Rosebud 500K Solitaire by EuphorialQueen
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I finished my second week so an update of my challenge (I intersperse this with play in my Legacy save thus the time passing between update).
http://oi67.tinypic.com/i5q0le.jpg
Aria is still Aria.
She had a much easier week this week since she no longer had to sleep on benches or had to gather her food or rely on the kindness of strangers to eat. She spent most of the early part of the week working towards her next promotion at work which would gain her the easel she desperately wanted.
http://oi63.tinypic.com/ea5yzs.jpg
http://oi67.tinypic.com/kmhp5.jpg
She attained her goal about halfway through the week. After which she immediately started the first piece of art on it.
It wasn't all happy fun times for Aria though as she occasionally was forced to do the most dreaded of things for a loner sim. Socialize to keep her social from tanking. Thankfully it's not as bad as it could be since she gets social at work but the social still goes down fairly quickly. We will definitely be saving up for the reward trait that keeps that need from decaying as soon as possible.
http://oi63.tinypic.com/kd9zcl.jpg
Aria doesn't enjoy talking to children (you're probably lucky his parents weren't around to see you making that face at their child Aria).
http://oi65.tinypic.com/v5wr42.jpg
She also doesn't like talking to people her own age.
http://oi67.tinypic.com/30mlnra.jpg
Thanks to the recent addition of Get Together in my game I was able to send her to Windenburg where we managed to find one person she didn't completely hate talking to. Bjorn Bjergsen who is an adult and unfortunately married. Not that it really matters since she's probably going to out live him and she can't marry anyone in anyway. He's not her friend yet but I might keep trying on it since she did seem to like him which for her is a rare, rare thing indeed lol.
http://oi66.tinypic.com/33mobnr.jpg
While in Windenburg I made use of the easels that were scattered about the place to give her a change of scenery. This proved an advantageous idea because while she was there she painted two Masterpieces in a row. This is the second one did it's a large pop art piece.
http://oi68.tinypic.com/of3335.jpg
And this is the first one she did. This was a large paint from references pieces and I really loved how it turned out so we kept it to decorate the house.
http://oi65.tinypic.com/30ct6z9.jpg
Monday rolled around and so did the bills. The in-game bills were $223 and I charged her the $150 loan payment and an added $25 for the trip to Windenburg. With the addition of funds from another promotion she got on this day we had like $8,000 dollars in reserve at this point thanks to her painting and one day of collecting in the home neighborhood.
http://oi67.tinypic.com/v6107d.jpg
I then went ahead and used almost all of it to remodel her house. I really hated the old one and so I completely demolished it and rebuilt from scratch. By the end of it we had like $400 left and it's not even completely decorated yet lol.
http://oi67.tinypic.com/29l05nd.jpg
A second bunny to mark the end of the second week of the challenge. Also two wildflower bunches to mark the two masterpieces. I've decided I'll add a flower bunch for each one. Hopefully we'll a field of flowers surrounding the house by the end of the challenge.
http://oi67.tinypic.com/213n9lz.jpg
The inside of the house. The kitchen is tiny and things are still a little bare but I'm incredibly happy with it. My idea is to start to get the house out of the way early so that I can concentrate on saving money straight on after that.
http://oi66.tinypic.com/1grk0w.jpg
Before the end of the night she paints her third masterpiece. Since it's before midnight I purchase a third wild flower bunch for outside. I also buy two comfy chairs and the TV she had the whim for. We are saving up for that reward trait after all.
Here are the Stats for Week 2:
Total Wealth: 21,462/500K
Actual on hand Money: A little over $1K
Bills: $398
Promotions: 2 (5/10)
Masterpieces: 3 (3)
Friends: 0
Boyfriends/Lovers: 0
We have one item in our inventories. I went ahead and purchased a Youth Potion once I'd saved up enough points for it. I won't be using it until she's ready to age up into an adult but I was afraid I'd forget to buy it and spend the points on other things if I didn't get it right away.
Bonus Pics Because I really adore her and the facial expressions she makes:
http://oi63.tinypic.com/20fqdlk.jpg
http://oi66.tinypic.com/2e3xumt.jpg
http://oi67.tinypic.com/i5q0le.jpg
Aria is still Aria.
She had a much easier week this week since she no longer had to sleep on benches or had to gather her food or rely on the kindness of strangers to eat. She spent most of the early part of the week working towards her next promotion at work which would gain her the easel she desperately wanted.
http://oi63.tinypic.com/ea5yzs.jpg
http://oi67.tinypic.com/kmhp5.jpg
She attained her goal about halfway through the week. After which she immediately started the first piece of art on it.
It wasn't all happy fun times for Aria though as she occasionally was forced to do the most dreaded of things for a loner sim. Socialize to keep her social from tanking. Thankfully it's not as bad as it could be since she gets social at work but the social still goes down fairly quickly. We will definitely be saving up for the reward trait that keeps that need from decaying as soon as possible.
http://oi63.tinypic.com/kd9zcl.jpg
Aria doesn't enjoy talking to children (you're probably lucky his parents weren't around to see you making that face at their child Aria).
http://oi65.tinypic.com/v5wr42.jpg
She also doesn't like talking to people her own age.
http://oi67.tinypic.com/30mlnra.jpg
Thanks to the recent addition of Get Together in my game I was able to send her to Windenburg where we managed to find one person she didn't completely hate talking to. Bjorn Bjergsen who is an adult and unfortunately married. Not that it really matters since she's probably going to out live him and she can't marry anyone in anyway. He's not her friend yet but I might keep trying on it since she did seem to like him which for her is a rare, rare thing indeed lol.
http://oi66.tinypic.com/33mobnr.jpg
While in Windenburg I made use of the easels that were scattered about the place to give her a change of scenery. This proved an advantageous idea because while she was there she painted two Masterpieces in a row. This is the second one did it's a large pop art piece.
http://oi68.tinypic.com/of3335.jpg
And this is the first one she did. This was a large paint from references pieces and I really loved how it turned out so we kept it to decorate the house.
http://oi65.tinypic.com/30ct6z9.jpg
Monday rolled around and so did the bills. The in-game bills were $223 and I charged her the $150 loan payment and an added $25 for the trip to Windenburg. With the addition of funds from another promotion she got on this day we had like $8,000 dollars in reserve at this point thanks to her painting and one day of collecting in the home neighborhood.
http://oi67.tinypic.com/v6107d.jpg
I then went ahead and used almost all of it to remodel her house. I really hated the old one and so I completely demolished it and rebuilt from scratch. By the end of it we had like $400 left and it's not even completely decorated yet lol.
http://oi67.tinypic.com/29l05nd.jpg
A second bunny to mark the end of the second week of the challenge. Also two wildflower bunches to mark the two masterpieces. I've decided I'll add a flower bunch for each one. Hopefully we'll a field of flowers surrounding the house by the end of the challenge.
http://oi67.tinypic.com/213n9lz.jpg
The inside of the house. The kitchen is tiny and things are still a little bare but I'm incredibly happy with it. My idea is to start to get the house out of the way early so that I can concentrate on saving money straight on after that.
http://oi66.tinypic.com/1grk0w.jpg
Before the end of the night she paints her third masterpiece. Since it's before midnight I purchase a third wild flower bunch for outside. I also buy two comfy chairs and the TV she had the whim for. We are saving up for that reward trait after all.
Here are the Stats for Week 2:
Total Wealth: 21,462/500K
Actual on hand Money: A little over $1K
Bills: $398
Promotions: 2 (5/10)
Masterpieces: 3 (3)
Friends: 0
Boyfriends/Lovers: 0
We have one item in our inventories. I went ahead and purchased a Youth Potion once I'd saved up enough points for it. I won't be using it until she's ready to age up into an adult but I was afraid I'd forget to buy it and spend the points on other things if I didn't get it right away.
Bonus Pics Because I really adore her and the facial expressions she makes:
http://oi63.tinypic.com/20fqdlk.jpg
http://oi66.tinypic.com/2e3xumt.jpg
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