So here's how things are working out.... I've been taking a short break from Sims in "preparation" for the new expansion, because I expect I'll be on Sims 24/7 for a little while after the release. Well, maybe not that much.. but it'll be close. (If you wondered where I've been, I've been playing a lot of Civilization VI.) I have decided that updating my two challenges ASAP after the release is my first priority, but there's a couple things in consideration before I can do that...

1. ... I need to play around with Mermaids quite a bit to see whether they'll be allowed in the Apartment Switch.
2. .... there's new Goal Sets to come up with for Master Simmer, and that's going to take figuring out how everything works in the new update and all the new content.
3. .. and another thing/side note.. I already have the pages started for the Townie Rotation introducing Sulani and it's inhabitants, so that will be posted fairly soon after release.

So.. With that in mind.. my other stories will be going on a short hiatus, and I'll be debuting two new stories. 

The first is a Mermaid Legacy (kinda color-themed) that I got the basic rules for off the Sims Forums, then rewrote for my use. I've titled it "Tails of Sulani" and, yes, I've already started with the game play being that it doesn't actively start in the new content area. The prologue for this will be up later today.

The second is a project I've been sitting on for a while, and being that the creators of the challenge have been kind enough to update it for Island Living already (and it fits the pack perfectly!!) .. I'll be starting this, as well. I've been wanting to start a History Challenge since the last time I started one and failed miserably with it due to the fact that I started it shortly after Cats & Dogs release, and added a few too many pets to my family.. and they really messed things up. This will be non-mermaid, and it will probably debut in the week after the Island Living release, but I don't have a firm timeline on that yet. I do have a tentative name for the project, though, in "Island Spirits".

There also is the possibility I'll be making a third save just for exploring the new pack, but we'll see. That one won't be blogged. I do this with nearly every new pack, just to get a handle on the new stuff, but I don't know if I'll need two with the other two stories I have going.

With that being said, I WILL be getting back to my Ramblers, Irish, Master Simmer, Forgotten Sunset, and my Townie Rotation.. it just may be a couple to a few weeks before I have the challenges updated and am ready to add them back into the mix. In the meantime, hopefully you'll enjoy my new stories!