When you stop playing a sim for the day, do you address their needs first?
How do you leave the household you're playing at the end of a session? If it's a sim I like (and some I don't!), I treat them like dolls--I make sure every need is met before I put them back in the...
I'm another one that makes sure needs are not going to go south when they wake up. :D Usually I will save and quit with them standing at the edge of the bed. Just easier that way. :)