Animal Award!

I got nominated for an animal award! (so named by Toxi). Award rules copy/pasted from Toxi's post:

Spirit Animal Blog Award Acceptance Rules:

1.) Thank the blogger who nominated you, and link back to their page.

2.) Post the award picture on your blog.

3.) Write a short paragraph about yourself and what your blog means to you.

4.) If you could be any animal, what would it be?

5.) Pick and notify ten nominees.

I was nominated by Urunwa from the Sleitinn Legacy. Thank you so much! I've been absent for so long here that I really wouldn't have expected it.

I'll just list my nominations first thing:

Absolutely Cuckoo - I'm late with this blog, but I'm almost caught up to the current chapters! It's always fun for me to see how someone plays their game in different or similar ways to me, and that's why I've always enjoyed these commentary blogs. ISBI challenges impress me because I don't think I could survive one (I'm a control freak with my Sims). And the atmosphere in Toxi's game is just so pretty.

The Beehive - I'm hoping that this blog won't be completely abandoned because it really is amazing. I love the founder's personality, and her daughter Nova is trying to make it as an acrobat after moving out (also they're totally *not* aliens).

Berry Crazy ISBI - This blog made a come back not long ago, and I'm hoping that it will continue! Another commentary ISBI with hilarious situations. And I can't help but admire StyxLady's gorgeous Sims and the way she styles them all with their own personalities.

Hiding Out in Sunset Valley - This is a very charming story because it's grounded in real life scenarios. The characters and their situations are believable, and I'm still impressed that there's a post for every Sim day, and it doesn't get repetitive or boring!

The Kahekilis - This legacy is on its 9th generation, which is impressive in itself, and the story that's been made through these Sims is on an epic scale. Supernaturals who live forever, evil villains, amazing love stories, and Colin. ;)

The Matthews Random Legacy - Lots of drama happening with this story right now! I love the current heir, and how her story keeps getting more and more complicated. And who doesn't love dramatic makeovers like hers?

The Only Way Is Up - This story isn't very far along yet, but coming from Gemma it's going to be a fun ride. The founder had a rocky child/teenhood, and has to start life on her own with a baby and work her way up from the bottom.

The Pokemon Rainbowcy - MissMiserie has been at this for a while, even though her game gives her trouble 90% of the time. I loved her Southern Prettacy, and now the Pokemon Rainbowcy is on it's 6/7th gen, and I'm still loving it. Go check it out if you'd like something humorous and colorful.

Secrets of the Sixkillers - This is a very interesting story that will suck you in. I love how the characters are very realistic in their traits and motivations, and everything doesn't go perfectly all the time.

Soapberry Random Legacy - This is another blog that I've been catching up with. I love the humor (there have been some moments that made me laugh out loud) and the Sims are so very pretty and colorful!

A little about myself: I am 24-years-old, live with my boyfriend, work full-time at a restaurant, and work part-time dogsitting. I'm really very lazy, and my free time usually involves Youtube, the Sims, reading, and knitting. When I was a kid I wanted to be a writer/author, and I'm just glad I have an opportunity to do that through this blog, even though it's not on an epic scale. I just want to have fun with it.

If I could be an animal, I'd probably choose some kind of sea creature...like a dolphin.

Sorry, I just found a bunch of dolphin memes, brb.

And yes, I know it's been a looooooooooong time since i posted anything here, for that I do feel ashamed. The only reason is that I am transferring this blog to wordpress. But I had the crazy idea that I should move all my posts over there, and along with all the pictures that have to be re-uploaded, it's taking a while. But I'm really almost done, so here is the link: https://diffyrandomlegacy.wordpress.com/

My new chapters will be posted there, and I'll give a link on ModtheSims when those come up. For now, thanks for reading!

Aidan: Chapter 6.7 "Warning"

Last time with the Diffys, Aidan proposed to Wanda. This time...

Aidan: Chapter 6.6 "THE Ring"

Last time with the Diffys, Aidan and Wanda became more committed to each other, Ben aged up to a child, and Andy was born. A lot of people also died through story progression. This time...

Aidan: Chapter 6.5 "Birthdays for Days"

Last time with the Diffys, Aidan and Wanda decided they would take their relationship to a romantic level, but Aidan was miffed about a past romantic interest that Wanda had. Wanda broke things off with the previous interest, oh, and we welcomed Ben as our first generation seven baby! This time...

Aidan: Chapter 6.4 "Seeing Daggers"

Last time with the Diffys, Aidan and Wanda had a little lunch date, and then she moved into the house. As friends, of course. This time...

Aidan: Chapter 6.3 "Grumpy Friends"

Last time with the Diffys, Thad started a garden, we had a leisure day pool party, and ended with Aidan waiting for Margarita. This time...

Aidan: Chapter 6.2 "Reading Time"

Last time with the Diffys, Aidan grew into a young adult, Thad decided to retire, and Aidan got a job with the police department. This time...

Aidan: Chapter 6.1 "That's a Wrap"

Last time with the Diffys, Wendy, Jane, and Nora moved out. Aidan's hormones were raging as he attempted a date with Wanda and developed a crush on Margarita at prom. This time...

Kim and Jane: Chapter 5.18 "Burning Loins"

Last time with the Diffys, Wendy aged into an elder, Aidan did teenager-y things like making friends, and Wendy had a conversation with Dylan Shear. Now strap yourself in because I'm determined that by the end of this chapter, Aidan will have his YA birthday. This time...

Kim and Jane: Chapter 5.17 "Outdoor Torment"

Thanks for eating part of the chapter when I first tried to write this, blogger...

Last time with the Diffys, a few things happened. Most notably, Jane and Wendy affirmed their relationship and made it official. The kittens Sally and Nora were born. And there was a death-filled gift-giving party in which Aidan grew into a teen. This time...

Kim and Jane: Chapter 5.16 "Happy Holidays"

Last time with the Diffys, Aidan aged into a child, with many parties and pregnancies during those parties. Jane and Emmie had a *super serious* conversation about feelings, and Emmie gave her a flashdrive full of old photos. This time...

Liebster Award!

Hi there! It's been a little while, (my last post was on April 20, and I generally have a goal of updating twice a month) but let's just say that morale has been low. Just kidding, mostly. I went on a 5-day vacation at the beginning of May, and I've just been lazy ever since, I suppose (at least about blogging). But! The lovely and kind FutureCarrie of the Matthews Random Legacy nominated me for a Liebster award!

Thank you so very much; this may be the little pep I needed to push me back into writing about my Simmies. ^_^

Here are the Liebster Award rules:
1. Post the award on your blog.
2. Thank the blogger who presented the award and link back to their blog.
3. Nominate 5-11 bloggers whom you feel deserve this award and have fewer than or equal to 3,000 followers.
4. Answer 11 questions posted by the nominator, and ask your nominees 11 questions.

Here are my nominations, and if you've already been nominated don't feel like you have to answer my questions too, I just think you deserve some recognition:

1. FutureCarrie Nevermind that I know you've already been nominated, I just wanted to say that your dedication and love for writing really shows in your blog, and I'm glad I went back and read the story from the beginning.
2. Big Mud Updates often, doesn't try to use a lot of plot, but I'm still very interested in the characters and where they go. This is why I like to read Sims stories; it's just about life and where it leads.
3. MeganPagan Updates every single day of her Sims' lives. And makes each day interesting. I know I couldn't do that.
4. MissMiserie I've been reading her legacies since The Southern Prettacy; now she's working on The Pokemon Rainbowcy and FISBI. Always cracks me up and puts me in a better mood.
5. Nirar Had to go back and read this story from the beginning; such pretty Sims, intricate relationships, and fascinating stories from them.
6. YangtheCat Has been playing and making stories since The Sims, which I really admire. Has several blogs, but the one I linked is for Revolver, the Brannon Random Legacy; I like how this story has shown many different relationships, and that no one thing is right for everyone. Different strokes for different folks.
7. Becky I love the way she tells stories. Very simple, but if you keep reading it goes deeper than you expect. And yet, it has a light tone that I've always enjoyed.
8. ConvictedDreamer Gorgeous Sims portray a sometimes dark story that has caught me off guard lately. Dramatic and enjoyable read.

Now that I've nominated quite enough people, I'll answer Carrie's questions:
1. How did you come across the challenge? I had started reading Sims challenge blogs and though I wanted to start something like that myself. It's been a little while, but I think I just google searched and the Random Legacy Challenge was among a list of suggested challenges for The Sims 3. Then I found the thread on ModTheSims and decided to try it.
2. What is your favourite saying? I'll answer that with a quote from a youtube makeup artist: "You're more beautiful than you know, more talented than you think, and more loved than you can imagine." ~Kandee Johnson
3. What’s your worst pet peeve? Being asked to do something when I'm already doing it.
4. You can have one superpower, what would it be? Telekinesis. Would make cleaning a lot easier, and less gross.
5. What was the first Sims game you owned? My brother had the first The Sims, and we would all play it on our home computer. The first one I owned was The Sims Vacation expansion, which I got for a Christmas gift.
6. Do you have any tattoos/piercings? (I’m curious, lol). I have my earlobes pierced, and the cartilage pierced on my right ear, which is more recent. I want to get a tattoo in the future but I want to make sure it's exactly what I want, save up the money, and build up my pain tolerance, ha!
7. What do you love most about yourself? (Go ahead, be vain). Hmmm I think I'd say my patience and ability to keep a level head in most situations.
8. Who is your favourite CC creator and why? Paintstroke! I love her retextures, especially the more unusual ones because I can't find that anywhere else.
9. What’s your favourite thing about Sims 3? Seeing my family grow over generations; how different and similar they look, and how far they've come.
10. Why do you have the name you do on here? Like, why is your nickname/username/whatever-it’s-called what it is? My username on blogspot is because those are the things which I would consider to be the things I am most passionate about (God, reading, crafts). When I created the account, I had the idea that I would create a blog for each of them, but that didn't happen, lol. My other nickname, heatherfeather19, is because my name is Heather, feather rhymes, and I was 19 at the time I started the ModtheSims account.
11. If you could be any animal (extinct, mythical or still around) what would you like to be? A chipmunk. They're just so cute, and free!

Questions for my nominees: 
1. How many places have you lived?
2.What month is your birthday? 
3. Are you left-handed or right-handed? (I'm curious if there are any other lefties like me).
4. Do you have any pets?
5. What's your favorite kind of drink? (Coffee, tea, water, vodka...)
6. Mountains or beach?
7. What made you want to start blogging?
8. If you could only have one mod/cc item what would it be?
9. What's your favorite chapter that you've written?
10. Do you like making simselves/sims based on people in your life?
11. How many generations have you ever played a family? (And how long did it take in real life time?)

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Kim and Jane: Chapter 5.15 "The Pie is a Lie"

Last time with the Diffys, Wendy and Jane went on a date, and Emmie grew up into a young adult and moved out to live with Salem. This time...

Kim and Jane: Chapter 5.14 "Guess Who"

Last time with the Diffys, Kim birthed the new addition, Aidan. Kim and Thad got married and celebrated, and Mr. Pickles, the cat, was adopted into the family. This time...

Kim and Jane: Chapter 5.13 "Thinking Out Loud"

Last time with the Diffys, Thad and Jane aged up, Kim discovered a growing fetus, and yada yada yada. This time...

Kim and Jane: Chapter 5.12 "Ongoing Effects"

Last time with the Diffys, Emmie had a talk with Salem about her origins, which went...as well as it could. Kim and Thad decided that a move was in order, and the Diffys all came to live in Roaring Heights. This time...

Kim and Jane: Chapter 5.11 "A Second Chance"

Hi there! I hope everyone has had some nice holidays over the last month. I sure did, and now I'm ready to get back to my Sims, and catch up on some blog reading. And back to the Diffys. Last time, Cinnamon Bun passed away. Everyone was heartbroken, and other things happened, most notably Emily's age up into a teenager. She gained the brooding trait, BTW. This time...

Kim and Jane: Chapter 5.10 "Unicorn Farewell"

Last time with the Diffys, Kim and Thad went on their first date, Wendy aged into an adult, and Gilbert's ghost visited Puddy. This time...

Kim and Jane: Chapter 5.9 "Nonlethal Hottub"

Last time with the Diffys, Emmie talked with Emily's ghost, Kim and Thad kissed and more, and a cat named Puddy was adopted into the family. This time...

Kim and Jane: Chapter 5.8 "Memories"

Last time with the Diffys, Thad and Wendy got introductions, and decided to get a divorce, on the most amicable terms. Everyone moved into their respective careers: Thad in film, Wendy as a busker, and Jane as an inventor (and Kim already in journalism). Emmie also aged into a child, and I forgot to mention the trait she received, which is grumpy. This time...