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My Favorite Toddler Braid Styles | Sims 4
I’m a YouTuber now! lol This was my first post, so I’m going to put the link here for you all to view. Please like, comment, and subscribe for me. Thanks! https://www.youtube.com/@Askmonae
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The Best Sims 4 Mod & CC Managers
Hey, Simmers! If your Mods folder is all over the place, this post is for you. Whether you’re a seasoned modder or just diving into CC (custom content), having a solid mod manager is essential. You don’t want broken mods, endless loading screens, or a game that crashes the moment your Sim blinks. Trust me. So today, I’m sharing my top 4 favorite Mod & CC Managers that help keep my Sims life stress-free and ✨aesthetic✨. 1. 💻 CurseForge: The OG With Structure 🔗 Download CurseForge Mod Manager CurseForge is where a lot of the safe, approved, and well-known mods live. It’s now EA-partnered, which makes it a trusted source.…
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Lovecraft Country: The Show That Gave Us Everything and Deserved More
There are some shows you watch…And then there are shows that stay with you. Lovecraft Country was one of those shows for me. A wild, beautiful, terrifying, brilliant one-season wonder on HBO Max, and honestly, it should’ve gotten so much more love than it did. Let’s talk about it. What Was Lovecraft Country? If you missed it (first of all: fix that), Lovecraft Country was a genre-blending masterpiece that aired in 2020. It was based on the novel by Matt Ruff, which was inspired by the world of H.P. Lovecraft, except told through the lens of Black people reclaiming horror, fantasy, and sci-fi. But this wasn’t your average sci-fi drama.Nope.…
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Journal Entry #1: Getting My Life Back
Lately, my spirit has been telling me that it’s time to be free. Like… really free. I need to express myself out in the open, not just hide in the house all the time. I truly need to live my life. So, I’m determined to get to a place where I can be myself again without fear. To start, I’ve been slowly easing into the world again, testing the waters. I recently started traveling and going to concerts and sports games with my sister, and honestly? It’s been amazing. We went to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour on opening night, and it was so much fun. I forgot how many of…
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Sims 4 Mods That Make Me Feel Like a Real Adult
Alright, we did the must have mods in Part 1. Now for Part 2, it’s time for the mods that bring adulting to The Sims. These are for the girlies who like realism, consequences, and acting like their Sim has to balance work and life like the rest of us. 1. Carl’s Dine Out Reloaded Why I love it: Because EA’s original Dine Out is broken like a plate on Thanksgiving. This mod actually makes restaurants work. You can own one without losing your entire mind. Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dine-out-reloaded-82708336 2. SimRealist: Real Estate Mod Why I love it: Instead of just buying a house, now your Sims can apply for loans,…
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My Sims 4 Mod Must-Haves That Make the Game a Little Too Real
So listen. The Sims 4 is cute or whatever… until you mod it up and suddenly you’re watching your Sim file taxes, give birth in 4K, and get a text about selling weed. 😂 Welcome to my folder of chaos, Part 1. Let’s talk about the mods I simply can’t live without. 1. UI Cheats Extension (By weerbesu) Why I love it: Because I love the control, that’s why. This mod lets you click and cheat anything. Want more money? Click it. Need that relationship bar full? Click it. Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ui-cheats-v1-36-90271157 2. MC Command Center (By Deaderpool) Why I love it: This is the motherboard of modding. Control pregnancies, move…
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My Favorite Sims 4 Cheat Codes (and Why I use Them)
Let’s get one thing straight.I’m not here to struggle.In The Sims, I’m rich, well-rested, and living in a mid-century modern dream home.Cheat codes? Oh, best believe I’m putting them all in. Here are my favorite Sims 4 cheats, what they do, and the slightly toxic ways I use them: 1. motherlode Adds §50,000 simoleons instantly. Why I use it:Because my Sim has endured enough. Between her situationship with Don Lothario and her toddler throwing tantrums, she deserves luxury.Let her live. 2. testingcheats true Turns on all the magic. What you can do with it: Why I use it:Because my Sim isn’t going to pee herself at her wedding. I have…
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5 Things I Always Do in The Sims 4
If you’re anything like me, The Sims isn’t just a game; it’s therapy, storytelling, interior design, and a little bit of controlled chaos all rolled into one. Here are 5 fun, weird, and totally necessary things I always do when I play The Sims 4: 1. Make my Sims friends with Everyone I don’t care, she’s gonna be friends with everyone! I also don’t have time to be worried about working on relationships when I want them to fall in love now!I make sure to use the UI cheats mod to put that romance level on 100. 2. Build My Dream House… Then Never Play in It I’ll spend 3…
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Okay, So I’m Forgetting Everything… Now What?
Gentle Tools for Coping with Memory Fog from Trauma & Depression So you read my last post and said,“Damn… I thought it was just me.”Well, boo it’s not just you.And now that we know memory fog is real and rooted in something deeper, the question becomes: what can we do about it? I’m not gonna hit you with some bootcamp productivity planner nonsense.This ain’t that.This is a soft girl’s guide to managing memory loss when you’re already doing the best you can. Let’s talk tools. Gentle ones. 1. Write Things Down, Baby, Even the Small Stuff No, you’re not doing “too much” for having a notes app full of random…
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Memory Loss, Trauma, and Trying to Function Anyway
“I Swear I’m Not Lying… I Just Don’t Remember”: If I had a dollar for every time I forgot something important then got hit with the side eye like I was lying or just didn’t care I’d be writing this from a cabin. In Iceland. Yes, I’m that type of girl. But I’m not.I’m just a Black woman who’s lived through some things, trying to explain why my brain doesn’t always cooperate the way other people’s might expect it to. Let’s talk about memory loss from trauma and depression because it’s real, it’s common, and it’s not because you’re lazy, careless, or faking it. When the Timeline Feels Like Swiss…