sims 3 sims in bloom
Sims 3 sims in bloom
credit goes to the original challenge creator for the sims 4, a sims garden.
Feel free to make your challenge your own, and do whatever sparks joy.
General rules
for each generation complete the designated LTW, career, and skills
Asterisk (*) marked points that are optional, you can choose to complete the tasks to make the challenge more difficult.
There are two colors associated with every generation. Use these colors for genetics, or just for clothes and house décor if you wish.
Start each new generation with a small house/apartment and 1k simoleons. If you want to make the
challenge harder, you can start each generation on an empty lot with 0 simoleons, rags to riches style.
play on any lifespan you want.
If you want to change any of the goals/traits/ltw/career, do whatever sparks your joy.
Gen 1 - Daisy (white, yellow)
Gardening has always been your passion. Owning a large, healthy garden is all you’ve ever wanted in life, even if your nails constantly have soil under them and you have so many broken pots you’ve lost count. Your happy place is meditating in the shade of the fruit trees that you grew yourself from tiny saplings. You sit and wonder what your family will grow to do, and hope that they will flourish just as beautifully as your garden has. This is the start of your family's legacy!
LTW: The Perfect Garden
Traits: friendly, clumsy, loves the outdoors, angler, lucky
Career: Gardening
Skills: Gardening, Fishing, Handiness
Have Ani's No Fridge Shopping Mod
Grow 8 different perfect plants
Grow a life fruit plant and a death flower plant
Marry a sim with the 'Loves the Outdoors' Trait
Complete the Gardening and Fishing skill challenges
*Complete the Handiness skill challenges
Gen 2 - Buttercup (yellow, green)
From a young age you’ve always loved animals of all kinds. You spent your childhood playing in your parents’ garden, fascinated by the wildlife all around you. As a teen you were gifted a laptop for your birthday and you spent most of your time attached to it, writing fan fic . Your love for animals persisted however, and you use the money earned from writing fan fic novels to become a "horse girl" aka jockey and own your own horse! ‘Romance’ and ‘marriage’ are things you never saw in your future, but you would still like to raise a child with love and care like you were.
LTW: The Fairy Tale Finder or The Jockey
Traits: Animal Lover, Bookworm, Unflirty, Computer whiz, Socially Awkward
Career: Self-Employed Jockey
Skills: Riding, Writing, Handiness
Earn money by writing fan-fiction novels as a child and teen
Write at least once a week as a child and teen
Adopt a horse on your teen-YA birthday
Earn money as an adult by entering into equestrian competitions and raising horses
Always have at least 2 horses
Never be in a committed relationship or get married. (you can date, it just never works out)
Adopt at least one child
Adopt a unicorn
*complete all skill challenges for riding and writing skill
Gen 3 - Lavender (lilac, dark purple)
You were adopted by your loving parent into a small family, and so you've never been much of a people person. Keeping to yourself in your room you discovered your love of creating things with your own two hands, and of course painting on your easel. You spend a lot of time on your creations because every one has to be perfect.
LTW: Descendant of Da Vinci
Traits: Loner, Eco Friendly, Perfectionist, Savvy Sculptor, Eccentric
Career: Self-Employed Sculptor, Painter, or Inventor
Skills: Sculpting, Painting, Inventing
Paint as a child
Be friends with one of your parent's horses as a child/teen
Only have one best friend that you become best friend forever with as a teen, and eventually fall in love with and marry them
Have 10 sculpted/invented pieces of furniture in your house
Invent toys for your children to play with
*Maintain good friendship level with your whole family and your spouse
*Complete sculpting and inventing skill challenges
Gen 4 - Rose (red, black)
Growing up playing with some of the inventions of your parent and furniture hand sculpted made you crave a whole new scenery. So when you aged to an adult, you moved to the big city of Bridgeport to get away from your old home. You love to go clubbing and the subway trains in the bustling city of Bridgeport so much you start to blog about everything you see around town and at your day of working as an Actor.
LTW: Super Star Actor
Traits: Charismatic, Snob, Artistic, Athletic, Star Quality
Career: Film (acting branch)
Skills: Charisma, Photography, Social Media
Live in an apartment or penthouse for your whole adult life (including young adulthood)
Go clubbing once or twice a week
Blog daily
Have 5 good friends
*Exercise in your free time as much as possible
*Complete the Photography skill challenges
Gen 5 - Forget Me Not (light blue, yellow)
You love being in the spotlight and thrive on attention of others. You dream of becoming famous, attending celebrity parties, and owning a large spotless house! You would do anything to stay in the headlines, even at the expense of your family life…
LTW: Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous
Traits: Diva, Party Animal, Neat, Virtuoso, Social Butterfly
Career: Singer
Skills: Guitar, Charisma
Join Music Club as a teen
After becoming a 3 star celebrity, throw at least one party a week
Upon becoming a 4 star celebrity, divorce your partner and marry a fan
Have low relationship with your child(ren)
*Complete the Charisma and Guitar skill challenges
Gen 6 - Sakura/Cherry Blossom (pink, brown)
Your parents had a troubled marriage, and growing up you hoped yours wouldn't be the same. You spent a lot of time with your pet dog as a child, a distraction from the troubles at home and the persistence of the paparazzi. You dreamed of a quiet life without fame and fortune, growing old with the one you love.
LTW: Surrounded by Family
Traits: Hopeless Romantic, Dog Lover, Family-Oriented, Natural Cook, Artistic
Career: Culinary
Skills: Cooking, Painting
Marry your first love
Always own a dog, (from childhood to the next heir aging to young adult)
Go on a date at least once a week
Paint a painting for every room of your house
Have at least 5 children
Complete Cooking and Painting skill challenges
Learn all the recipes for cooking that your sim has available
Gen 7 - Tulip (orange, red)
You have a strong connection to the natural world. Perhaps in a previous life you were a plant? You care deeply about nature and wouldn't do anything to upset its balance. So you move out the countyside to live in the middle of nowhere, finally one with the natural world.
LTW: Bottomless Nectar Cellar
Traits: Vegetarian, Good, Eco Friendly, Handy, Friendly
Career: none
Skills: Nectar making, Handiness, Sculpting
Join Scouts as a child
Have Ani's No Fridge Shopping Mod (again)
Earn money by selling nectar, produce, and sculptures
Befriend the neighbors on your street
*Eat healthy foods with ingredients grown in your home garden
*Complete Nectar making skill challenges
Gen 8 - Lily (white, green)
Being the oddball of the family that dreamed of the unnatural from a very young age had you wanting something a little super. Growing up you heard rumors from your neighbors of a town of magical people living around Moonlight Falls, so when you become a young adult you decide to investigate further.
LTW: Alchemy Artisan
Traits: Bookworm, Coward, Genius, Friendly, Born Salesperson
Career: Self- Employed Alchemist
Skills: Logic, Alchemy, Cooking
Become a witch before you’re a young adult
Earn money by selling potions to the Elixir Consignment Store
Live in Moonlight Falls your whole adult life until the next generation's heir takes over
Have a familiar, i.e. a cat or a small animal
Befriend 3 witches
Marry another witch
*Complete the Alchemy skill challenges
Gen 9 - Pansy (purple, yellow)
You were surrounded by trees for your entire childhood, and so you've always craved a change of scenery. You've never seen the ocean, until you spontaneously decide to move to the far off land of Isla Paradiso! Relaxing on the sand, immersed in island culture, partying till the sun comes up - what could be better?
LTW: Grand Explorer
Traits: Couch Potato, Loves to Swim, Virtuoso, Good Sense of Humor, Sailor
Career: Lifeguard
Skills: Scuba Diving, Guitar, Charisma
Fall in love with a merperson, but wait to marry them when you're an elder
Scuba dive at least once a week
Throw house parties with your friends at least once a week
Unlock all the islands
Learn all compositions for Guitar
*Eat mostly quick meals and unhealthy foods
*Complete all Scuba Diving skill challenges
Gen 10 - Hydrangea (dark blue, pink)
While your parent is content to spend all day relaxing on the beach, you've always had larger ambitions. The quaint island life is not for you, so as soon as you can you apply for university to build a reputable career for yourself. However, you've always found joy in things other people may think are childish, which may distract you from your career from time to time. You dream of living in a large house filled with love and family.
LTW: Perfect Student
Traits: Charismatic, Family-Oriented, Childish, Bookworm, Hates the Outdoors,
Workaholic (Degree Trait)
Career: Politics
Skills: Charisma, Writing
Graduate university with a communications degree
Marry a sim who also has the 'childish' trait
Have at least 4 children
Help your child with your homework as much as possible
Gain the Workaholic trait as your degree trait
*Complete 1 or more of the Writing and Charisma skill challenges
*Gen 11 - Death Flower* (dark red, white)
You've always known you were different from everyone else. Your siblings were always so nice to you and had ambitions to do good in the world. You were born with no such morals. You hear legends of powerful vampires, with inhuman strength and living for multiple lifetimes. You want that power. And will stop at nothing to get it.
LTW: Emperor of Evil
Traits: Evil, Artistic, Kleptomaniac, Mean Spirited, Green Thumb
Career: Criminal
Skills: Mixology, Gardening
Become a vampire and gain the immortal lifetime reward trait
Always drink from sims, never eat plasma fruit
Have a secret herbs garden ;)
Turn and/or birth at least 5 vampires
*Complete Mixology skill challenges
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Three Amateur Riders [July 19 Juche 108 (2019) Naenara]
Amateur riders Pak Hyo Sim, Pak Hyo Sun and Pak Hyo Song resident in Ryukgyo-dong No. 2, Phyongchon District of Pyongyang are three sisters.
One day, they visited the Mirim Riding Club on the outskirts of the capital city. At that time, the youngest Hyo Song asked her sisters for riding a horse, and the elders complied with her request. This served as an occasion for them to start riding.
Through the equestrian exercise, they fostered gallantry, unyielding spirit and perseverance and learned how to contact with animals and tame them in their favour.
It is of utmost importance in riding to be well versed in controlling a horse, that is, to make it move at one’s will after predicting how it will move next.
Their intensive trainings began to produce good results one year later. They came second and third respectively in the events of equestrian skill game, Orlov trotters amateurs game and pony amusement game in the 2017 autumn riding fan contest. They also entered the rankings at the spring and autumn amateur riders competitions held every year.
Hyo Song, 14, finished her after-school equestrian course and obtained an equestrian’s certificate.
“Riding is a part of our sisters’ daily life. We often hold debates on the features of horses, their breeding and control methods and share our experiences. We are on good terms in ordinary times but fiercely competitive when riding”, said Hyo Sim, 25.
Hyo Sun, 24, caressed her favourite horse Pothonggang and flung herself into the saddle. She then took its bridle and set off at a canter. After running around the training track for several times, she said: I think riding is an ideal sports event which produces high kinetic effects with less physical exercises. I am always relieved of my fatigue and feel refreshed after riding. The thrill of riding can never be felt in other exercises.
Her mother Ri Hye Jong said: At first, I thought my daughters would give up riding halfway as they are girls. Contrary to my expectation, they’ve already feel in love with riding. Now, they are of cheerful and gallant disposition, and they have nothing to fear.
Hyo Sim and Hyo Sun are members of the Korean Equestrian Association.
After graduation from universities they are participating in social life. On Sundays or holidays they always visit the riding club.
Hyo Song, first-grader at Changgwang Senior Middle School in Central District, is now developing her equestrian skill at the extracurricular group affiliated to the club.
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Tenure in HQ Southern Command, Pune
It was indeed nostalgic to return to Pune for yet another tenure after a long gap of 14 years, since my previous posting at NDA. I considered myself very lucky to get an opportunity for a Staff assignment in HQ Southern Command, which was certainly going to be a challenge. I was aware that it would be an entirely different exposure as compared to both my previous Staff tenures in the challenging environment inJ & K. On arrival in Pune in the last week of Jul 1996, we stayed in the Officers Mess of Army School of Physical Training for nearly three weeks. Thereafter, we shifted to a civil house on rent reimbursement basis since there was a waiting list for permanent accommodation. Meanwhile, we had to begin the procedure for school admission. Ashvini secured admission in Fergusson College while Nandini & Aditya got admission in Army Public School, Dighi. Thus, our children could resume the academic sessions in the new environment --- a social adjustment process which was so familiar for all of us.
On 01 Aug 1996, I reported in HQ Southern Command to take charge of my appointment as Col A. I was aware about the history of this oldest Command HQ which was raised at Pune on 01 Jul 1946. It had distinguished itself in several operations namely - Junagarh ( 1947 ), Hyderabad ( 1948 ), Goa ( 1961 ), Indo - Pak Wars of 1965 & 1971, Sri Lanka ( 1987 ) & Maldives ( 1988 ). Presently, Southern Command has jurisdiction over 9 States & 4 Union Territories. The Formation Sign depicts the constellation " CRUX"--- a cross formed by the brightest stars in the Southern hemisphere, pointing towards the South Pole. Hence, I felt privileged to be welcomed as a team member of this prestigious formation HQ.
My first impressions of the majestic architecture of the buildings in the office complex and my initial interaction with the Staff Officers of each Branch triggered positive vibes prior to beginning my innings. On the very first day, I was interviewed by Maj Gen Administration who welcomed me and expressed his confidence that I would be able to discharge my new responsibilities in a perfect manner with experience of previous Staff tenures in J & K. He gave out the schedule for my interaction with each Branch for each Arm / Service and thereafter with the General Staff ( GS ) Branch & Quarter Master General ( QMG ) Branch of the Command HQ.
I was also required to go for familiarisation visits to all the defence organisations dealing with the medical treatment and rehabilitation of battle casualties. These included the Command Hospital, Paraplegic Rehabilitation Centre ( PRC ), Queen Mary Technical Institute ( QMTI ) and Artificial Limb Centre ( ALC ). The visit to Paraplegic Rehabilitation Centre was a big revelation as I was briefed about their responsibilities towards rehabilitation of personnel of the three Services who were disabled due to Spinal Cord Injuries. The idea for such a facility was conceived after 1971 War and PRC was inaugurated on 20 Sep 1974. Over the years, it has expanded to cater for 117 beds & 34 family quarters. The patients are provided free lodging & boarding, medical treatment and vocational training. It is the largest centre of its kind in India, providing holistic and lifelong care for the bravehearts.
On completion of this familiarisation schedule which lasted one week, I learnt gradually about various office procedures, on case by case basis. It was very time consuming to carry out an in-depth analysis of all disciplinary proceedings, prepare a summary & put up the recommendations for final disciplinary award by the Army Commander. This process reinforced my knowledge about the legal procedures to be followed in accordance with the Army Act & Army Rules. Yet another aspect which was my responsibility was the planning and execution of all Ceremonial functions and welfare activities, in accordance with a calendar of events. In addition, I was entrusted with the financial management of Welfare funds of the Command HQ. It required consistent efforts to maintain the records of income & expenditure at this apex level. In addition, I was on the Board of Army Public School & Asha School which also entailed regular monitoring. Progress report of all these activities and future plans had to be presented by respective Staff Officers, in the monthly conference chaired by the Army Commander. It took me nearly two months , working well beyond the office timings, to settle down in my new role.
However, I still had to complete my initial visits to both the subordinate Corps HQ at Jodhpur & Bhopal. I got this chance when I was nominated in the Team for Annual Inspections which were scheduled in Oct/ Nov. It proved to be another useful interaction as I could observe different welfare activities in each Station and became aware about their new projects. Meanwhile, we were allotted our permanent accommodation -- 9 Victoria Road within Pune Cantonment. The House was in the" Open offer" category and required extensive repairs. On completion of the urgent repairs, we completed the familiar process of shifting and settling down in our spacious Bungalow. Our new residence was very close to the new location of Army Public School in Pune Cantonment. It was beneficial specially for Nandini & Aditya who started commuting to their School on cycles. Even Sanjivani was delighted to be appointed as the Principal of Nursery School run by AWWA. Gradually, we developed a jogging track around the front lawn of our house and created a kitchen garden in the backyard. We were fortunate as we celebrated Diwali along with our parents & close relatives, in our biggest residence so far in our career.
In view of the Diwali festival which was always celebrated centrally by the Fauji fraternity, I was detailed in the core Team for planning and conducting all the events in Pune Cantonment.The celebrations were planned over three days and began with a Fauji Mela organised centrally by all the Units and Defence Establishments. AWWA ( Army Wives Welfare Association ) was involved in this event. Next day we witnessed a splendid Equestrian Display at the Pune Race Course followed by a Band Display. The final event was a special performance by Anup Jalota which culminated with a magnificent Fireworks Display. The overall impact of all such celebrations contributed towards enhancing camaraderie.
Next month, I managed to avail a short vacation with my family and visited Sainik School Satara. It was a nostalgic feeling since I visited my Alma Mater after nearly three decades. This visit enabled a flashback of memories while the School laid the foundation of my journey in uniform for six long years. Thereafter, we visited Mahabaleshwar & Panchgani enroute to Pune. However, the memories which we always cherish were witnessing an impressive Passing Out Parade at NDA & all the preceding functions in Dec. It was specially nostalgic for myself & Sanjivani since we were returning to the "Cradle of Military Leadership", after a long gap of 14 years since my fabulous tenure as an Instructor at this prestigious Institution.
In Feb 1997, we organised a major Conference at our HQ. It was chaired by the Army Commander and attended by all the Corps Commanders & Area Commanders. In addition,all the Maj Gens of Command HQ with their Staff Officers attended the deliberations over three days.This Conference was a precursor to the Army Commanders Conference which was scheduled for one week at Army HQ in the month of Mar. I had been nominated for attending both these Conferences where I had to give a Presentation on all welfare activities. I felt really privileged to attend both these professional conferences to review, discuss and conceptualise strategic doctrine and formulate operational plans for different battle scenario. Personally, I got an opportunity to attend the Central AWWA Meet during which each Command summarised all the welfare activities in accordance with the motto of AWWA ---- "Asha, Vishwas, Aastha". It was an ideal forum for generation of new ideas and formulation of new plans for enhancing the quality of life of all ranks & their families including the ex-servicemen community.
On return from Delhi, I was assigned to be a member of a Team constituted for a new Project. It dealt with the establishment of Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies ( SIMS ) in Pune , exclusively for management education of children of Army personnel & for officers availing study leave. This idea had been conceptualised and approved earlier but work could commence only after the final sanction of funds in FY 1997/98. The Project was indeed challenging as it involved numerous mini Projects and activities concurrently. Main tasks were creation of academic infrastructure, construction of hostels and messing arrangements, selection of the Director & the Faculty, recruitment of non-teaching staff, finalisation of the Syllabus for PGDM Courses as per the guidelines of AICTE, formulating the admission process and other procedures. We got valuable advice from Prof Dr Mujumdar, the founder of Symbiosis University. Finally, the Institute started functioning within six months , from the location of Symbiosis School on Law College Road. However, construction project of permanent Campus continued and the Institution shifted to the new Campus at Range Hills later in 2002.
Simultaneously, I continued shouldering my responsibilities with greater intensity based on my learnings in the previous year. I got a chance to accompany the Army Commander for Civil Military Liaison Conference at Bangalore. This gave me a different exposure about planning of assistance to civil administration. Assistance to Asha School was another area of focus so as to improve the quality of education and care of special children. Additional equipment such as special wheelchairs and exercise equipment were also provided to the patients at Paraplegic Rehabilitation Centre.
In Jan 98, Nandini was excited to be selected in the Team to represent Army Public School, Pune for Debate Competition for all Army Schools scheduled at Dagshai, near Shimla. It involved lot of preparation and practice sessions under the guidance of the Principal while Nandini was simultaneously carrying out the final revision for her Board Exams of Tenth standard. It was her first competition in front of such a large audience. Their performance was adjudged the best and the Team returned with the Debate Trophy full of confidence.
Meanwhile, Sanjivani was selected as the Principal of Army Public School (Junior Wing ). This School had to be established abinitio at a new location near Pune Race Course urgently so that the academic session could commence in the new premises. It involved several activities simultaneously ---- renovation of an existing Gymnasium, creation of new classrooms, purchase of furniture, preparation of playgrounds and selection of Teaching & non-teaching staff. Sanjivani faced all these multiple challenges with total dedication and through constant interaction with different agencies. Finally, APS ( Junior Wing ) was born before the commencement of the Academic Session in Apr 98.
In the first week of Jun 98, I was pleasantly surprised to receive my posting order for an instructional assignment in Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. It was a coveted posting which was my dream while I was attending the Course in 1985/86. I had to report at Wellington in the first week of Jul. It was time for me to reflect on my valuable experience of two years as a Col A in Command HQ. I realised that I had benefited from so many diverse aspects and applied myself in all activities. In my farewell dinner , I expressed my gratitude to all the Staff Officers and all the Major Generals who were incharge of their respective Arm /Service. The guidance by the Army Commander proved to be really the icing on the cake. I bid adieu to the entire Team of Command HQ, hoping to meet again, sometime, somewhere in the Journey of Life!!!
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