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New PC, who dis?

I installed Sims 2 on my new computer, and only now realized that I’m clueless about where to start to download the essentials. I can copy everything from my old downloads folder, but all the things I put elsewhere, like the camera mods and CEP stuff? I’m lost.

Does anyone have a decent resource for all the must-haves? (anti-spawn mods, camera mod, sky, lighting).

#the sims 2 #sims 2 #sims 2 help

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Reference and inspiration for building homes. Original source here.

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More “story” at my Dreamwidth: https://katzengirl.dreamwidth.org/

#beaker castle #Circe Beaker #Loki Beaker #strangetown with a twist #katzengirl

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Every #autumn I always feel a little sad that our door decor was so much funnier when we live on the 3rd floor. I found another one that makes my snicker. #freeflyinglessons anyone? https://www.instagram.com/p/B3fk1-bgIIZ/?igshid=1ch8q85sxo6dx

#autumn #freeflyinglessons

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#yarningwithcats That's my Salem Cat just getting into mischief. ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/B3NGH-KAciI/?igshid=1o9k6cj1mj5eb

#yarningwithcats

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First pair of #knittedsocks I can't believe I actually knit these, I'm so stoked with myself, lol! They may not be perfect but they are finished and wearable, so I think that is mission accomplished. Second pic is a bonus #crochet #goldensnitch https://www.instagram.com/p/B1rVBBVg8_j/?igshid=d2urth4afnym

#knittedsocks #crochet #goldensnitch

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I didn’t do anything to cause my migraine.

I am not being punished; I don’t need to suffer through it.

I am not disappointing anyone by taking medicine and going back to bed.

I don’t need to wait for a migraine to get “bad enough” before taking my medicine; the pills I have aren’t the only ones I’ll ever have. There’s a refill and the doctor will prescribe more.

Why is it so hard to remember these things when I actually have a migraine?

#mental health

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I got my July #knitcratemembership box! This colorway, Flying Trapeze, is stunning (and greener) in person. #unravelyourknitcrate #ravelry I'm so excited to start crocheting with it! https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Clk6CgYGl/?igshid=1h17vcbz1o6sv

#knitcratemembership #unravelyourknitcrate #ravelry

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The Crochet Crowd's #TCCSummerCAL week 2! It does curl a bit, but I think it'll get better as we go. #bernatpop in colorway planetary #takenwithacanon As expected, continuing to use the larger hook means my project is larger than called for. I measures point-to-point in the pic, remeasured as the pattern said and it's 1.5" over. I may do the next section with a smaller hook. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz_zUpAgDgc/?igshid=rbmxnfzc6off

#tccsummercal #bernatpop #takenwithacanon

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First attempt at dyeing yarn! #Knitpicks #Felici fingering weight 75% superwash Merino/25% nylon 2 packs Cherry/2 packs Black Cherry Kool aid & Mom's old crock pot @sandkp3 #yarndyeing #amateur https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz534QUFv7w/?igshid=1ewhxfm4woaf6

#knitpicks #felici #yarndyeing #amateur

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Hey Perfectionists

Take care of yourselves 

The other day (night?) I caught myself working until the AMs when I had important things to do the next day. 

Bear in mind: I wasn’t stressed. I didn’t feel overworked. I didn’t feel pressured. I hadn’t procrastinated. I wasn’t anxious.

In fact, I was calm, cool, collected, and relaxed.

I was working on a project for fun. I was doing something I enjoyed. Yes, I wanted it to be perfect but, I didn’t feel stress or pressure to make it perfect. This was for me and this was fun. 

Still, I sacrificed sleep and health for the idea of making it perfect. 

Perfectionists! Please remember that you can overwork yourselves even doing something you like

Even when you’re relaxed and having fun, you can accidentally be mean to yourself. I promise you, nothing is worth sacrificing your health - physical and otherwise - for. 

To anyone working right now, consider this your reminder to: 

Roll out your neck

Stretch

Take a walk (even if it’s just down the stairs and back up again, it’s good to get your body moving)

Release the tension in your body

Drink some water

Eat a healthy snack

Go to the bathroom

Give your eyes a break from screens

Look at the clock. Did you miss a meal? Is it time to sleep?

Take care of yourselves, guys. It’s easy to get sucked up in projects, both for work/school and pleasure. If you have family, make sure to talk to them once in a while. On that note: remember that “family” doesn’t just or always mean the people you’re born with or live with. Talk to your found family, peek in at your friends, make sure they’re taking care of themselves too. Make sure your animals have food and water and while you’re doing that, make sure you do too. If you struggle to take breaks or take care of yourself, even if it’s just a forgetfulness thing, make sure you take care of others. I call it the “mom-friend override” (males, you can be the mom-friend, too). I often forget to take care of myself or my mental health starts screaming but personally, I will always take care of friends/family/pets. If you’re like me, use that time to take care of yourself too.

You know your favorite fictional character? The one who deserves sleep and hugs and food and blankets and love? Take care of yourself in the way you would take care of them. If they were overworking and you had the power to force them to be healthy, what would you do? Do that to yourself.

Sleep is from the gods and we are not worthy to turn it away. Get some rest, guys.

#reblog

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As someone who has experienced depression since puberty, I have always secretly felt that I am broken and a waste of time– that good things in life weren’t for me, and I will never be of any real use to anyone.

Well, turns out all of that is made up.

So, please don’t waste your time and health like I have, and see depression for what it is: a misbehaving brain doing misbehaving brain stuff.

In order to heal, I learned through therapy that my self talk was TERRIBLE. I constantly told myself I wasn’t ENOUGH of anything; not smart enough, not happy enough, not thin enough, not GOOD enough.

So, here is my counter, self, and all of you reading this: You. Are. Enough. You’re not suddenly worth something once you’ve lost the weight, or got the job, or impressed your parents, no. You are enough right now.

I am sorry your mind has ever told you otherwise

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#reblog #mental health

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22 Questions

rules answer 22 questions & tag 22 people you want to know better

tagged by @crochetawayhpff

nickname(s): Kittie

zodiac sign: Capricorn

height: 5ft

last movie i saw: Venom... but of longer length: Labyrinth the 2012 TV mini-series.

last thing i googled: “i’m blue” because someone mentioned it and I was like, “I haven’t heard that song in ages.”

favourite musician: Too many to pick from? Kimbra, KT Tunstall, Bishop Briggs. (or to take this another way: my husband.)

song stuck in my head: “Call Me” by Kimbra.

other blogs: @ivyentwined You can also find me on Dreamwidth (writing/fandom & simlish).

following: simblrs, authors (fandom & pro), fanart creators, free-for-all blogs

followers: mostly simblrs here, I think fanfic writers & artists on @ivyentwined

do i get asks: sometimes?

amount of sleep i get: not enough

lucky numbers: meh.

what i’m wearing: clothes.

dream job: housewife/published author sounds nice. I mean, there’s still an element of interacting with people (in both small and large groups) but meh.

dream trip: Europe, I guess.

favourite food: pizza, chocolate

instruments: long ago I played a violin in school.

languages: English. (with past lessons in French, Latin, and current Duolingo lessons in Romanian. Yeah, I’m weird.)

favourite songs: currently: “Wild Horses” by Bishop Briggs, but this changes rather often.

random fact: I think I’m going to go to bed soon.

aesthetic: foggy cool days, crochet, cats, words

#personal

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Resources and Advice for Depressed Authors

-  Four Tips for Writing When You Are Depressed: Exactly what it says on the tin.

- If routines help you, but you struggle to establish one with writing, you may just be expecting too much. Set an intentionally small goal, whatever that may look like for you, but then focus on reaching that goal every day. You may discover that when you aim for a light word count each day, you are able to overshoot your goal on many days, but still be able to reach it on the worst days. This in turn makes it easier to avoid self-judgement if you’re still working on the whole treating-yourself-kindly thing. Avoid sharing the specifics of this goal with people, especially people who write easily and people who have overblown confidence in your abilities as a writer, because nothing takes the accomplishment out of writing every day for 3 weeks in a row for the first time in your life like your dad saying, “Only xxx words a day?” 

-  Why Writers are Prone to Depression: a discussion of several famous depressed authors, some theories about why authors are disproportionately likely to be depressed, and some lifestyle choices that could potentially help a little. 

- “’Getting’ Yourself to Write” - an entreaty to stop and consider why you might be avoiding writing in the first place, a criticism of writing advice that focuses only on developing unquestioning self-discipline, some advice for treating yourself kindly as an author, and one of the most mindful Tumblr posts I have ever read. A round of snaps for @wrex-writes, everybody.

-  Why You Should Let Your First Draft Suck and some advice for getting your inner critic to shut up and get on with it until you can at least finish the first draft.

-  Why You Don’t Need To Worry About Hating Your Own Work: some potential explanations for why you hate your own work, and some ways to re-contextualize it.

- How to Stay on Task: This is, technically, a guide for adults with ADD, not authors with depression, but I for one seem to have developed the concentration of a goldfish as some sort of bizarre coping mechanism for dealing with di/stress, so I believe it may be helpful anyway.

- Try writing in 15- to 20-minute bursts.

- 10 Affirmations for Creative Writers: Some basic writing affirmations, how affirmations work, and some advice to creating your own specific affirmations. (In addition to their tips, here’s one from me: the subconscious doesn’t respond to negations, so phrase your affirmations in ways that avoid words like “not” or “don’t.” For example, “I can stay on task!” will work better than “I won’t be distracted!”)

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That’s it for now. Y’all know the drill: If you have moderate to severe depression, seeking a  good therapist and possibly taking medication are the best things that you can do to manage your depression. Still, I don’t know how much writing-specific advice general therapists can give. I’ve never asked.

Also, even if you’re not clinically depressed, or don’t know if you’re depressed, these resources may still be helpful to you if you, too, want to write but have difficulty concentrating, lose motivation halfway through all your projects, and/or hate your own work despite previous excitement or positive feedback…. which all lowkey sound like symptoms of depression to me tbh, but who am I to label you when I can’t even confidently label myself? So go forth and accept yourselves and your work, darlings, and add on to this if you want because Azar knows I need the help too! <3

#reblog #mental health

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Birthday Thanks!

Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes! They put a smile on my face and contributed to a wonderful day.

@strangetomato, @freezerbunny-sims, @simlishnoir, @dunne-ias, @gaeilgerua and the anon who sent the original message!

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I was scrolling through my blog and found this "Add your birthday!" masterlist and it said that today! Was your birthday! If that is the case, I hope you've had a wonderful week and that your day is great and I wish you all the best! \o/ If today is not your birthday I hope you've had a wonderful week and that your day is STILL great!

Today is my birthday, so thank you so much!

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Sooo this is happening.

My game has been acting up the last couple days. The other night I loaded twice and tried going into a specific empty lot, and it crashed both times during loading the lot. I went in the third time to another, occupied lot and played with no issues.

Tonight, I was playing this family, both in this lot and in another lot I moved them to, and I was getting pink flashing objects everywhere. I’ve never had that before.

I’m Googling and trouble shooting to try some things, but if anyone has any advice I’ll take it!

#sims 2 #reblog