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latalpavolante · 7 months

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Honeydew Houses (unfurnished)

Time has left its marks, but Honeydew Houses are still are charming place to live. These old Britechester townhouses come with six apartments on five floors for you to furnish to your liking, as well as an (already decorated) laundry room on the groundfloor.

There are two apartments with two bedrooms, the others only have one. The one on the top floor also comes with a balcony. The kitchen and bathroom of every apartment already have some very basic furniture, but it's mostly meant as a placeholder, you don't have to stick to the suggested floorplan, do whatever you want with this.

If you share your version on the gallery, please credit me (#LaTalpaVolante) so I can see your creations! :)

Eight Bedrooms - Six Bathrooms

Lot Type: Residential

Lot: Honeydew Fields, 20x15, Gibbs Hill, Britechester

Lot Traits: -

Price: § 99,568

(**the most important ones for the exterior are DiscoverUniversity and then also CottageLiving and GetTogether. The others I used mostly for the placeholder furnishing I did and decorations (and the laundry room). Vampires and BasementTreasures were mostly used for the stains and cracks in the walls for example**)

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Floorplan and more information under the cut!

I know the staircase situation isn't super realistic, but I wanted to place the stairs as space-saving as possible because some of the apartments were already rather small, and I really wanted the one on the first floor to have two bedrooms, so...yeah...

Also for some reason I couldn't place any banisters on the stairs (except for the one on the groundfloor), so I had to close them of with walls, which really bugged me out, but I couldn't find another solution. I hope you don't mind too much...

I'm also planning to upload a furnished version of this build at some point, but who know when this is going to happen... lol

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ladyrue · 3 years

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@latalpavolante Julia, red roses, historical buildings and old artwork.

If you liked my moodboard, I'd appreciate it if you buy me a coffee 🌹

#moodboard #aesthetic #dark academia #light academia #red aesthetic #red roses

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latalpavolante · 6 months

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Small Medieval Farm

A small, (late) Medieval inspired farm for a couple, their two daughters and a dog.

Living off-the-grid, your sims can provide for themselves by growing crops and herbs or crafting at the woodworking table. (If you place it on the lot I built it on, there's also a lake for fishing and water supply right next to it). And to take a break from the hard work, they can dedicate themselves to cross stiching, warm themselves at the fireplace or play cards up in the barn. Beware the evil squirrels lurking in the bushes though!!

Two Bedrooms (one with a double bed, one with two single beds) - One Bathroom

Lot Type: Residential

Lot: Cottage am See, 20x20, Windslar, Windenburg

Lot Traits / Challenges: Homey / Off-the-Grid, Simple Living

Price: § 70,393

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So...I might have created a YouTube Channel and you can watch the building process in this video:

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In this first part I'm creating the exterior and floorplan, Part II about the interior will hopefully follow soon.

Floorplan and more details under the cut!

For some small tweaks (like resizing or flipping objects) TwistedMexi's T.O.O.L. mod was used, but you don’t need the mod in your game for this to show up the way I built it.

#sims 4 #ts4 #sims 4 build #ts4 build #no cc build #nocc build #cc free build #no cc #windenburg #sims 4 medieval #medieval inspired #off the grid #off the grid build #sims 4 speed build #historically inspired #20x20 #latalpavolante #sims 4 residential #residential lot

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latalpavolante · 1 month

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Modern Komorebi Home

A home in the more modern part of Mt. Komorebi which combines contemporary architecture with Japanese inspired design and eco elements. It works well as a residential or a holiday rental for a single sim or a couple and offers space for skill building, relaxing and inviting friends over.

One Bedroom - 1.5 Bathrooms

Special Features: the side porch comes with a grill, a picnic table and a telescope; the balcony includes two loungers, three planters and a bonsai tree

Lot Type: Residential (probably would also work well as a Holiday Rental though)

Lot: 2-4-1 Wakabamori, 20x15, Wakaba, Mt. Komorebi

Lot Traits: Homey, Fast Internet

Price: § 60,284

Packs: SnowyEscape | DineOut | FitnessStuff | DesertLuxe

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Playtested (There was one weird issue I couldn't completely solve, more info under the cut)

Available on the Sims 4 gallery!

Gallery ID: LaTalpaVolante

You can watch the speed build on my YouTube channel:

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For some small tweaks TwistedMexi’s T.O.O.L. mod was used, but you don’t need the mod in your game for this to show up the way I built it.

Floorplan and more info under the cut!

Known issue: While I was playtesting, my sim sometimes couldn't wash any dishes in the kitchen sink. Any other interactions with the sink would work without problems though (like taking a glass of water or washing their hands). Deleting the lamp above the sink seems to be the easiest way to fix this. Alternatively, you'd just have to drag the dishes into the sink manually. Sorry for this inconvenice, everything else should work fine though.

(I know I could have swapped out the lamp right away before uploading the build, but the whole issue was somewhat confusing (as I sometimes got the sink to function without having to delete the lamp, so I wasn't sure what was actually causing the issue). I'm also trying to explain it in the video, but yeah, at some point I just gave up and left the lamp where it was... Sorry again...)

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latalpavolante · 3 months

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Grungy Apartment

A small, quite run-down and grungy basement apartment for an ex-prisoner who's trying to start anew.

One Bedroom - One Bathroom

Apartment: Honeydew Houses, Basement, left

Price: ca. § 17,724

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Playtested (I encountered two problems while playtesting; please check the “Known Issues” section under the cut for more info)

The empty version of the apartment building is available on the Sims 4 gallery! (…where you can also find the household I created for this apartment.) I will share the furnished version as soon as all the apartments are finished!

Gallery ID: LaTalpaVolante

You can watch the speed build on my YouTube channel:

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More information and backstory under the cut:

Known issues The bed is only accessible from the left side as the path to the right side is unfortunately blocked by the punchbag in the corner (or by its huge footprint, to be precise). So if you want two sims to sleep in the bed, one will either have to scoot over or you'll have to delete the punchbag. (As I only imagined one person to live in this apt., for me it didn't matter that much and it was more important for me to keep the punchbag, but it might be annoying if you want to use it differently.)

And there was a problem with my sim not using the free kitchen counter (I was ranting about it in this post). After an hour of playtesting and almost losing my mind, it seems this was either caused by a bug or by my save being corrupted or something... So you might encounter the same issue or not, but as far as I'm aware, it's not caused by the way the kitchen is built...

Sorry for these inconveniences, everything else should work fine.

Way too long Backstory Ever since he was a teen, Piet was involved in criminal activities. From pickpocketing and shoplifting he eventually got to bigger thefts and burglary. It was basically the only thing he knew, and the people who introduced him to this life felt way more like family than his own one.

But when one of their jobs went wrong, he ended up in prison. Now, some years later, he's been released and needs to find a way to start anew. As he doesn't have his old apartment anymore, he had to find a new place to stay and eventually could rent a cheap, run-down basement flat in the old town of Britechester. Together with his friends, he tried to fix up the place as much as he could and furnish it with what was left from his old belongings and whatever other stuff they could find. The apartment is still grungy and doesn't feel much like a home, but at least there was space for his favourite bands' posters and the old lighthouse painting, and for now that will have to do.

As much as he would love to start completely from scratch and leave his past behind, Piet feels the life he desires is out of reach for him, for various reasons. And with old habits and acquaintances keeping a grip on him, will anything ever actually change or will he end up choosing his old familiar path again?

#sorry I kinda forgot about this post...#sims 4 #ts4 #sims 4 apartment #ts4 apartment #grungy apartment #no cc #cc free #no cc apartment #cc free apartment #sims 4 no cc #ts4 no cc #sims 4 no cc apartment #ts4 no cc apartment #sims 4 grungy apartment #run down apartment #LaTalpaVolante #Honeydew Houses #britechester

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latalpavolante · 6 months

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Tiny Oasis

A tiny house, inspired by and built with the Courtyard Oasis kit, for a single sim who wants to escape the ordinary and dedicate themselves to writing or painting.

Relaxation and inspiration can especially be found in the lush, dreamy garden, which includes a tiny pavillion with an easel, a gardening area, a natural pool, loungers and an outdoor dining area.

One Bedroom - One Bathroom

Lot Type: Tiny House Residential (Tier 2, Tiny Home, 57 Tiles)

Lot: Vista Quarry, 30x20, Parched Prospect, Oasis Springs

Lot Traits: Homey, Natural Light

Price: § 94,634

Packs: CourtyardOasis

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Gallery ID: LaTalpaVolante

You can watch the speed build on my YouTube channel:

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Floorplan and more details under the cut!

For some small tweaks (mainly resizing objects) TwistedMexi’s T.O.O.L. mod was used, but you don’t need the mod in your game for this to show up the way I built it.

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latalpavolante · 3 months

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Dark Academia Apt. (No. 2)

A dark academia inspired apartment for a student. Who apparently has way too much money at hand...

One Bedroom - One Bathroom

Apartment: Honeydew Houses, Second Floor

Price: ca. § 73,187

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The empty version of the apartment building is available on the Sims 4 gallery! I will share the furnished version as soon as all the apartments are finished!

Gallery ID: LaTalpaVolante

You can watch the speed build on my YouTube channel:

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Under the cut: a short (?) backstory for the sim living in this apt.

Following his family's long tradition, Theo has enroled at Britechester University to study law. He has even found a nice oldtown apartment to furnish completely to his liking (though he could do without the annoying neighbours...) and most importantly, some friends with similar interests. But it doesn't take too long for him to realise that his main subject doesn't fill him with the interest and passion he hoped it would. He feels way more in his element in the literature and especially history lectures, but is hesitant to change courses: not only would his family have no understanding for this decision, but he's also very unsure about where it would take him. For the first time, he's in doubt about how he wants his future to look like. Even more so as he's getting to know his neighbours better and their lifes suddenly become more entwined than he would've expected. So will he figure out which way to go?

#sims 4 #ts4 #sims 4 apartment #ts4 apartment #apartment #no cc #cc free #no cc apartment #sims 4 no cc #ts4 no cc #sims 4 no cc apartment #LaTalpaVolante #sims 4 speed build #dark academia apartment #dark academia #dark academia inspired #Honeydew Houses #britechester

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latalpavolante · 1 year

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Small Retro Apartment

A small apartment in retro style, inspired by the 1960s and midcentury interiors, perfect for a single sim or a couple who love listening to music and have an interest in “geek stuff” centered on space and rocket science.

One Bedroom - One Bathroom

Apartment: Pinecrest Apartments #402, Conifer Station, Evergreen Harbor

Price: § 39,889

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Gallery ID: LaTalpaVolante

**Fix for the glitching column: If you place the apartment in game you'll notice the wooden column that’s supposed to be in the corner of the living room (where the colourful wallpaper meets the white-ish wall, as you can see on the screenshots) is glitching through the wall into the bedroom. This is because I had to turn the apartment into one big room by placing some wall pieces manually to be able to upload it to the gallery.

To fix this issue, just re-draw one of the wall pieces between the living room and the bedroom; this way, the game will recognize them as to separate rooms again and you’ll be able to place the column in the living room corner again.**

#sims 4 #ts4 #sims 4 apartment #ts4 apartment #Evergreen Harbor #retro #sixties #sixties style #1960s #1960s inspired #no cc #cc free #sims 4 nocc #LaTalpaVolante #apartment

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latalpavolante · 1 year

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Sulani Beach Rental

A small rental house on the beach of Sulani where the comfort and convenience of modern furnishings meet elements of traditional island architecture and culture. Perfect for a single sim or a couple who love scuba-diving or water sports!

An entry to Klötzchenvendel shell challenge by Allyriana.

One Bedroom - One Bathroom

Special Features: outdoor seating area with bar and grill - jet ski (there seems to be an issue that if the lot is set to rental and a sim is sent there, the jet ski will disappear. It shouldn’t be a problem if set to residential though)

Lot Type: Rental (at least it’s intended as one; for some reason I couldn’t save it as this lot type though, so it appears as a residential on the gallery, and you’d have to change it back to a rental manually in your game. I’m really sorry for this, but I unfortunately couldn’t find a fix for this either...) / Residential

Lot: Pier Perfection, 30x20, Lani St. Taz, Sulani

Price: § 46,959

Packs: IslandLiving | TinyLiving | CoolKitchen | DesertLuxe

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#sims 4 #ts4 #sims 4 build #sulani #sims 4 sulani #sims 4 beach lot #no cc build #pack restricted #pack restricted build #no cc #island living #sims 4 island living #30x20 #latalpavolante #sims 4 holiday rental #sims 4 residential #shell challenge entry #sims 4 modern build #residential lot

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latalpavolante · 5 months

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Autumnal Rental

A small, rustic cabin in an autumnal landscape at the seaside, fit for a single sim or a couple trying to get away from the hectic life in the city.

Whether you are just looking for a place to recharge during a short holiday or for a new forever home where to enjoy peace and solitude, you might find it right here, where the coloured leaves are rustling in the cool breeze coming from the sea, and you can fall asleep listening to the crackling of the fireplace and the waves rolling to the shore...

One Bedroom - One Bathroom

Lot Type: Rental / Tiny House Residential (Tier 2, Tiny Home, 55 Tiles)

Lot: Pier Palace, 30x20, Crumble Island, Windenburg

Lot Traits: Homey, Private Dwelling

Price: § 47,360

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Gallery ID: LaTalpaVolante

You can watch the speed build on my YouTube channel:

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Floorplan and more details under the cut:

Sims can warm themselves at the fireplace on the inside while reading a book, or play a game of cards sitting on the front porch, watch seabirds or the night sky (or the sea monster) with the telescope, sit at the campfire or work at the woodworking table in the shed.

For some small tweaks TwistedMexi’s T.O.O.L. mod was used, but you don’t need the mod in your game for this to show up the way I built it.

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latalpavolante · 5 months

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Caretaker's Apartment

A small apartment for an elderly caretaker and his cat.

One Bedroom - One Bathroom

Apartment: Honeydew Houses, Groundfloor

Price: ca. § 25,419

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Playtested (I encountered two (minor) issues while playtesting; please check the "Known Issues" section under the cut for more info)

The empty version of the apartment building is available on the Sims 4 gallery! (...where you can also find the household I created for this apartment.) I will share the furnished version as soon as all the apartments are finished!

Gallery ID: LaTalpaVolante

You can watch the speed build (and a tour of the apartment building) on my YouTube channel:

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The build tour part ended up way longer than I wanted it to be because I cannot shut the fuck up but I included time stamps so you could just jump straight to the apartment renovation if you want...

Under the cut you can read a little bit more backstory for this apartment.

Barty Jenkins has been living in the groundfloor apartment of Honeydew Houses for many years. As the caretaker, he's doing small repairs around the house, keeping the shared spaces in good shape and helping out the other tenants. He's friendly and attentive and therefore quite popular with the neighbours, and he's always willing to listen if they have any problems or just need someone to talk. Still most of the time he's rather keeping to himself, and actually, he never really talks about his own life and past. It seems he doesn't have any family, except for his cat Pippa. But maybe the other tenants don't know him as well as they think?

Known issues For some reasons sims can't seem to take dirty dishes from the dining table after they finished eating, so you might have to drag them over to one of the kitchen counters manually for your sims to be able to wash them. Also my sim couldn't use the Cottage Living wardrobe with the mirror attached to it because there apparently wasn't enough space, so I placed a wall-mounted mirror from basegame atop of it. Which doesn't look ideal, but at least there's a functional mirror now and I still could keep this wardrobe because I really liked how it looked in this space. Sorry for these inconveniences, everything else should work fine though!

#sims 4 #ts4 #sims 4 apartment #ts4 apartment #sims 4 apartment reno #ts4 apartment reno #apartment renovation #apartment reno #britechester #sims 4 britechester #no cc #cc free apartment #no cc apartment #sims 4 no cc #sims 4 speed build #ts4 speed build #Honeydew Houses #latalpavolante #apartment

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latalpavolante · 4 months

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Young Mom's Tiny House

A cute, tiny suburban home for a young mom and an infant (yes, I know, the Single Mom Tiny House™...it had to happen at some point...). Built with only basegame and MyFirstPetStuff.

Also a very belated entry to lilsimsie's "SimsieLilShell" challenge...

The backyard comes with a grill and outdoor dining area, planters, a lounger and a little sandpit for the child :)

Two Bedrooms - One Bathroom

Lot Type: Tiny House Residential (Tier 2, Tiny Home, 59 Tiles)

Lot: Comfy Cubby, 20x15, Bridegeview, Newcrest

Lot Traits: Homey

Price: § 42,221

Packs: MyFirstPetStuff

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Playtested

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Gallery ID: LaTalpaVolante

You can watch the speed build on my YouTube channel:

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More information and floorplan under the cut:

In the light of recent events (= that one comment this video got) I feel the need to point out that some things I say in this voiceover are supposed to be sarcastic and were intended as jokes... Sometimes I say stuff and it means the opposite... (Yes, I probably should avoid doing this in future videos, but just so you know...)

For some small tweaks TwistedMexi’s T.O.O.L. mod was used, but you don’t need the mod in your game for this to show up the way I built it.

#sims 4 #ts4 #sims 4 build #sims 4 tiny house #sims 4 no cc build #no cc build #newcrest #sims 4 newcrest #20x15 #family home #pack restricted #one pack build #one pack only #tier two tiny house #my first pet stuff #no cc #tiny house residential #latalpavolante #residential lot

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latalpavolante · 1 year

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Books & Brews

If you're an aspiring spellcaster, Books & Brews is the place to go! Whether you're looking for new friends, old books, cheap drinks and tasty food or a place to practice potion making and dueling, you're right here! The place might seem a tad chaotic at first sight, but don’t worry: can’t find the book you’re looking for in the overgrown bookshelves? Don’t know how to open the secret door? The cowplant has eaten your homework? The librarian will be ready to help! Just don't spill beer over the books. You don't want to get on their bad side!

This overgrown, old build is a perfect hangout spot for your students of witchcraft and sorcery and works either as a library or a bar. Your sims can also improve their magical skills by using the cauldron or studying herbs and rare plants in the back garden, and there’s even a space for magical duels (which is probably not functional, but I couldn’t get my playtest sims to actually try it). And there’s also an additional study room hidden behind a secret bookshelf door, because why not.

A belated entry to MsGryphi’s last shell challenge (GryphiDinoShell).

Three Toilets

Lot Type: Library / Bar

Lot: Creek Side Corner, 30x20, Glimmerbrook

Price: § 137,565

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Floorplan & more screenshots under the cut!

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latalpavolante · 20 days

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Single Mom's Cozy Apartment

Yeah, I know, another Single Mom build... This time it's a cozy apartment for a young woman and her daughter, who both have sort of a creative streak and love bright, warm colours.

Two Bedrooms - One Bathroom

Apartment: Honeydew Houses, First Floor

Price: ca. § 32,887

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The empty version of the apartment building is available on the Sims 4 gallery! I will share the furnished version as soon as all the apartments are finished!

Gallery ID: LaTalpaVolante

You can watch the speed build on my YouTube channel:

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Under the cut you can read another way too long backstory for the sims living in this apartment:

Jeannie got pregnant when she was only 17. Although she obviously hadn't planned to be a mom just yet, she decided to keep the baby. Her boyfriend of that time and father of her child however really wasn't interested in being a dad at that young age, and her family, who she already had a difficult relationship with, didn't react well either and instead held it against her that she'd acted too careless and had herself to blame for this situation. So most of the time, Jeannie had to get around on her own.

When her daughter Elsa was a toddler, Jeannie could convince her family to help her move to a better part of the town, and this is how she got the apartment at the old townhouse at Honeydew Fields. Although now she's even more struggling to make ends meet, she feels it's a much better place for Elsa to grow up.

Elsa means everything to her and she'd do anything to ensure she has a good childhood, even if it means working in two jobs and doing double shifts. With the money she saved over the years and her creativity and resourcefulness, she managed to turn their apartment into a cozy, cheerful home. It's a mix of cheap IKEA furniture, second-hand finds and self-built stuff, but Jeannie seems to have a talent for making the best out of what she has to work with; she revamped and customized some of the furniture and combined everything in a way that makes the small space look quite cohesive, and not necessarily like it was furnished on a budget. Also Barty Jenkins, the caretaker, has a soft spot for her and tries to help her where he can.

Elsa, who is about seven years old now, loves her mom a lot and really looks up to her. They share the same interest in creative activities and often spend time together doing diy projects, drawing and crafting. Overall, she's a cheerful and lively child, although lately she feels her mom has changed a little, as she's often distracted and not as light-hearted as she always seemed to be.

Jeannie in fact tries to hide her struggles from Elsa, and doesn't want her to know about their financial problems and to give her anything to worry about. But she can't deny she's been feeling very tired and exhausted lately, and she can't even remember when was the last time she did anything just for herself, if there ever was a time when being overwhelmed wasn't the default state.

So for how much longer will she be able to hide her feelings from her daughter? Should she hide them in the first place? And is there any chance that life will ever get easier for her, and more hopeful?

(Yeah, I kind of feel I should make separate posts for these backstories because they are really getting out of hand... But thank you so much if you read until here!)

#sims 4 #ts4 #sims 4 apartment #ts4 apartment #LaTalpaVolante #no cc #no cc apartment #cc free apartment #sims 4 no cc #ts4 no cc #sims 4 no cc apartment #ts4 no cc apartment #Honeydew Houses #sims 4 family home #britechester

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latalpavolante · 2 years

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Small Eco Family Home

A small, eco-friendly home for a family of two or three, including a pretty garden for growing herbs and fruit and for relaxing while watching the frogs in the pond.

Two Bedrooms - One Bathroom

Lot Type: Tiny House Residential (Tier 3, Small Home, 99 Tiles)

Lot: Canal Corner, 20x15, Conifer Station, Evergreen Harbor

Price: § 63,691

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Floorplan under the cut!

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latalpavolante · 1 year

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Cute Colourful Micro Home

Just a very colourful and cosy tiny house for a single sim who loves gardening, nature and a cute pastel aesthetic. The small back garden comes with lots of flowers and some planters to grow herbs and vegetables. And a lounger from where to watch the turtle on the tree trunk in the little pond. And it even has its own (useless and purely decorative) compost heap (yey)!

One Bedroom - One Bathroom

Lot Type: Tiny House Residential (Tier 1, Micro Home, 30 Tiles)

Lot: Streamlet Single, 20x15, Foundry Cove, Willow Creek

Price: § 40,257

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Gallery ID: LaTalpaVolante

#sims 4 #ts4 #sims 4 build #ts4 build #sims 4 nocc #ts4 nocc #no cc #cc free #cc free build #no cc build #tiny house residential #sims 4 micro home #sims 4 tinyhouse #cute build #pack restricted #LaTalpaVolante #Willow Creek #20x15 #residential lot

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