I tend to restart saves all the time as well because I have ADHD so my attention span is just not it. I have most of the packs and yet done anything in this game worth being proud of. For me, I didn't find much joy in the game because I felt like I was racing the clock to get them married and having children and then as a result I get bored because I didn't get to do anything else with them. So I decided to use the MCCC mod to adjust time speed, lifespans, etc and the game got more enjoyable because I can actually take my time
So what I do to keep myself interested is I have multiple saves and each save is something different.
I have the Opposites Attract save where I have Alexis and Keyvon so are opposites but realize they are in love. So this is the save I'm focusing the romance and family aspect on.
I have a Multitalented Orphan save with a teen Sim named Evangeline who wants to be an attorney to avenge her parents death because the person responsible got away with it. Her parents always believed in her ability to be something amazing. So she is trying to be good at lot of things. This is the save I'm focusing the university and skills aspect on.
Then I have the Single Sports Nut sim. This is Kayjae, who is not interested in marriage or a family. She is more interested in extreme sporting. This is the Sim I use to focus more on exploring the Snow Escape expansion pack.
I also have a Supernatual Girl Band save, a Mother/Father/Grandmother and Toddler save, Lola De'Angelo and my Raymonds Twins saves all of which I haven't really played much of, but the Girl band will be on Occults and music, the Mother/Father/Grandmother and Toddler will be on family again (because in Sims, no matter what, family is just my gameplay) and the Raymonds Twins and Lola De'Angelo will both be focused mostly on drama and homewrecking.
I find that if I have multiple saves with different themes going on in each save, my attention stays because it keeps me interested because it's not the same thing every save.
