/2266/

If you find a creator you like, for example Buzzler or icarus_allsorts, it's worth checking out their other work too. On MTS, you can see all of a modder's uploads by clicking on their username.