Week 4:This is the last time I start on a Monday, because I finally had the brilliant idea to set up a "holiday" on Saturdays to remind me to do the stats for the week. No traditions, no time off, just a reminder to self. :smile: This one's pretty picture heavy, so spoiler usage again.
After both women left for work Monday, I added Ophelia's lvl 5 reward - the No Sweat No Fuss Rug - to her room. She's stagnating a little in her aspiration because I was waiting to be able to add extra space to the house for the pieces of exercise equipment she needs to own. We're getting close though, so the rug can go in.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7921/46304733685_df9a08e48f_c.jpgMonday Felicia came home with great news! She got a promotion! No more Advice Columnist for her, she's now a Regular Contributor. And yet, during all her promotions despite making more money, and getting great bonuses and rewards (the Open Book Framed is one of my favorites), she never seems happy about it:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7807/33343606358_1eb9175659_c.jpg Sunday, while Ophelia was at work, Marcus called, inviting her to join the Powerhouse Club. She accepted, but declined to go to the meeting right then because she was at work. So since Tuesday was her day off, I had her call a meeting. All members were in attendance, including a noticeably pregnant Clara Bjergsen:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7822/33343601428_95b64b6fbd_c.jpg I enjoy Clubs, and have often had a sim join them, but once I start a family with that sim, I usually wind up leaving the club because of the control freak in me wanting to arrange everything. This challenge should help me relax that some, and just let the rest of the family be while the sim goes to do their club thing. :blush:
It's so funny when Lazy sims are decidedly
not lazy. Like when Felicia decides to go weed the garden on her own or clean her seriously gross shower:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7907/40254171533_f1653d57e5.jpgThe week went by pretty smoothly - work, gathering/collecting on days off, and to the gym after work so Ophelia could work on Fitness, Charisma, and Mentoring patrons at the gym. And of course, Felicia went along, sometimes worked out, sometimes watched the tv - usually the cooking channel.
Thursday, since they were both off, I was going to have them go to the park in Oasis Springs, but they woke up to this:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7863/33343597738_d85e9ddf2a_c.jpgClearly not good weather for spending outside playing chess, catching frogs, etc. So they went to the park in Willow Creek instead. And I realized that Willow Creek is good for finding Eggplant frogs which was the last color type I was missing (I already had one or more of all the pattern types) so that I could work on completing the frog collection. So first thing I did was send Ophelia frog collecting. First log she checked had a plain Eggplant frog! Success! Then she and Felicia sat down to a game of chess:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7891/33343596888_bd78d3b177_c.jpgSuch a gorgeous sunny day, hot weather - totally summertime - as you can see by the outdoor clothes.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7841/32276913847_7aa44180d1_c.jpgIt clearly didn't last, and then the thunder started and they both got the "What Am I Doing Out Here?" moodlet that comes from being outside in a thunderstorm.
Off to the gym back in Oasis Springs, where it's still pouring outside:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7909/46304719415_836cf51f60_c.jpgOphelia gets some mentoring while she works out (since Supriya's still levels above her in Fitness), and Felicia hops on the treadmill.
Once some lower Fitness level patrons enter the gym, I send Ophelia to get some Mentoring done. And Felicia's still doing her thing:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7894/40254166723_6816062296_c.jpgOphelia takes a break from mentoring to go talk with Travis Scott, and the Darling Walsh joins them:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7811/40254165543_818b98874e.jpgOnce they were done talking, I send Ophelia over to do some mentoring with Bella (sometimes it seems like it takes forever to get that Mentoring daily requirement filled), and then check up on what Felicia is doing.
Wait! Felicia, have you lost weight?!
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7874/46304715125_701301f7f5_c.jpgI think she has! Making sure their refrigerator is stocked with healthier - but still delicious - food (since she eats even when she isn't hungry) and the almost daily trips to the gym have apparently done an amazing thing for her:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7848/46495661224_35a4c9f44c.jpgFriday, Ophelia arrived home sporting a new look.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7813/47219155361_2e65d69883_c.jpgWhile the stripes are striking, I don't think that's a good look for her. So into her inventory for a bottle of medicine, to squash that bug before it spreads.
Since it was Night on the Town day, I decided that taking everyone out to eat at the newly opened Hogan's Diner in Windenberg sounded like a great way to spend it - a little something different. Though in retrospect, it would've been a good night to eat at Chez Llama instead:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7880/47219151611_d85a92d9ab_c.jpgFelicia snuck in a kiss as they were heading to the table, and then it was time to decide what they were going to eat:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7917/47219148941_74f76e0cf1.jpgFirst disaster of the evening. Yes, that's their food on the floor at the feet of the server:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7837/47219144031_5af3c35899_c.jpgThey waited, and waited
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7925/46495631964_900be4731d.jpgWhen the food finally showed up, the second disaster of the evening happened.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7851/46495627834_ede25927a1_c.jpgPoor Felicia! She stayed up late the night before playing on her computer. If the first food disaster hadn't happened, they might have gotten out there before she hit the floor. She did manage to wake up enough to be able to eat dinner with the rest of her friends.
Let's end the week in a big way, shall we?
First, so much lack of fun for Ophelia had her in the red. So as soon as Felicia was home, they headed to the library:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7843/33343564958_9e7d175d49_c.jpgAfter the fun need was solved (full green now), they headed to the gym:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7852/40254119553_31d55300f8_c.jpgOphelia got to level 7 and she totally deserves the moment to admire how that muscle definition is starting to show (great when you're a bodybuilder):
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7824/40254117923_938a5854aa_c.jpgLater that night, once Ophelia was in bed, Felicia was still up puttering around. She went out to research a plant (why she chose the middle of the night is a mystery):
Yep, this happened!
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7861/40254180133_07ab1b82c9_c.jpghttps://farm8.staticflickr.com/7860/40254179363_a40d1ec2ce_c.jpgFortunately, when she returned, she was not angry or dazed, but thrilled by the abduction, and finally went in to bed:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7825/32276934167_b6d8e9115d_c.jpghttps://farm8.staticflickr.com/7848/32276933257_876768b014_c.jpgAlso fortunately, I hadn't made any tweaks to the alien abduction settings in MCCC, so I didn't have to worry about a baby suddenly happening in this household.
Standings as of Saturday night of Week 4: (told you I fixed my issue with tracking their standings :smiley:
Funds: §11015, Ophelia vault §2511, Felicia vault §3883
Promotions: Felicia promoted to Level 5, Regular Contributor, promotion reward - Framed Book
Aspirations: Ophelia achieved milestone 3 of Curator. They're working their way towards several collections, so it'll be interesting to see which are the first two (one for each of them) to be completed so they can complete The Collector aspiration.