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The state of me.
I realise that it's a little while since I posted something letting you all know how things are doing, so I thought I'd put that right this evening.
First off, things IRL have gotten a bit better. They're still not perfect, and because they don't all come from me, I don't want to get into what is happening in a public journal. The important thing is that they aren't as bad as they were earlier in the year, and I've continued to gain the upper hand on my own depression. True I still have bad days, or lately bad weeks, but overall I'm not falling into the funks I was earlier this year.
My main problem at the moment is tiredness. Work has been incredibly busy since the middle of September, and is only now starting to slow down, just in time for the Christmas rush. I do have next week booked off as holiday though, and I'm really looking forward to it.
I do feel I need to apologise to everyone for the fact that, despite what I've said in the past, I've still not been very visible in the community. I realise it seems to be getting quiet anyway, but I feel bad that I'm not adding my voice to those who are still around and active. I want to get back to commenting, and posting on threads at Boolprop, I really do, but when I sit down to do so, the words don't want to come, or it feels like an effort, or I feel as if what I'm saying isn't good enough for what I'm responding to. I've always left detailed comments which take at least an hour to compose, and I feel really bad if I leave a short comment just saying that I liked something. Perhaps I need to get over that, at least for me to get back into the habit of commenting on each update. Because I do still love this community and the friends I have made here, and I do still love my sims and telling their story.
Oh yes, my sims. Things are progressing there still. I've finished making my current changes in Regalton. I plan on doing some work on the main house, but that won't be for a rotation or two yet. This is what Regalton looks like now:
I've replaced the Harrison, Belfour (Charlotta's descendants), Alfred, James and the Wrenworth (Robert) houses with lots I've built my self. I think they look great, and also more British that the houses that were there before. I might also change Charles's house, (the one on the right), but I'm not sure yet. From the outside, it doesn't look too out of place in the village, although inside needs a complete make over.
I am very pleased with the interiors and want to use some of the ideas I came up with for these in the main house when I redo that.
I also redid the shops opposite the main house, and plan on redoing the other businesses over the course of the next generation too.
As I said I was going to a couple of posts ago, I've also redone Simdon Community as it's own subhood.
And the same with the Nickle.
So far, it seems to be much better than the original Simdon, so I'm very hopeful that doing this has fixed my problems.
I've also finished placing the lots for Simdon in the blank hood, meaning that I have only got Takemizu Village to do, before that is all done, and I can get on with sim makeovers. I'm pleased about that, because although this hood still seems to be holding together, I want to be ready in case it does go.
What else have I been up to? Oh I've been playing and shooting for chapter 24.1. I admit I had a huge panic about it the other night, but I went and expanded on the points of my outline, and now I'm feeling a lot happier about it all. I'm hoping to get the shooting and playing finished in my week off, but I might not. All I can tell you for sure, is that I've missed Bertie. A lot.
I did spend yesterday procrastinating though. I started work on a new skintone, an even paler one than lily, and without freckles or moles, but on looking at it later I thought it looked too flat and I wasn't happy with it. I've therefore decided to remove the freckles from lily, and make it another S0 skintone. I'm also looking at removing the slight mole on my S1. Oh! and I started work on a skintone slightly darker, but not much, than my S2, so I want to finish both of those to give me more variety in game.
I think that's all I wanted to talk about tonight. Ah, apart from to promise part 3 of the non-BC. I really, really do want to get it done, so I'm going to try to get it published this weekend. I've introduced Andrew and Peter to their future spouses in the game, and Andrew's first face want for his future wife has made me very happy, so I'm now feeling more enthusiastic about it. Wish me luck!
First off, things IRL have gotten a bit better. They're still not perfect, and because they don't all come from me, I don't want to get into what is happening in a public journal. The important thing is that they aren't as bad as they were earlier in the year, and I've continued to gain the upper hand on my own depression. True I still have bad days, or lately bad weeks, but overall I'm not falling into the funks I was earlier this year.
My main problem at the moment is tiredness. Work has been incredibly busy since the middle of September, and is only now starting to slow down, just in time for the Christmas rush. I do have next week booked off as holiday though, and I'm really looking forward to it.
I do feel I need to apologise to everyone for the fact that, despite what I've said in the past, I've still not been very visible in the community. I realise it seems to be getting quiet anyway, but I feel bad that I'm not adding my voice to those who are still around and active. I want to get back to commenting, and posting on threads at Boolprop, I really do, but when I sit down to do so, the words don't want to come, or it feels like an effort, or I feel as if what I'm saying isn't good enough for what I'm responding to. I've always left detailed comments which take at least an hour to compose, and I feel really bad if I leave a short comment just saying that I liked something. Perhaps I need to get over that, at least for me to get back into the habit of commenting on each update. Because I do still love this community and the friends I have made here, and I do still love my sims and telling their story.
Oh yes, my sims. Things are progressing there still. I've finished making my current changes in Regalton. I plan on doing some work on the main house, but that won't be for a rotation or two yet. This is what Regalton looks like now:
I've replaced the Harrison, Belfour (Charlotta's descendants), Alfred, James and the Wrenworth (Robert) houses with lots I've built my self. I think they look great, and also more British that the houses that were there before. I might also change Charles's house, (the one on the right), but I'm not sure yet. From the outside, it doesn't look too out of place in the village, although inside needs a complete make over.
I am very pleased with the interiors and want to use some of the ideas I came up with for these in the main house when I redo that.
I also redid the shops opposite the main house, and plan on redoing the other businesses over the course of the next generation too.
As I said I was going to a couple of posts ago, I've also redone Simdon Community as it's own subhood.
And the same with the Nickle.
So far, it seems to be much better than the original Simdon, so I'm very hopeful that doing this has fixed my problems.
I've also finished placing the lots for Simdon in the blank hood, meaning that I have only got Takemizu Village to do, before that is all done, and I can get on with sim makeovers. I'm pleased about that, because although this hood still seems to be holding together, I want to be ready in case it does go.
What else have I been up to? Oh I've been playing and shooting for chapter 24.1. I admit I had a huge panic about it the other night, but I went and expanded on the points of my outline, and now I'm feeling a lot happier about it all. I'm hoping to get the shooting and playing finished in my week off, but I might not. All I can tell you for sure, is that I've missed Bertie. A lot.
I did spend yesterday procrastinating though. I started work on a new skintone, an even paler one than lily, and without freckles or moles, but on looking at it later I thought it looked too flat and I wasn't happy with it. I've therefore decided to remove the freckles from lily, and make it another S0 skintone. I'm also looking at removing the slight mole on my S1. Oh! and I started work on a skintone slightly darker, but not much, than my S2, so I want to finish both of those to give me more variety in game.
I think that's all I wanted to talk about tonight. Ah, apart from to promise part 3 of the non-BC. I really, really do want to get it done, so I'm going to try to get it published this weekend. I've introduced Andrew and Peter to their future spouses in the game, and Andrew's first face want for his future wife has made me very happy, so I'm now feeling more enthusiastic about it. Wish me luck!
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Most important of all, I'm glad that things seem to be going better for you and that you, yourself, are getting better :) *hugs*
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Yes! Work is progressing on the next chapter. I've gotten two big sections out the way already, and now it's onto the uni bits.
:D I really like the Lily skin, but thought it'd be nice to have a pale skin without freckles. I plan on having both of them in my game, since I reckon it'd be nice to have a chance that a sim could have freckles or not.
Yes, things are so much better at the moment, and I'm feeling much more like myself. This is very good. :)
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I am feeling much better, and, fingers crossed things will continue to improve. I'm really looking forward to my time off. I feel as if I need it.
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Di, it's awesome to hear you're doing better, even if it's just some better. Enjoy your holiday coming up! And yay about simming projects!
Lauri
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I'm basically right where you are, right now. Commenting feels like a chore but I feel bad for not doing it. Honestly? I think comments with a fair amount of detail and observation are great, but when it gets to the point where it takes an hour to do each one, that's a problem. That was me three years ago, and I loved doing it, but it took up WAY too much of my time. I had less time to play my game and write my own stuff (not to mention school). So, give yourself permission to cut it down. No one's going to judge.
Yay for Bertie! :D I'm looking forward to what's coming next for him.
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Exactly, that is just what I'm feeling. I used to love sitting down and leaving those long comments, but they take so long to do, I don't have the time to do that any more. Maybe we all need to give ourselves permission to not feel guilty over how much/little we comment.
I'm enjoying playing Bertie again. I'd forgotten how much fun he is. :D
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About the chapter...I'm so relieved that you are feeling better about it. I felt awful for bringing it up yesterday. :( Take your time with it, and know that you CAN do it and it WILL be glorious, even if you don't think believe it yourself.
As for the houses, I am in awe of your decorating. Those rooms look like they just fell out of the Victorian period. *nodnod*
:D
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*hugs* Don't worry about it. I was just feeling blah and worried about it all. I am feeling better about it, now that I know what I'm going to be doing for each bit, and I've got a dummy hood being sorted out. Aww, thank you. *hugs*
Wow, thanks. That is a huge compliment from you, because I'm always in awe of your houses and think that they have arrived here fully formed from Regency England. :D