Rags to Riches Mansion Baron Part Eighteen

Happy first post of 2021! :)

Last time we caught up with Camila, both Kitty and Shadow were sick. Since Camila was tired of constantly going to the vet, she figured she would get a vet table in her home. Since I mentioned I would post pictures of her renovated house, this will be a slightly longer part. We ended 2020 with Camila's home being worth roughly 285,000 Simoleons and she's almost done the Painter Extraordinaire aspiration.

Camila just needs to paint another masterpiece and she's done the Painter Extraordinaire aspiration! So she's painting a beach this afternoon.

Oh no! Lilly is running away! Although I'm glad it's not Chester this time!

Camila is coping with Lilly running away by working out. I think her next aspiration will be the Bodybuilder aspiration. She's already like a level 6 in fitness, so she'll move up rather quickly.

Chester seems a bit sad about Lilly, so Camila is comforting her.

Ooh yum! Camila wanted to start fermenting her own kombucha, so she bought a juice fizzing machine. She actually bought two. One has pear kombucha and the other has apple. Yum!

Afterward, she harvested some more fruit to make more kombucha. She put a yard sale table out front to try to sell some of her drinks. We'll do a yard sale later.

Welcome back Lilly! That was fast! She was actually gone for a couple Sim days.

Kitty wasn't too pleased about Lilly running away. Maybe she'll think twice next time.

Camila has FINISHED the Painter Extraordinaire Aspiration!!! Now onto bodybuilding!

One of the first things Camila has to do is workout at the gym. So she ventured over to Willow Creek to workout. Movers and Shakers is her favorite gym and she loves working out here. She's glad they welcome Sims from all over!

That evening, Annika invited her to a party in Windenburg. They chose an interesting night to have a party since it's freezing and there's a blizzard in the forecast. Sometimes I wonder about Sims.

Camila is pretty worn out, so she's going to try to take a nap.

Um, Candy? You do realize it's FREEZING outside. I really hope you don't get sick wearing that in the snow. At least Joaquin is wearing long sleeves.

Was this purposely done? Ulrike and Eva are wearing the same exact outfit except the shoes. Did they do that purposely or is it just a coincidence? Both are townies from Windenburg.

Camila is showing off her awesome dance moves despite not being impressed with the DJ's mediocre skills. Jaoquin is loving is, as is Candy.

The basement renovation isn't much, but it's coming along nicely. There are two juice fizzing machine, a candle making station, and recycler on the wall. Then near the half wall, you have the piano and guitar. Camila keeps the violin in her inventory so she can play on the go. And of course you can't work on your DJ skill without a DJ stand. And in the corner there's a bathroom for anyone who needs to use it while dancing.

Adding the basement really freed up a lot of space on the main floor. We still have the kitchen, dining room, living room, bar and center bathroom.

Upstairs is still the same. I am renovating the second bedroom and you'll see why in the next couple parts ;) Everything else is still the same; there's the mini vet clinic, spare bedroom, gym, office, and Camila's master bedroom.

Well that will wrap up our first post of the year! But stay tuned because Camila is getting super close to finishing the Mansion Baron Aspiration! Then we'll continue to work on Bodybuilding, finish her home, and find her a man! Feel free to comment or even tweet me suggestions for who Camila should pursue!

2020 Blog Recap and 2021 Goals and Such

Saying 2020 was a hard year is a huge understatement. I hope everyone has been staying safe during this rough year. What is something good that happened this year? I became a Twitch Affiliate in July and a Pura Vida Bracelets Brand Ambassador in November (deets on that are on my Instagram). 

Anyway, let's see what happened with our Sims families this year: 

CAMILA AND THE KITTIES

At the end of last year, Camila welcomed Kitty into the family. All year we've been working on making Camila's home worth over 350,000 Simoleons. It is hard, but we're getting there. We're currently around 270,000 Simoleons. I think we can get it in 2021 and move on to a new generation. Chester has run away a few times this year, which is just sad. She runs away so often despite being well taken care of. We finally got Annika to invite us over to her house, which is beautiful. I bought Get Together in February, so Camila has been having loads of fun with club friends. Camila got tired of having to take her cats to the vet, so she got a vet table and when Eco Lifestyle came out, she got a recycler, candle making station, and fabricator. Also, one of the biggest things that happened was Kitty had a kitten named Lilly! So now she has Chester and Shadow, who have white fur, Kitty, who has black fur, and Lilly, who has the same fur colors as a tabby.

What's next for them?

After Camila hits the 350,000 mark, she will find a man and settle down. From there we will raise at least one child and either have them travel the worlds or do another Rags to Riches in another world. Suggestions are always welcome!

BATISTA FAMILY

The Batista family had quite the show this year. Cassidy met Dave, got married, and had baby David. The name is a coincidence. I planned on the first gen D male to be named David long before Cassidy met Dave, but it fits pretty well.

Chad met Leilani, got married and are expecting their bundle of joy to come in January. Guesses as to if they're having a girl or boy are welcome! The names will be a secret until the baby is officially born!

What's next for them?

Cassidy and Dave will continue to raise baby David. Hopefully we'll be ready for him and his cousin to take over the family legacy sometime in the middle of 2021. Chad and Leilani will raise their baby, who fortunately won't be much younger than David. Everyone will do their best to reach the top of their careers before they get added to the Batista family cemetery.

BERRY FAMILY

A lot has happened here. Ross got a nice girlfriend, Brooklynn. They had their lovely son Yannick. But he was caught cheating on her with Siobhan Fyres in Windenburg. They adopted a cute cat named Tom. I do want to find a way to keep him around because I enjoy seeing Tom. Let me know if I should keep him alive or have him as a ghost cat when he passes. Ross has been hard at work wooing Sims of all genders and all ages. As he's been getting older, he's gotten much less picky about the Sims he wooes.

What's next for them?

Ross will continue to achieve the Serial Romantic Aspiration and reach the top of the Business career. Who he decides to marry is still on the table, but I am leaning toward Scarlet since he had a crush on her in high school. Yannick will continue to grow up and have an increasing interest in anything related to space and science.

ALDO AND HARMONY

Aldo was a sole Sim for a while. He took some time to mourn Harmony's loss and he decided to avenge her death. He vowed to defeat the Mother Plant and rid Strangerville of its awful curse. I did mention before that I would've liked the mystery to have a bit more closure, but it was fun nonetheless. After he defeated the Mother Plant, he made his way to level 10 of the Military career. He was there for a couple days, then decided to pack his things and move to Evergreen Harbor. Defeating the Mother Plant gave him a new interest in the environment. He saw Port Promise had a pollution problem, so he wanted to help. But before he moved, he brought Harmony along as a ghost. (I added her back to the household as a ghost). Since Harmony has no need decay, she can build skills and such anytime. When he moved to Evergreen Harbor, he joined the Civil Designer career.

What's next for them?

Aldo is well on his way to making Port Promise a green paradise, so there's no telling what he'll do next. He is still wondering what he should do. Maybe we'll have him settle down and find a lady. Or maybe we'll have him finally pursue a relationship with Harmony. I'm just not sure if ghosts can have babies. I know they can woohoo, but I haven't tried anything else. That will be something we do in 2021.

Thank you all so much for your support this year! I love sharing the stories of my Sims for all of you and I appreciate you reading them! If there are any Sims you'd like to see featured in any of my saves, let me know! I'll just need your gallery name, your Sims' names, and which save you want your Sim to be in!

Evergreen Harbor Part Three

Last time we visited Evergreen Harbor, Harmony was starting to build her Fabrication skill and met Mortimer Goth, who was obsessed with his Future Cube. I can't believe this is the last normal post of 2020! This year has been both amazing and terrible. Thank you all for reading the stories of my Sims this year. I also apologize about this post being so late. I was super busy with Vlogmas and when it ended I took a few days to just chill.

Aldo and Harmony are discussing plants. Aldo wants a variety of plants so they can make a variety of sparkling waters and kombuchas. Harmony likes the idea. She planted all the soybeans then realized that she wouldn't need all of those soy cubes or soybeans.

After their discussion, Aldo wanted to mentor Harmony. She's getting closer to mastering the Fitness Skill and he wants to help.

After a successful workout, Harmony wanted to make a rug. Things were going great until . . .

The fabricator wanted to eat her. There was some sort of malfunction that sucked Harmony right up into the machine! Fortunately she's okay. I mean she has to be. She's a ghost.

After a stressful and sleep-deprived day at work, Aldo decides to tend the garden. Gardening is one of his favorite ways to destress after a long day at work.

And right after Aldo waters the soybeans, Harmony sells the plants and goes for fruit. I mean, that's one way to do it. They made money from both the beans and plants, despite not needing money. They have well 100,000 Simoleons.

Um, Bella. What on earth are you wearing? Bella invited Aldo out to Willow Creek for a night out. Despite being super tired, Aldo said yes. He never misses an opportunity to hang out with his friends.

Aldo is sluggishly dancing to the Blues. He says the music isn't wearing him out; he was getting ready to go to bed when Bella invited him out.

Um, Aldo. That is just gross. Uh, you couldn't have found anywhere less gross to pass out? Apparently not. He passes out on the bathroom floor at the bar.

After his brief nap, he nonchalantly walked out of the bathroom. He acts like he didn't just pass out in a bar bathroom. The funny thing is he only had one drink.

While Aldo sleeps, Harmony decided to make some candles. She is using the last of the wax in her inventory to make this sky blue candle.

I didn't post the picture, but after her candle, she made a rug to put in the new reading corner in the basement. Harmony is taking advantage of the cozy reading corner by reading a book. I forget what she's reading though.

Aldo was tense from no fun, so I wanted him to go on a bike ride. I momentarily forgot the porch is a little high for him to ride down. I did have him walk down and take his bike back out. It's a really quick way to get a Sim's fun up.

Um, Geoffrey. Katrina and Aldo were having a great conversation when you decided to walk between them. *sigh* some townies just want to butt into every conversation.

While Aldo sleeps, Harmony was working on her Mixology skill. Now that she has no need decay, she can build whatever skills she wishes any time she wants.

But while she was practicing mixing drinks, she started feeling ill. I wasn't really aware ghosts could get sick. But here she is taking medicine to combat her cold.

That wraps up the final trip of 2020! I hope you enjoyed traveling to the worlds and catching up with the Sims every week! The next post is my 2020 wrap up and goals for 2021. I hope you continue following the Sims and their stories!