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1/2 way everything
Seems lately I've been VERY good at getting things 1/2 way done. Had a couple of lots that ended up needing some remodeling done to them......they're still waiting to be remodeled. Have another home 100% built & ready for Sims to move in.......but before I took the pix to make a nice presentable package......all my getty-up got up & went! Made several pets.....and same thing.....they're sitting in my Sim bin awaiting homes for which to use for grabbing cute pix to use. Have wall sets out the wazoo in various states of completion........same thing. A few apartments where they're not fully finished........yup you guessed it......they're just sitting there waiting to be completed. I went ahead & GOT the items I'd need to bring my story Sims Matt & Jenny back (I enjoyed writing their story even though it was a LOT of work)......but um......yeah.....if I can't manage to force myself to finish little projects BIG ones like writing a story are so far back seat.....they're back of the bus back seat! I'm sure if I felt better that'd HELP......but at the moment I just feel like I'm ALWAYS.......either too loopy, too owie, too tired, or too all of the above; to do what.......HIEDI WANTS TO DO! And what I'd LIKE TO DO is to make things for people to enjoy. It almost always brightens my day to see NEW CC to spoil my Sims with AND how disappointing it is to only see a few items here & there. :( I know there are only a few hand-fulls of us still playing TS2 but I'm sure none of us stopped liking to have new things for our Sims, I know I sure haven't! As much as I'd like to......I wouldn't feel "right" FORCING myself to put stuff out; #1 it would probably end up being lousy work if I was too loopy at the time I made it, #2 I'd be embarassed/horrified if I'd made a major mistake that caused anyone's game/Sims any problems. So I'll just hope I get some days where I can be sitting up with-OUT a bunch of meds AND finish what I've started!!! <3
Sparklewood has started
The first few parts of my Sparklewood story are released now. I am happy about the many comments I received. Writing is fun, but more so because of getting feedback from readers. By chance I observed that one release started with two persons giving it a rating of "3", before it climbed up to an average rating of "4.6". It's a pity the two "3"-givers didn't leave a comment for me. It's quite normal that a story is not to everyone's liking, but I am still curious why they gave a rating that's low in comparism to the achieved average of the story. I hope the next time they will rate a story low they find the time to explain it with a comment. I don't want to argue with them, but I'd like to know the reasons. You can only improve if you know what went wrong. Getting congratulations from someone who liked your story makes you happier, while meeting with criticism of less impressed readers makes you a better writer. At least that's what I hope.
September 19th, In the Details!
In The Details is a collection of antique and vintage table lamps for Sims 3, it includes “Victoriana,” a favorite lamp from Sims 2, “Charmed,” a 2-post table lamp, “Guinevere,” perfect for a child's nursery, and “Princess,” with a delicate floral motif. When decorating your home—it’s all in the details! The collection is scheduled for publication on September 19, 2010.
Happy Simming!
Carolyn

Mellow and Dan Crazy; one more time around
household: Dan Crazy = adult
Mellow (Lames) Crazy = Adult
Mellow put the finishing touches on her painting of Dan serving food and hung it in their bedroom. Life was falling into a simple rhythm for them since Kitten had left for college. They had tried to have another baby while Kitten was growing up. It had just never happened. When Kitten left for college they decided not worry about it anymore. The money they had saved up for a bigger house they spend on nicer furniture. They where both making good money getting close to the top of their professions. Dan worked for the paper and she was working at one of the hot architecture firms.
Just as they were settling into their new life of just the two of them, Mellow became pregnant. Dan was instantly overjoyed. He’d missed so much when Kitten had been born.
Dan had been in college when he’d met Mellow. She was new to Pleasantview. Her and her brother, Dude Lames, where the first sims to actually live in the Downtown district. They shared an apartment in one of the newly built apartment buildings. Mellow stayed with her brother all thru her pregnancy with Kitten and even after she was born.
It was a small two bedroom apartment. Mellow had the baby’s crib in her room with her and the changing table in the living area. There where days the apartment felt crowded. Dude wanted to raise 20 pets, and he had a cat, McCool.
When Kitten became a toddler walking through the apartment was somewhat of a challenge navigating around baby’s and cat’s toys. As soon as Kitten grew into a child, Mellow decided to buy a small house. A few days later Dan finished college and moved in with them. They had a small wedding in their back yard.
Money had been tight while Kitten was growing up. Dan and Mellow saved every spare simolean with the hopes of having another baby and buying a bigger house. Now Kitten was in college and the couple was making good money. Mellow decided instead of a new house she’d just design a second floor; after all she worked at a prestigious architect firm.
They built a second floor with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with a balcony off the master bedroom. They left the downstairs room intact. They turned the old master bedroom into a living room. They kept the downstairs bathroom as a bathroom. Mellow put her drafting table in Kitten’s old bedroom.
Mellow’s pregnatecy flew by. It was a smooth and easy pregnancy. Dan was home when the time came for the baby’s birth. Everything went well and she gave birth to a baby girl.
“Daisy?” Mellow suggested looking from her new infant to her husband.
“Daisy.” Dan smiled. “I like it.”
Mellow stayed home with Daisy, only going to work when Dan was home. Dan spent every chance he could with his youngest daughter.
“So, I was thinking,” Mellow started over dinner one night, “Maybe when Daisy is a child we could buy a vacation home.”
“We could finally have a honeymoon.” Dan smiled.
“or a family get a ways.” Mellow grinned.
“Maybe a place to someday take grandchildren.” Dan suggested enthusiastically.
“On the beach or at least near the ocean?”
“I could build a sandcastle that you design.”
They both laughed.
500 Downloads!
I logged in today, and i couldn't believe it!
500 people did actually download my houses!
I'm so happy that I will upload a new house this weekend!
THANKS to all of you :)
Kaitlyn
I usually blog about my lots so I guess I'll write a ditty about my latest lot, Kaitlyn. It's due out tomorrow. There isn't much to say about Kaitlyn since it's a small lot and fairly simple. What caught my eye when looking for floorplans was the entry bordered by two two-story pillars. It seemed a stylish touch for such a simple plan. I decided to go for girly girl decor. The living room and kitchen aren't too girly. A nice dark blue dominates those areas. The rest of the house though favors pinks and pastels. Not exactly my thing, but I like to challenge myself. You'll need Fast Lane for this one. I had fun in the garage, a tad. And the couch in the living room is from that pack. Not really much more to say. Small lot, great for a single mom or sisters moving out for the first time, or a very small family just starting out. Add a basement and you might fix any space problems your sims have as their family grows.
As for my next lot, I plan for that to be on the small size as well. I might try girly again. I dunno. Depends on my mood and how much I want to itch while decorating. I just don't do pink well. Or lace. Or ruffles. Or... girl things. Yep, I'm a girl, but I prefer brights and darks, or even sterile black and white, over pastels. I look good in pink but it is absent from my wardrobe. Maybe it's my older sister. She's all Mrs. Victorian. The more ruffles, lace, antiques, and embellishments, the better. Ugh. I can't stand it. Her home is beautiful though, I won't say it ain't. That's her thing though. I will allow bright pinks into my life, but they are still scrutinized and limited excessively. LOL I'm wearing a bright pink t-shirt now but it has Eeyore on it so he cancels it out. I love Eeyore.
Ahem, anyway, not too much else to say. I still want to try my hand at patterns. If I could mesh I'd add bangs to every flippin' hairstyle out there. I have bangs and I don't know what EA has against bangs. They're cute and make you look younger. I can never find a style for my selfsim. I can find lots of styles without bangs that resemble my hair, but alas, no bangs.
Oh, the random bit for the day. I found a pair of earrings in a catalog I was really tempted to order. They were... cookies! M&M cookies! There was a necklace too but I don't do necklaces. I've only had my ears pierced for less than 2 years. It was sort of a... spontaneous thing I did during a meltdown. I don't regret it though. I love dangley earrings best. Dunno why. If these were dangley cookie earrings they'd be on my ears right now. Since they were studs I could resist. And if nobody out there cares about this, that's fine. DOT will care.
And this post has gone down the stupid path so I guess I'm done.
Kitchens, Kitchens, Kitchens.....
Wow, I´ve fell in love with kitchen! right now I wanna do FOUR kitchen! A black, glass, wood and red kitchen! No, wait! Five kitchens!! Maybe I should do a set of kitchen.. Then I mean the basic items, counters and such...
OK, enough of smileys.. By now I can tell you that a new set will come, it´s just some small fixes left! ![]()
Fashion for men
Hey guys!
My next 2 creations are men clothing. I hope you enjoy them!
I'll upload them tonight, so they will be published in 2-3 days.
I'm so excited what do you think about them :D
xoxo Jacky

10,000
I did it. I made it to 10,000 downloads. 
That might not be much for some creators but it is for me. Thanks to all the people that supported and downloaded from me. Enjoy the pic =)


