I found this topic kinda fun, and instead of digging up the old one, I'll make a new one. Dear little sims, please make sure that you're actually home when you invite my sim over, especially when ...
Dear little Sims, I built you a beautiful new kitchen with 5 free counters so why the fudgin' heck do you have to walk all the way through the house and out into the garden to use the barbeque counter to make a grilled cheese!? (not 2 minutes later the butler then proceeded to make herself a grilled cheese in the kitchen and leave it on the counter to taunt me!!).