I kept telling myself I couldn't start another challenge, really I did, but I have no will power when it comes to sims challenges :) I started this last night and played a few hours, I made it to day 10 I think? I won't have time to write a blog or post pics of this one but can highlight here if anyone cares to know how it's going.
I started with a single sim and chose to put her in one of the lots in the top right section of willow creek. There is a community garden directly behind the lot, a park with play ground across the street and a few fishing spots nearby. After buying a trash can and finally getting one of the money cheats to work so I could set her funds to zero and she went out to collect everything nearby. Then I sent her to the park to see if anyone would cook up some food. After digging up all the collectibles she stopped to eat and chat with some townies. I sold all her my sim dolls and any duplicate crystals, gems, fossils and frogs. The first night she had sold 403S worth of stuff, I could have sold the rest but decided not to. (she has the curator collecting aspiration so some things only count if in her inventory) I had her spend the night at the park, napping is really not any way to keep their energy up! As soon as the dig sites respawned I had her run around and grab those, eat, 'bathe in the sink' (wash hands, brush teeth) until she was in the green. Sold all her stuff and she had right around 600S so it was time for a job. Started her in the writing career and sent her to the library to practice writing.
I spent her first bit of money on a double bed and a toilet so she was at least well rested for work the next day. When she got home from work I bought a shower. The next day she was off so more collecting, harvesting of the local garden and some fishing. I wasn't having any luck meeting males sims that were YA or A, they were all elders or teens, or married :( She finally met a guy that wasn't either of these and I moved him in. She had built the roof house :) had the double bed, toilet, shower, fridge, counter, and even her first promotion at work which brings the computer reward, so she also had a desk, chair and computer. He brought with him 20K so they now have a two bedroom one bath home and about 14K in cash. Not sure what my total is as I didn't check but think it is close to 27k. She's already to level 4 in the writing career and when I go in to play next he will be starting the tech guru career since his aspiration is the computer one. I think the hardest part is over, keeping a sim happy enough to get started in their career is the challenge when they have nothing! I probably will only play it once a week so it may take me a while to complete it, but it will be a break from my legacies and school.
