#Custom Course Creation

[golsedtech]

🌟 GOLS EdTech: Holistic eLearning Consulting Services

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Mumbai with a US office in San Jose, GOLS EdTech (formerly GurukulOnline Learning Solutions) has established itself as a pioneer in the e-learning field with over two decades of experience. Their eLearning Consulting is part of a comprehensive suite that also includes custom LMS development, course creation, and off‑the‑shelf libraries

🧭 Strategic Insights & Road‑Mapping

GOLS begins by deeply understanding each client’s challenges and goals. Their consulting starts with a diagnostic audit of existing training practices and stakeholder priorities, aimed at creating an actionable roadmap. The service includes alignment of digital learning with overarching business objectives and change management plans to secure organizational buy‑in .

🛠️ Customized Solutions: LMS & Content

Custom LMS Development Built for flexibility, security, and integration, their LMS can be hosted on Azure, AWS, on-premise environments, or VMware/DMZ landscapes. Clients receive features like single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), penetration testing, and comprehensive integrations with HRMS, CRM, and analytics platforms .

Custom Course Development GOLS’s instructional design team collaborates with SMEs to develop bespoke courses, offering varying levels of interactivity—from basic “page‑turner” modules to advanced simulations and real-time multiplayer gamified learning. This is structured around a four-tier framework:

Level 1 – Passive Interaction: Static content with straightforward quizzes.

Level 2 – Limited Interaction: Enhanced engagement via animations, avatars, drag‑and‑drop activities.

Level 3 – Complex Interaction: Includes scenario-based challenges, personalized feedback, and collaborative elements.

Level 4 – Advanced/Real-time: Offers immersive gaming, simulations, and multi-media rich experiences.

This tiered model empowers clients to customize engagement based on audience needs and budget.

Off‑the‑Shelf Course Library Clients also have access to GOLS’s pre-built library of modules on compliance, soft skills, leadership, remote working, stress and resilience, diversity, and more—helping organizations quickly deploy training where appropriate .

🔍 End‑to‑End Deployment & Support

Their consultancy extends beyond strategy to hands-on implementation—covering LMS deployment, integrations, content QA, pilot training and roll-out support, and stakeholder enablement. Each project is overseen by a dedicated project manager, ensuring alignment with timelines, quality standards, and organizational goals .

🌏 Domain Expertise & Use Cases

GOLS consults across industries including financial services, healthcare, government/public sector, IT/BPO, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, and non-profits. Their LMS platform also supports specific use cases such as:

Employee onboarding and development

Sales enablement

Compliance training

Customer/partner education

Volunteer/member learning

📈 Measurable Learning & Analytics

Central to their approach is robust analytics, enabling tracking of learner progress, course effectiveness, completion rates, and compliance metrics. These insights feed into continuous improvement strategies, ensuring learning investments yield tangible returns .

🤝 Why Choose GOLS eLearning Consulting?

Legacy & Credibility: With operations in both India and the US and a track record since 2001, GOLS offers seasoned expertise .

Tailored Interactivity: Clients can choose the right mix of interactivity vs. investment via the four-level design model .

Scale & Security: Their LMS caters to enterprise-grade deployments with full security and integration support.

Comprehensive Delivery: From needs analysis and design to launch and support, GOLS provides end-to-end service—eliminating the need for fragmented vendors.

Diverse Content Options: The blend of custom courses and off-the-shelf modules lets organizations be agile and cost-effective.

Analytics-Driven Improvement: Data-driven visibility ensures real-time course optimization and ROI measurement.

✅ In Summary

GOLS EdTech’s eLearning Consulting service stands out as a full-spectrum solution—starting with strategy and extending through to content, platform, deployment, and analytics. Their modular interactivity approach, strong technical foundations, and multi-industry reach make them a compelling partner for organizations aiming to launch or scale effective digital learning programs.

[prodientio]

Custom Audio integration for Immersive and Engaging Course Creation

Seamlessly Embed and Sync Your Custom Audio

Transform your online learning materials into engaging auditory experiences by effortlessly incorporating your preferred audio elements. Whether it's a narrator guiding learners through the material or ambient sounds to enhance immersion, Prodient.io empowers you to personalize your course content with ease. But we don't stop there—our platform takes customization to the next level by enabling you to synchronize audio seamlessly throughout interactive templates. Take control of the learning atmosphere by leveraging audio to set the tone, pace, and overall engagement level of your courses.

For More Detail, visit: https://prodient.io/

[mitsde123]

Boost Your Career with MITSDE’s AI-Based Digital Marketing Course

As a working professional, you’ve probably noticed how quickly the marketing world changes. Enter the game-changer: AI-based digital marketing. But what does this mean for you, and how can you use its power to accelerate your career?

[imfromsixam]

Besties: Me and my Cat (CC Pack for The Sims 4)

Introducing "Besties (Part 2): Me and My Cat" CC Pack!

I'm super excited to bring you the second part of the Besties series, now focusing on our beloved feline friends! In the first part, I shared with you guys a collection all about the beautiful bond between dogs and babies. For this second part, I thought I’d switch things up a bit. Instead of focusing on cats and babies, I wanted to highlight something just as heartwarming—the special relationship between cats and adults. Yes, you guessed it, I’m talking about the delightful world of cat ladies (and gents)!

This pack has loads of goodies for your Sim’s cats. There are two new versions of the cat tree: one with a cozy little house and another that looks like a cool cat gym on the wall. Your cats will love the new bed, scratchers, and another bed shaped like a tiny house. Of course, I’ve got the essentials like a litter box and food, but let’s be real—we all know the ultimate cat item is the cardboard box!

And because I know how much Sims love their kitties, I’ve added some fun items for a cat-obsessed Sim’s bedroom. I was going for an eclectic vibe this time. There’s a new classic bed with cute cat details on the pillows, a cat-shaped lamp for the night table, and an adorable armchair with cat accents. Plus, I’ve got new curtains and, most importantly, picture frames to show off the beauty of your Sim’s cats.

I’ve put a lot of love into this CC pack and can’t wait for you to enjoy it. Don’t forget to tag me in your social media posts—I can’t wait to see your amazing creations with your Sims and their feline besties!

Enjoy the fun and whimsy of The Sims 4 custom content, and as always, happy simming! 😊🐱📦

▶ ABOUT THE CC PACK

Build: 2 Wallpaper, 1 Floor

Comfort: Armchair, Double bed, Bench with blanket, Bench

Decorative: Cat food, Curtians (all sizes), Paitings, Rug

Lighting: Table Lamp

Pets (Requires Cats and Dogs EP): Bed (cardboard box), Food bowl, Cat tree (large), Cat tree (small), Bed with scratcher post, Cat climbing wall, Litter box, Scratch post (carrot)

Storage: Dresser, Dresser (opened)

Surface: Night table

GET EARLY ACCESS HERE

[scorpiosays]

I love creating! Let me know how can I help you with your content creation or design creative products for gifts or to level up your home or business … I have thousands of stunning and unique images, social media digital magnets with quotes, infographics, printables, print-on-demand products & digital downloads that can be customized and/or personalized to fit your needs!

Or I can start from scratch & create you something unique according to your specifications & preferences!

Whatever visual content you need…

I gotchu! 🤗

Hit me up!

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[passiberri]

Home Bizz Babe - Custom Content Collection

Hi lovelies! I am so excited to release my very very very first cc collection! I have been working on the past few weeks and I've found myself falling in love with blender and the creativity you can put out with it, and I'm so happy that my first set turned out better than I had hoped!

I saw this cute shipping box on pinterest and I wanted to recreate it and as I went along it turned into a set focused on the home business aspect, but can (of course) be used for daily tasks or cluttering as well!

This set contains 7 new meshes, all made by me! (BGC)

All LODS & Low Poly

All Tags & Custom Thumbnails

All objects are decorative

Multiple swatches for the different objects, but I tried to keep them matching!

NOTE  It's not perfect! Even though I wanted it to be, I feel like this set was finished and done and I want to continue on to more projects in the hopes of getting better as I go. I am very much a beginner at blender and cc creation in general, which is why I would also love some constructive critisism (but please be kind I am only human).

All items can be found by searching either 'Passiberri' or 'HBB' in game!

TOU: - Please don't re-upload or claim as your own - Please don't put my items behind paywalls or include my meshes in your builds - Recolors are allowed but please don't laugh at my UV maps HAHA

Please let me know if there is any issues and I'll try my best to solve it!

More info & download on Patreon (free) Love, Passie ♡

[renorasims]

Enoque Coats.

With the latest update came this incredibly cute coat! HOWEVER... It came with as an outfit with a pair of pants underneath so i had to make it into a top and remove that! ᵔᴥᵔ The short version is SO cute!! I loved the original color palette a lot, so i did not add any recolors. Read below for the download link! (Freebsters of course!)

If you don't mind, as i'm getting back into creating make sure to give me a follow on BlueSky / Instagram! I'm relatively new over there ᵔᴥᵔ

BGC | Maxis Match | 16 Swatches | Proper Flags | All LOD’s | Specular, Shadow and Bump-map | Custom Thumbnail(s) | Within EA’s Polycount | Original Mesh credits; EA | Disabled for random.

ENOQUE COATS | (free)

My CC has been and will always be free. I want to give a B-I-G thanks to the people that supported me along the way! It has partially paid for my hosting, software subs, and other creating necessities. You guys are amazing! ♥

Follow: Patreon | Instagram | BlueSky | X | Tumblr | Ko-fi | Paypal

Thanks to the EA creator network you can support my comeback by purchasing your favorite packs, bundles or kits in the EA App! A percentage of each purchase will go directly towards supporting my content creation for the Sims 4 at no extra cost to you :3

EA CREATOR CODE: RENORASIMS

[babyfacesim]

—⋆˚࿔ 100 MEMBER GIFT (ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ꕤ.ﾟ

hi everyone ꩜ .ᐟ (download at bottom)

i am BEYOND grateful for all of your support and for the love you have all shown me and my creations! i never even imagined i would even learn how to create cc, let alone be confident enough in my creations to share them with all of you. thank you for motivating me to create!

for this little gift i was inspired by these super cute corduroy miffy plushies and i wanted to recreate them in game! (can you tell the miffy obsession runs deep?)

this mini gift includes:

── .✦ two miffy plushies: one small & one big BOTH FUNCTIONAL (5 swatches each)

pro tip: they can also be sized up and down using the bracket keys which i highly recommend! and adult sims can use them with the 'childish' trait!

everything is, of course, base-game compatible, custom thumbnails included + unedited gifs of swatches and gameplay above! let me know if there are any issues!

ꕤ this is 100% my own custom mesh, so please no converting to other games (please reach out to me for more info) ꕤ

everything i create will always be free, so please don't worry about my work going behind a paywall :))

search "[bfs]" in game to find quickly! please don't claim as your own & if you use them PLEASE tag me @/babyfacesim so i can see!

DOWNLOAD—patreon (free) & sfs (free)

[catsvrsdogscatswin]

I started reading Discworld earlier this year –because I figured it's a cultural treasure and I may as well get around to it by now– and like, I knew something about Terry's ability to sneak underhanded puns into the texts –I've seen the posts. I'd also read Good Omens, even if at that point I couldn't disentangle who was writing what.

So I entered the books fully like the Stay back, slut meme, except regarding wordplay. I was reading with a fine-toothed comb. I was squinting at every name and testing every phoneme. Not necessarily because I don't like puns or didn't enjoy the idea of getting caught by surprise, mind you, just that I'd heard very good things about Terry Prachett's humor and I didn't want to miss any of his jokes and with wordplay stuff if you don't catch it, you'll never know it existed.

I caught a lot of stuff, and even when I didn't get some of the references (the series stretches across a lot of decades I wasn't born in) I could still at least tell when he was making them. I made it out of my grand read with a pat on the back and a certain pleasure in the knowledge that I had enough pop-culture and etymological awareness to not let Terry pull a fast one on me.

In classic Pratchett fashion, turns out I was dead wrong.

I was rereading Soul Music, because even if I'm late to the party I still enjoyed the Discworld books immensely, and I got to the scene where a bunch of schmucks with no music knowledge (or talent) are infected by the spirit of rock n' roll and descend in a horde upon a guitar shop. The owner starts off trying to sell them decent instruments, but, soon realizing his new flow of customers couldn't play a triangle and are more interested in the look of the thing anyways, he promptly starts pulling out his scrappiest, crappiest pseudo-instruments (Ankh-Morpok, amiright) and sticking a bunch of paint, glitter, and ankh-stones on them for the look of things before selling them at marked-up prices.

Ankh-stones were first mentioned in Sourcery, I think, and were used in the creation of the fake Archchancellor's hat. They get mentioned in other books on and off as a source of bedazzlement that's pretty clearly meant to be a riff on rhinestones. First time I read about them, I went "oh what a nice little bit of worldbuilding, of course some gems would get named after local stuff" and thought no more on it. But like…

Ankh-stones.

Rhinestones. Rhine-stones.

The infamously nasty River Ankh that flows(?) through Ankh-Morpok, and the River Rhine, a real river that exists.

I just about swore and hit the table when I clocked that one, because I went into the series ready for it, I was looking for it, and Terry still fuckin' got me good.

[dedalvs]

hey friend, i know you’ve been a pretty serious supporter and user of duolingo for a long time (so have i!), so i’m curious what your feeling is about the announcement that they’re going to be doubling down on using more and more AI for content creation, including using it to avoid having to hire actual humans?

personally, i’m really disappointed - i’ve disliked how much they’ve been using it so far, but the app is otherwise a great tool, and all of the other apps seem to use it, too, so it’s not easy to just jump ship to an app that isn’t using AI. i’ve seen a lot of responses that are like “hurr hurr just use a textbook idiot” which i find really unhelpful; learning from an app is easier and a lot more convenient in a lot of ways than having to use analog materials, especially if you study a high number of languages. still, i don’t ethically feel that i can keep giving them money if this is the direction they’re going.

what are your thoughts?

This is going to be a longer answer than you might have expected.

In 2001, fellow undergrad. Reiko Kataoka (now a professor at San Jose State) resurrected a club that had been dead for a few years at UC Berkeley linguistics: The Society of Linguistics Undergraduates (SLUG). One of its former undergraduate members, Alan Yu (now a professor at the University of Chicago), happened to be a graduate student at Berkeley at the time, so he helped her get it off the ground. The club was exactly what I was looking for at that time: a group for ling. undergrads. to get together and talk about language and linguistics, my new favorite thing. It was great! I even put together a couple phonology problems using my conlangs to distribute at a meeting. The following year I became the second president of the new SLUG and helped to create the SLUG Undergraduate Linguistics Symposium, where I gave my first talk on language creation. Being a part of this club was a major factor in shaping my undergraduate experience at Berkeley.

When I graduated I went to UC San Diego to pursue a graduate degree in linguistics. Part of the reason I chose UCSD was because it was an incredibly inviting atmosphere. Before we accepted they paid for prospective undergraduates down to San Diego and housed them with current grad. students who told them about the program and took them out for dinner, etc. It allowed prospective students to ask questions they wouldn't ask of professors (e.g. who's got beef with who). It was really cool, and so in our second year, we continued the tradition of housing prospective grad. students. Since we both went to Berkeley, my ex-wife (also a Berkeley ling. grad.) and I hosted Klinton Bicknell.

Klinton, it turns out, was the current president of SLUG. I didn't know him while I was at Cal, but we did overlap. It turns out he had renamed the club SLUGS, which I thought was weird. He said "It happened organically" and laughed in an off-putting way. He very much gave off the impression of someone who will smile at you and say whatever is necessary for you to go away. Klinton ended up going to UCSD the following year and I ended up leaving the following year.

Fast forward to 2016. HBO had put the kibosh on Living Language Valyrian, and so I turned to Duolingo. They had previously reached out about putting together a Dothraki course, but I declined, due to having a book out, Living Language Dothraki. With no hope for Valyrian, I asked if they'd be interested in me putting together a course on High Valyrian, which I did. I had some help at the beginning, but, truth be told, most of that course was built by me alone. I became very familiar with the Incubator, where Duolingo contributors built most of their courses. It was a bit clunky, but with enough elbow grease, you could put together something that was pretty darn good. It wasn't as shiny as their in house courses, because they couldn't do things like custom images, speaking challenges, etc., but it was still pretty good.

At the time I joined, everyone who was working in the Incubator was doing it for free. We were doing it because we wanted to put together a high quality course on our language of choice on Duolingo. When Duolingo went public, they realized this situation was untenable, so they began paying contributors. There were contracts, hourly wages, caps on billable hours, etc. It essentially became an as-you-will part time job, which wasn't too bad.

The Incubator faced a couple potentially insurmountable problems. When the courses were created by volunteers, Duolingo could say "This was made by volunteers; use at your own risk", essentially. Once they were paid, though, all courses became Duolingo products, which means they bear more responsibility for their quality. With so many courses (I mean, sooooooooo many courses) it's hard to ensure quality. Furthermore, "quality" doesn't just mean "are the exercises correct" and "are the sentences interesting". Quality means not being asked to translate sentences like "Women can't cook" or "The boy stabbed the puppy". With literally hundreds of courses each with thousands of sentences written by contractors, there was no way for Duolingo to ensure not just that they were staying on brand with these sentences, but that they weren't writing ugly things. There were reporting systems, there were admins that could resolve things behind the scenes, but with so much content, it became a situation where they would have had to hire a ton more people or scale back.

We saw what Duolingo did before with one aspect of their platform that had a similar issue. If you remember way back, Duolingo used to have a "forum", that was a real forum, but for most users, what it meant was on every single sentence in Duolingo users could make comments. These comments would explain grammar points, explain references, make jokes, etc. It was honestly really helpful. But, of course, with any system like that comes trolls, and so volunteers who had come to create language learning resources also found themselves being content reviewers, having to decide which comments to allow, which to delete, who to ban, etc. As Duolingo became more popular, the troll problem grew, and so eventually Duolingo's response was to kill the forum. This mean you were no longer able to see legitimate, helpful comments on sentences. They threw the baby out with the bathwater.

This is why it was no surprise to me when they shuttered the Incubator. The technology was out of date (from their standpoint, you understand. Their in house courses were way more sophisticated, but they couldn't update the Incubator without potentially breaking hundreds of courses they hadn't created themselves), quality assurance was nearly impossible, and they were also paying people to create and maintain these out-of-date courses they had no direct control over. Of course they closed it down. It would've taken a massive investment of time and resources (and capital) to take the Incubator as it was and turn it into something robust and future proof (think old Wordpress vs. Wordpress now), and Duolingo wanted to do other things, instead—like math and music. And so the Incubator died.

But that wasn't the only reason. This was something we heard internally and then heard later on publicly. There was rumbling that Duolingo was using AI to help flesh out their in house courses, which was troubling. This was before the big Gen AI boom, but after a particularly pernicious conlang-creation website I won't name had come to exist, so it caught my attention. I decided to do a little digging and see what this was all about, and I ended up with a familiar name.

Klinton Bicknell.

Indeed, the very same Klinton Bicknell was the head of all AI ventures at Duolingo. Whether enthusiastically or reluctantly or somewhere in between, he was absolutely a part of the decision to close the Incubator and remove all the contractors who had created all the courses that gave Duolingo its reputation. (Because, seriously, why did most of us go to Duolingo? Not for English, Spanish, French, and German.)

I know you sent this ask because of the recent news about Duolingo, but, to be honest, when I saw one of these articles float across my dash I had to check the date, because to me, the news was old. Duolingo isn't just now replacing contractors with AI: They already did. That was the Incubator; those were contractors. That is why there won't be more new language courses on Duolingo, and why the current courses are frozen. This isn't news. This is the continuation of a policy that had already firmly in place, and a direction that rests solidly on the shoulders of Klinton Bicknell.

But you don't have to take my word for it. He's talked about this plenty himself:

Podcast (Generative Now)

Article in Fast Company

Article in CNET

Google can help you find others.

At this point there's a sharp and baffling division in society with respect to generative AI. On the one hand, you have those of us who disapprove of generative AI on a truly fundamental level. Not only is the product something we don't want, the cost—both environmental and ethical—is utterly insupportable. Imagine someone asking you, "Hey, would you like a sandwich made out of shoelaces and shit?" And you say, "God, no, why would anyone ever want that?!" And their response is, "But wait! To make this sandwich out of shoelaces and shit we had to strangle 1,000 kittens and drain the power grid. Now do you want it?"

On the other side, there are people who are still—I mean today—saying things like, "Wow! Have you heard of this AI thing?! It's incredible! I want AI in everything! Can AI make my table better? Can I add AI to my arthritis? We should make everything AI as quickly as possible!"

And conversations between the two sides go roughly like this:

A: Good lord, now they're using AI art on phone ads? Something has to stop this… B: Yeah, it's so cool! Look, I can make a new emoji on my phone with AI! A: Uhhh…what? I was saying it's bad. B: Totally! I wonder if there's an AI shower yet? Like, it could control the temperature so you always have the perfect shower! A: Do you know how much power it takes to run these genAI apps? At a time when we're already struggling with income inequality, housing, inflation, and climate change? B: I know! We should get AI to fix that! A: But AI is the problem! B: Hey ChatGPT: Teach me how to surf!

It's frustrating, because the B group is very much the 💁 group. It's like, "Someone was using ChatGPT and it told them to kill themselves!" and they respond, "Ha, ha! Wow. That shouldn't have happened. What a learning opportunity! ☺️ Hey ChatGPT: How do you make gazpacho?" There's a complete disconnect.

In terms of what you do with your money, it's a difficult thing. For example, I've used Apple computers consistently since 1988. I'm fully immersed in the Apple ecosystem and I love what they do. They, like every other major company, are employing AI. If you go over to r/apple any time one of these articles comes out, it's all comments from people criticizing Apple for not putting together a better AI product and putting it out faster; none saying that they shouldn't be doing it. They're all ravenous for genAI for reasons that defy my understanding. And so what do I do? I've turned off the AI features on all my Apple devices, but beyond that, I'm locked in. From one direction, I look like a hypocrite for using devices created by a company that's investing in AI. From the other direction, though, I am using their devices to say what they're doing is fucking despicable, and they should stop—and I'll keep doing so so long as there's breath in my body.

Duolingo isn't necessary the way that, say, a computer or phone is nowadays. Duolingo is still usable for free, though, of course, they make it a frustrating experience to use its free service. (This is certainly nothing exclusive to Duolingo. That's the way of everything nowadays: streaming services, games, social media... Not "Well give you cool things if you pay!" but "We'll make your life miserable if you don't!") If you do use their Incubator courses, though, I can assure you that those are AI-free. lol They're too outdated to have anything like that. Some of those courses are bigger than others; some are better than others. But all of them were put together by human volunteers, so there's that, at least. At this point, I don't think Duolingo needs your money—nor will they miss it. They're on a kind of macro plane at the moment where the next ten years will either see the company get even bigger or completely disintegrate; there's no in between. They're likely going to take a big swing into education (perhaps something like Duolingo University [Duoversity?]) and it's either going to make a ton of money or bankrupt them. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

I've taken the Finnish course in its entirety and we're doing Hungarian now, and I've learned a lot—not enough, but a lot. I'm grateful for it. I like the platform, and I agree with the basic tenets of the language courses (daily shallow intake is better than occasional deep intake; implicit learning ahead of explicit instruction is better than the reverse). I'm grateful they exist, I'm grateful we can still use them (because they can always retire all of them, remember), and I think it's brought a lot of positivity to the world. I think Luis Van Ahn is a good guy and I hope he can steer this thing back on course, but I'm not putting my money on it.

[fluentmoviequoter]

Brighter, Sweeter Days

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Pairing: Tim Bradford x shy!fem!baker!reader

Summary: Tim comes to your bakery daily, and you try to brighten his day to get him to notice you. When he finally shows you he has noticed you, there's a lot you have to tell him.

Warnings: minor injuries, fluff!!!

Word Count: 2.4k+ words

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A wave of hot air greets you as you open the oven. Pulling the cookie sheet from the left side and a muffin pan from the right, you smell the intermingled brown sugar, maple, and orange. After the hot pans have been safely placed on one of your bakery’s tables, you close the oven and remove your heatproof gloves.

“I really hope you have more maple biscotti because there’s a really cute firefighter and I can’t slip him my number if we can’t fulfill his order,” your employee, Melanie, rambles as she enters the heart of the bakery.

“Just pulled some out of the oven,” you answer. “It’ll be about ten minutes before we can box them, though. Offer to throw in a dozen free cookies or a coffee traveler.”

“Yes, chef!” she calls over her shoulder.

“And stop watching The Bear before work every day,” you murmur as you check the consistency of a new whipped buttercream.

Several years ago, you opened your bakery in Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles, and remain shocked at how well it has done. There have been celebrities who travel hours just to try your creations based on the good word of a few locals, you’ve had to close at lunch more than once because you ran out of food, and yet you’ve only been in the front of the bakery a dozen times since opening.

You’re shy, passionate about baking, and less of a people person than most business owners, so you spend your days in the back as your dedicated employees create a friendly and welcoming environment for your customers to come in, enjoy the atmosphere, and try a delicious baked good or slow-roasted coffee.

After the morning rush, during which you make three cakes, drizzle white chocolate on your newest biscotti, and decorate sugar cookies, Melanie returns to the back of the bakery. She sighs and leans on a table.

“How’d it go?” you ask.

“Good. Seemed busier than usual, lots of law enforcement,” she explains, peeking into a mixing bowl.

“Those are scraps from cake pops,” you tell her. “Help yourself.”

“You’re an angel,” she sighs. “A walking, shy so not much into talking, angel.”

You roll your eyes and begin folding chocolate swirls into croissant dough. “And the firefighter?”

“He thought they’d love some coffee but refused to accept it without paying. So, I slipped an angel food cake and my number into his bag.”

You nod and continue working on the croissants, but when Melanie continues to watch you, you know there’s more she isn’t saying. Turning, you set aside the spatula and raise your brows.

“My psych professor moved our exam up and I can’t come in tomorrow,” she explains quickly. “I know it’s your busiest day and I’m so so sorry. I can ask around and see if Cass or somebody can cover me.”

You wave your hand and assure, “It’s okay. I’ll cover you. Good luck on your exam, okay? If you want to leave early today to study or get some rest, do that, too.”

“Now I feel worse for leaving you.”

Tim turns his alarm off and sighs. It’s his birthday, and he’s alone. Lucy insisted on bringing cupcakes, and Angela offered to take him to lunch. Tim appreciates their kindness, but it’s not quite the same as having someone to truly celebrate with, besides Kojo, who he wouldn’t trade for the world, of course.

As Tim gets ready, he asks himself what he’d want if he was in a relationship. What would they do that would make today so different? Breakfast in bed is one of the first ideas that pops into his head. So, Tim searches for bakeries that aren’t far out of his way. One five-star option appears on the list, and Tim reads the directions as he walks to his truck.

As Tim walks in, he notices how nice the bakery is. There’s a line, but it moves quickly. He scans the menu on the large chalkboard over the counter as he waits, but he knows what he wants when his eyes drop to the display case.

An employee places another plate in the case, a birthday cake-flavored mini souffle that makes Tim smile. When he reaches the register, he forgets about the cookie that caught his attention.

You take another order and glance at the line. There are two times when you’re so busy it’s hard to remember to breathe, and you’re currently between those. Though you don’t love working here with customers, you do enjoy seeing the smiles on people’s faces when they find their new favorite.

Someone in the line catches your eye. He’s wearing an LAPD shirt, and you assume he’s a higher-ranking officer. He smiles as Mitch places a birthday cake souffle in the display case, and you wonder if it’s his birthday.

“Good morning,” you greet when he reaches the register. “What can I get you today?”

He hesitates for a moment, then asks for one of your jumbo cookies and two dozen chocolate chip cookies. Glancing at the menu, he also adds coffee to his order. You press the buttons for the two dozen cookies and the coffee, but make a note to include the jumbo cookie for free.

“Mitch,” you call when he passes again. “Take over for a minute?”

“Sure thing,” he tells you.

“I’ll grab that for you now,” you tell the attractive cop, whose name you now know is Tim.

“Thanks,” he replies before stepping to the side with his coffee.

You use clean plastic tongs to place thirty chocolate chip cookies in a branded box, then pull a jumbo cookie from the warmer. It’s already boxed, so you take a marker out of a nearby drawer and write Happy Birthday with a little candle drawn beside it. If it’s not his birthday, he’ll think it was the wrong box, but either way, you hope it’ll brighten his day. With the cookies placed in a bag, you hand it over the counter and thank Tim for coming in. You hope you’ll see him again. With your tendency to work in the back and the high number of one-time customers you get, you try not to get your hopes up.

The drive to the station is spent in silence. The radio is off as Tim enjoys what he considers the best cup of coffee. His mind continues to return to you, the cute girl at the bakery, who he could tell was a little shy. Your service was great, but you didn’t quite meet anyone’s eyes or engage in small talk.

After parking in the station lot, Tim pulls his jumbo cookie from the bag. The birthday wishes make him smile, and he shakes his head as he wonders how you knew. Granted, it could have been the wrong box or something, but Tim prefers the idea that you did it special for him. The receipt is on the bottom of the box, and he pulls it away only to see that you gave him the cookie for free. Maybe it will be a good birthday, after all, he thinks.

Tim enjoys half of his cookie, then returns it to the box to save for later. Tim will most certainly be returning to the bakery because your smile and the taste of the coffee and the cookies together are pretty close to perfection.

Tim sets the cookies on a central table in the bullpen and opens the box. He can immediately tell that there are more than 24 cookies, and he shakes his head at your kindness.

“Happy birthday!” Lucy calls as she runs to his side.

“Thanks,” Tim replies, in a better mood than the last decade of birthdays combined.

“You’re back!” you cheer when Tim returns the following morning. Melanie called to tell you her exam went well, but she had to wait for the essay portion to be graded, and you invited her to rest at home one more day while she waited. So, you’re at the front again.

“I am. Thank you for the birthday note yesterday,” Tim replies, smiling. He has a gorgeous smile, you think. “How did you know?”

“I noticed you smile when the birthday cake souffle came out,” you explain softly, shrugging rather than providing more explanation.

“I really appreciate it. My coworkers loved the cookies, too.”

“I’m glad. You want to try something else today?”

Tim smiles, and you unconsciously move your fingers to the side of the register where you can include discounts and freebies.

“What do you recommend?” he inquires.

“Our maple pumpkin biscotti cupcakes are pretty well-loved. I like the chocolate swirl croissant,” you answer. “It’s new, but..”

“Then I’ll take thirty-six of those cupcakes and two of the croissants. On one condition.”

“Yes?” you ask, furrowing your brows.

“Let me pay for it this time.”

You nod once and type in the order. As Tim steps to the side, you begin helping the next customer and whisper to Mitch to give the officer a small coffee with the excuse of preparing it too soon for a pickup order.

“I’m paying for it,” Tim insists after it’s left on the counter.

You ignore him, smiling as you take another order, and Mitch gives him the bag of cupcakes.

“See you,” Tim calls as he leaves.

“Have a good day!” you call after him.

When you return to the kitchen around 10 a.m., you sigh and set out to make something you think Tim will love.

Over the next two weeks, Tim comes in daily. He gets something for the officers at this station or just a treat for himself, and on one busy morning, he says hello and orders a coffee. You look forward to seeing him each morning, finding an excuse to be at the front during his usual time. He is the kindest customer you have ever had, and you want to ask him out. Each morning, you give yourself a pep talk and get encouragement from Melanie or Mitch, then get shy and fail to tell him how you feel. So, you find a way to brighten his day and remind him you’re there and you see him. You slip him a freebie, give him a free coffee, charge him for a smaller size than what you give him, or ask him to test a new item and get back to you. If it’s not on the menu, I can’t charge you was your excuse for the last one.

As far as you can tell, he has noticed you. He comes in and immediately finds you or keeps his eyes on the kitchen door until you exit. Yet, he hasn’t said any more than you have. Eventually, one of you will say something… or so you hope.

You’ve slowly opened up but can’t speak more than a few sentences before you remember who you’re talking to and get shy again. Tim asks about you, how you’re doing, what your favorite menu item is, what you’ve baked recently, and you gladly listen when he tells you about himself in return. It seems like you're getting to know him, but you still want so much more.

One morning, nearly three weeks after meeting Tim, you glance at the clock again. He’s late. Or he isn’t coming. As you leave the counter and return to the kitchen, you make red velvet cupcakes for a large order and try not to think about Tim. You didn’t say anything for three weeks, there is no reason to assume that he had any real reason to come back.

Melanie enters the kitchen, and you look up hopefully, but she shakes her head.

“I’m sure he was just running late or had to go in early. He’ll be back tomorrow,” she says softly.

You shake your head and begin portioning the cake batter into muffin tins. Getting your mind off Tim will be hard; he’s consumed every one of your thoughts for nearly a month, but you have a business to focus on and more customers than the handsome sergeant who was your favorite daily customer until today.

 Several hours later, Mitch is on the phone when the chime over the door rings. You wave to him and walk out of the kitchen, then stop behind the register.

“Sorry I’m late,” Tim says.

You remain silent as you look at him. He’s wearing a bulletproof vest beneath his shirt, there’s a scrape over his eyebrow that looks recent, and the knuckles on his left hand are darkening. Based on his appearance alone, you assume he was late for a good reason.

“What can I get you?” you ask, breathless, as you move to stand behind the register. “It’s on the house.”

Tim smiles, and you have to remind yourself to listen. He orders your favorite, then places his hands on the counter and leans closer to you. You nod, then blink and ask him to repeat himself.

“Your favorite,” he says.

“How do you…”

“You told me. I remembered.”

You lick your lips before whispering, “Why?”

“The same reason I know that you hate working at the register because you’re shy and it drains your energy. You’d rather be in the back with your recipes and music than up here with customers. The reason I know you own this place but don’t advertise it because you don’t want the attention. All of that, all of you, is why I keep coming back. And I’m really hoping that those things will be why you say yes when I ask if you’ll go out with me.”

You swallow but can’t form words yet. Your answer is yes, of course, it is. When you open your mouth, though, you ask, “Are you okay?”

Tim smiles again and says, “I worked all night and could really use some of your amazing coffee.”

“You missed breakfast?”

Tim extends his arms so his hands are closer to yours and corrects, “I missed you.”

“Yes,” you whisper. “I really want to go out with you.”

Tim nods, then thanks Melanie when she sets a coffee cup on the counter beside him. He sees your number on the side and smiles, but you drop your head momentarily to avoid the embarrassment Melanie provides.

“I promise we’ll do something you’ll like,” Tim assures as his fingers brush yours.

I’ll find the courage to do anything with you, you want to say. Deciding that is more of a second date statement, you merely nod and ask Tim, “Do you actually want my favorite or is there something else you’d prefer?”

[simmerkate]

Sims 4 CC Kit — Make Your Own Lights, Decor, Clutter & Textures

Ever wanted to create Sims 4 clutter or decor CC but got stuck?

This kit is for you.

It’s a step-by-step guide that shows you how I make my own Sims 4 decor CC — lights, clutter, textures — in a way that I found works for me. You get guides, cheatsheets, templates, and my personal workflow that I’ve figured out through trial & error.

This probably isn’t the “proper” way of creating CC — but it’s how I learned, and it works and I use it every single time I create something new.

⚠️ Just to be clear:

This is a written tutorial kit, not a video or image course.

BUT — I’ve included some visuals, some screenshots & cheatsheets to help you follow along but its alot of written stuff. It would also be beneficial for you to have some basic knowledge of blender.

✅ What You Get:

Decor, clutter, lights CC Creation Guide

Shadow Mesh Tutorial

Mesh Cleanup Workflow

LOD Creation Steps

Maxis Match Texturing Cheat Sheet

Alpha Textures Basics

Vertex Paint for Lights Guide

Custom Thumbnail Tutorial

Normal & Specular Map Basics

Blender Basics Recap

Sims 4 Studio Quick Fix Cheatsheet

Blender Hotkeys Cheatsheet

CC Planner to organize your ideas

CC Creating Checklist

PSD Thumbnail Templates (Decor)

Blank Normal & Specular Maps

Blender Render Setup File for Catalog Thumbnails

Texture Tips & Tricks

🎯 Why You’ll Love This:

No fluff — real steps, real help

Written for beginners who know basic Blender but need a hand

Includes a little bit of visual guides, printables & templates

Saves you HOURS of googling random problems

Helps you actually finish your CC & get it in-game

🖤 This is for you if:

You know basic Blender stuff (grab, rotate, edit mode) Got 3D Models you want to put into The Sims 4

You want to make clutter, decor CC and lights (not clothes or CAS yet)

You’re tired of tutorials that make you more confused

PS: Accessories & Clothing Creator Kits are coming soon.

If you get stuck, you can always join my Discord

(link’s on www.simmerkate.com).

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[nonsensical-pixels]

i got my old previews psds back, yayyy!! 😄

this was requested by Fysh over on the simscord, and i have wanted to do something like this for almost a year now, so of course i jumped at their suggestion! have 8 new, modest outfits and head coverings for muslim sims, created by @bokchoijo, converted to ts2. have the first part of the modesty collection!

by downloading this, you will get:

Casual Hijab 06 -> 1990 polys, TF-EF, 10 swatches, Hair binned as Custom

Abaya 07 -> 5631 polys, TF repo'd to AF, EF Enabled, 10 swatches, Everyday/Formal, paired with Jius-Sims Square Toe Pumps 01

Headwrap 01 -> 1726 polys, TF-EF, 12 swatches, Hair binned as Custom

Fullcover Niqab -> 2676 polys, TF-EF, 9 swatches, Hair binned as Custom

Casual Hijab 09 -> 2850 polys, TF-EF, 12 swatches, Hair binned as Custom

Abaya 06 -> 4582 polys, TF repo'd to AF, EF Enabled, 10 swatches, Everyday/Formal, paired with BG Boat Shoes

Abaya 05 -> 4674 polys, TF repo'd to AF, EF Enabled, 12 swatches, Everyday/Formal, paired with EP03 Dorsay

Abaya 04 -> 4661 polys, TF repo'd to AF, EF Enabled, 8 swatches, Everyday/Formal, paired with Jius-Sims Slingback Kitten Heels 01

as someone who has grown up in a muslim country (but is not muslim myself) i have always felt sad by the lack of modest clothing options this game has. not everyone wants to wear 987 different crop tops out (though of course, they have the option to!) i really hope this can add more diversity and representation to my own game, and others' 🥰

DOWNLOAD: SFS | MF 🧕

credits go to wonderful @bokchoijo for these incredible original ts4 meshes & textures, and of course to ea/maxis and @jius-sims for the original ts4 shoes these oufits have been paired with! plus to @applewatersugar for helping me while i was losing my mind smooth-boning 😅

DISCLAIMER

i don't pretend to be perfect, so i won't pretend that this set is, either. at certain extreme angles or facial features you may notice some deformations with the hijabs, certain spots of skin poking out, etc. i have done my best to limit these oddities to the minimum, feel free to check out my creation process over on the simscord! but i have always hoped to add more representation and diversity to my game, and i pray this makes you guys as happy as it has made me 💖 please, please don't be afraid to let me know if i screwed up anywhere!

SWATCHES

head coverings: casual hijab 06, 09, fullcover niqab, headwrap 01👆; abayas: 04, 05, 06, 07 👇

if there are any issues that you find with this set, please don't be afraid to let me know! happy simming, and when you download this, do keep in mind,

Love, ~ Ky 💞

[patrycarro]

TS3 - Rodeway Inn Motel (No CC)

ENG:

You might not find luxurious furniture or particularly healthy food at our motel, but we do offer you a private place to sleep—or, well, to do whatever it is you want to do. That said, keep one thing in mind during your stay: we don’t have a coffee machine here, so if you see one, be cautious. Let’s just say we’ve had a few... unpleasant experiences with that, and we’d rather not go through it again. Thank you.

For this build, I took inspiration from the motel featured in Chapter 2, Norwood Hitchhike, of the game Fears to Fathom (I’m sure some of you have already noticed). I absolutely love that game, and the moment I first saw that episode, I knew the motel would eventually become a new destination for my Sims. And well, here we are, right?

It’s not an exact replica, of course. I prioritized making it functional and fun for Sims rather than staying perfectly true to the original design.

What do you think? For those of you familiar with the game, does it get your approval? Personally, I’m totally in love with it—it adds a more realistic touch to my gameplay, which I really enjoy. Honestly, I’d even say it’s one of my favorites!

Features:

Lot type: Community, resort

Lot size: 40x40

Location: Moonlight Falls

Furnished lot value: 200.922 §

Unfurnished lot value: 84.387 §

Packs used in this build: EP02, EP03, EP04, EP05, EP07, EP08, EP09

Requirements:

Sims 3 Rabbit Hole Rugs and Doors Complete Collection by MrFatCat.

Terms and conditions:

DO NOT claim my creations as your own.

If you want to use any of my builds in your custom world or save file, you are allowed to do so, BUT make sure to credit me as the original creator.

DO NOT re-upload my content under any circumstances; share it with your friends using my own links.

If you experience any issues, let me know and I’ll try to fix it as soon as possible.

Download it here. 🤍

SPA:

Puede que en nuestro motel no encuentres muebles lujosos ni comida especialmente saludable, pero te ofrecemos un lugar privado para dormir o, bueno, hacer lo que sea que quieras hacer. Eso sí, ten una cosa muy presente mientras te hospedas con nosotros: aquí no tenemos máquina de café, así que ten cuidado si ves una. Hemos tenido alguna que otra mala experiencia con este tema y no queremos repetirla. Gracias.

Para hacer esta construcción me he inspirado (seguro que algunos ya os habéis dado cuenta) en el motel que aparece en el capítulo 2, Norwood Hitchhike, del videojuego Fears to Fathom. Me encanta ese juego, y en cuanto vi ese episodio por primera vez supe que, tarde o temprano, el motel se convertiría en un nuevo destino para mis Sims. Y bueno, aquí estamos, ¿no?

No es exactamente igual, obviamente, ya que prioricé el hacerlo funcional y entretenido para los Sims que mantener el resultado fiel al original.

¿Qué os parece? ¿Los que conocéis el juego lo aprobáis? Yo estoy totalmente enamorada; le dará un toque más realista a mis partidas y eso me gusta mucho. Incluso diría que es una de mis favoritas.

Características:

Tipo de solar: Comunitario, complejo turístico

Tamaño del solar: 40x40

Ubicación: Moonlight Falls

Valor del solar amueblado: 200.922 §

Valor del solar sin amueblar: 84.387 §

Packs utilizados en esta construcción: EP02, EP03, EP04, EP05, EP07, EP08, EP09

Requisitos:

Sims 3 Rabbit Hole Rugs and Doors Complete Collection de MrFatCat.

Términos y condiciones:

NO proclames mis creaciones como tuyas.

Si quieres usar alguna de mis construcciones en tu mundo personalizado o save file, tienes permitido hacerlo, PERO deja claro que yo soy su creadora original.

NO resubas mi contenido bajo ninguna excepción; compártelo con tus conocidos usando mis propios enlaces.

Si experimentas algún problema, házmelo saber e intentaré solucionarlo lo antes posible.

Descárgalo aquí. 🤍

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[blueberrypancakesworld]

The needle of love

Erik Campbell x fem!reader

warning : fluff, tiny comfort, mutual feelings, piercing, this one-shot was written before the release of the film characters may differ from the final result

Summary : Her eyes have always been glued to the tattoo and piercing shop, always looking through the window and admiring the decor but especially the staff inside. Taking the courage and money in her hand she finally goes in and asks for a piercing...and maybe feelings.

info : After watching the trailer and the first and now the second trailer I knew I had to write for Erik. Have fun with the cute artist ;)

masterlist

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There wasn't too much to do in the small town, of course there were the cafes with their quiet atmosphere, a few restaurants from cheap to expensive and so many other shops.

None of them were as outstanding as the only piercing and tattoo shop in town, big glass windows that offered a glimpse into this other, darker and rougher world.

A shop frequented either by one-off customers for earring piercings, people in midlife crisis for tattoos or the employee's family.

Then there was herself, she walked past the shop every day after work in the coffee shop and always stopped for a moment, knowing the inside by heart by now.

But she had never dared to go in herself - not because she didn't want a piercing or didn't know which motif - no, she had a bigger concern.

Ever since ‘Erik’ bought himself a coffee without sugar and milk every morning in her coffee shop, there seemed to be something between them.

She had once asked him if the white writing on his black t-shirt had a meaning and he had told her a whole volume of history, the other way round he had asked about the coffee beans because, according to him, coffee was the best thing on earth.

Since then they met every morning somehow, she asked about his bands, admired his tattoos and he tasted his way through any coffee creations she made for him.

It had been like this for weeks...but her heart and her friends had now ‘pushed’ her into something as she opened the door to the shop with a pounding heart.

A small bell confirmed her arrival and she gave a ,,Hello Erik" and waved slightly when she saw him standing behind the counter.

His face broke into a smile when he saw her and he propped his head up on his hands as he watched her come over to him, ,,Hey, are there new beans? Or why are you here?" he asked and she was about to take him back to coffee but put the money down in front of him.

After all, she had a mission, at least that's what her friends had called it when she once again told him about Erik, ,,Next time...I'm here Erik because I want a Hélix" she revealed and his face changed from surprised to excited.

With one movement he had come out from behind the braid, put the money in his trouser pocket and indicated one of the couches with an implied bow.

Walking to the couch and sitting down on it, she watched as Erik prepared everything, ,,Please fill out the form and confirm the risks once" he said as he disinfected the sterile needles.

Reaching for the clipboard, she filled out the form, listing the risks and points before signing, she was sure she would get the helix and now nothing would stop her...only the pain maybe and the needle was a problem.

Putting the clipboard with the form aside, their eyes met, ,,Don't worry, nobody has died of blood poisoning yet" he said and winked as he came over to her and laid everything out.

Breathing deeply, she looked at the ‘instruments’ and got stuck on the needle, she hated the pointy little things since she was little.

She suddenly felt a gloved hand on hers, ,,It only hurts for a moment I promise" he assured her and she gave him a ,,Thanks Erik" back as she pushed her hair aside to give him better access.

The disinfection spray was cold but not as bad as she thought, ,,Just keep breathing in and out for me" she heard him say quietly as her fingers clutched at her shirt as she let out a small ouch as the needle went through her ear.

In fact, Erik was right - the moment of pain came and went quickly.

She felt a small tug as he passed the piercing through the hole before he stepped back and looked at his work. ,,It looks beautiful" he assured her, pointing to a mirror hanging on a wall where she could look at her piercing.

Still happily standing up straight, a strain passed through her field of vision and she felt her legs seem to lose their grip.

The brief dizziness was unpleasant, of course, and she didn't want to land on the floor now when she felt a firm grip on her hip, ,,Are you ok, sweetie?" he asked, continuing to hold her.

She felt her cheeks and ears burning with shame, embarrassing, who passes out at their first piercing?

Slowly feeling the full sensation of her body again, she nodded and only now realised that her hands were holding on to his body, ,,Yeah-Yeah thanks Erik my saviour" she replied and gave him a grateful look.

He hesitantly took his hands off her and instead his hand went to hers, holding it as he led her to the mirror, ,,Don't fall again" he just chuckled and she smiled happily as she was more than satisfied with the piercing.

Thanking her again, he didn't let go of her hand though, not when they went to the braiding and not when he invited her for a visit to the coffee shop - to be more precise, their hands remained linked, because of course she might have fallen again, according to Erik.

But maybe it was also something between them that would finally come together...

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