Farrah returns, ready to visit more places and meet Sims in Day 3. Please note that Day 3 has two parts and both have been posted.

Happy Reading! 📚

Farrah has returned! She’s ready to see what this town has to offer in Day 2. Please note that Day 2 has three parts & all have been posted as a mini bundle.

Happy Reading! 📚

In mid-December I felt ready to attempt playing Sims 4 again. Picking a beginner Scenario, I rediscovered the joy in the game while reminding myself of how to play. It’s funny how much I forgot and had to pause while doing a quick Google search but then the memory started kicking in and I felt less like a newbie.

To reduce the risk of unfinished business, I’ve decided to post once I have a completed story and all of the chapters are patiently waiting behind-the-scenes.

If you click on Stories (the middle item on the menu bar at the top of this page), there is a new line item called Scenarios which explains the method to my madness 😆 Essentially, I’ve decided to cobble Scenarios together to create my own “world”.

The journey begins with Farrah Nouvel in New in Town. To read about her first day, please click HERE.

2023 was a doozy of year and while the experience is one I’d rather not repeat, cancer taught me a few things about myself. Cancer is not all that I am nor is it my ending point. I made it through five months of intense chemotherapy, followed by one month of radiation, and took it in stride.

A positive attitude and finding things to laugh about made the multitude of doctor visits, tests, and procedures go as smoothly as possible. I’m almost done with the third month of hormone blocker therapy (one med will be administered for two years and the other, for five years) and dealing with less side effects but still a bit bothersome in their own way.

I’m grateful the chemo brain fog has lifted and am slowly working on re-building my stamina. It’s been quite the journey and I couldn’t have done it without my support team who have been there every step of the way. My husband and daughter deserve awards for being there through thick and thin!

May 2024, the year of the Dragon, be a year of small changes leading to bigger ones as we let go of the old and ring in the new.

XOXO,

Addy

Am sure you’ve noticed that it’s been a short while since I last posted story updates. There’s a reason things have come to a halt.

January, 2023 arrived and basically told me that I ain’t seen nothin’ yet. I was diagnosed with cancer. Yes, the BIG C. This meant seeing specialists and running a battery of tests to prepare me for surgery in February. Surgery went well and then it was on to other specialists and more tests to prepare me for chemotherapy.

5 weeks in and spirits are still running high. Sure, I sleep a lot … deal with bouts of brain fog (funniest moment: headed to kitchen to feed kitty breakfast, filled my glass with water and left the room. Remembered about half an hour or so later. Oops! She forgave me though) … mild symptoms overall because of diet changes and intermittent fasting the day before treatment.

Hair loss meant this is the first time my hair has been shorter than my husband’s. When it started, I cried. Then I took charge and called the lovely lady who does my hair to shorten it. When it got more obvious, I called and scheduled to get it buzzed. I went from scarves to turbans and slouchy beanie-type things. I cover my head and grab a mask when I have to go out in public.

5 months of chemotherapy will be followed by radiation and then hormone blocker since this cancer is driven by hormones, not genetics.

Cancer sucks. It changes not only your life but also affects the loved ones who live with you. I have learned to stop trying to do it all (know my limitations!) and simply appreciate the love & support I’ve been blessed with.

I’m lucky and I know it. I have loved ones do what I can’t (at this time) and good friends who check up on me, offering support and assistance should I need/want any.

One day all of this will be part of my past and I look forward to living life cancer-free.

Soon I will return to sharing more SimLit with you, my dear readers,

Thanks for reading this long-winded letter,
XOXOXO
Addy

Harlem learns that a forceful attitude doesn’t always yield desired results.

Read what happens >> HERE <<

Between fashion flubs and insect swarms, there is never a dull day in Mount Komorebi.

Read what happens >> HERE <<

If you saw builds by illusie in her Sims 3 studio or on the Gallery for Sims 4, you would know how beautiful they are! She is especially skilled at crafting Victorian-style creations. Even though we chatted before gifting time and I asked a few build questions, I don’t think she put two-and-two together realizing why I was asking what I was asking. Or perhaps she did and opted not to say anything since she is quite clever and kind. We’ll find out once she receives this gift.

Note: The blog post is a mini-novel. You have been duly warned!

Rainy day and bored with knitting, what is Harlem going to do? And … since Day 3 is a quick read, I’ve added Day 4 as well. Double Feature time!!

Read what happens >> HERE <<

Harlem is back for Day 2 and learns that free food isn’t necessarily a good thing. LOL

Read what happens >> HERE <<