Michaelas Life

Michaela Leigh is ready to live on her own and make her way in the world. Luckily the real Michaela is there to help her out so she can have a great life.

A lot of things go on in a Sim’s life. While the basics of fulfilling needs has been covered, the best way to learn the rest is to just get into a game and start playing. This section is a walkthrough of a few days in the life of Michaela Leigh—the Sim. It shows how to get started in a game and several of the things Sims can do. Let’s get to know Michaela first.

Michaela Leigh

• Aspiration: Serial Romantic
• Trait 1: Alluring
• Trait 2: Loves Outdoors
• Trait 3: Outgoing
• Trait 4: Romantic

Getting Settled

Michaela is ready to start a new life and has chosen to live in Willow Creek. Because she has a budget of only §20,000, her choices are limited. The only neighborhood in this community that she can afford is the Garden Ward. There are three houses from which she can choose. Because she is single, she just needs one bedroom and one bathroom. However, she would like to do some gardening in the future, so she picks the Daisy Hovel because it has a larger lot and some space for outdoor activities.

While it is a bit more expensive, she decides to buy the house fully furnished. She does not want to worry about having to purchase everything right off the bat. Plus she can always upgrade some of the items later on as she earns more money.

The house is fairly simple. However, because she loves the outdoors, and plans on working hard so she can eventually purchase a larger home, this is good enough. It has a kitchen, a bedroom, a bathroom, and a living room that also doubles as a dining room.

Upon moving in, Michaela is in a Fine emotional state. Fine is kind of neutral. It is not bad, though it does not really offer any advantages either. To get some different emotions, she needs to start doing something. Because she has less than §3,000, and will need some more money if she wants to buy some items for her home, she will need to get a job. So she picks up her cell phone and looks for a career. She sees that there are openings in five different careers areas. Criminal is not in her personality and neither is tech guru. While she toys with going into entertaining, she finally decides to be a secret agent. She loves spy movies and her Romantic and Outgoing traits might come in handy.

Daily Activities

It is Sunday morning and Michaela does not have to go to work until Monday morning. One of her traits is a love of the outdoors, so she decides to explore her yard. Behind the house she sees a rock. Curious as to what type it might be, she goes over and digs it up. It turns out to be Furium. This is a rare metal. Not bad for her first time looking at rocks. She adds it to her inventory and thus begins a collection of metals. In addition, because she went outside, her trait gives her a Fresh Air moodlet which changes her emotion to Happy. This morning is starting out well.

Being in a Happy mood, Michaela considers a whim. Since she is new in the neighborhood, why not meet someone new? She sees an elderly man walking down the street and decides to go over to meet him. She selects a friendly introduction. She learns his name is Dennis Kim. As she completes this first whim, she earns some Satisfaction Points and gets a new whim—Make a Friend. As she begins carrying on a conversation, she chooses from a menu of socials. Because she wants to make a friend, she selects from the friendly socials. Because she is Happy, she can choose two socials that are unlocked by this emotion—Brighten Day and Heartfelt Compliment. As she continues the conversation, she gets a new moodlet. Pleasant Conversation is a happy moodlet and helps bolster her Happy emotion.

Michaela made a new friend and completed some more whims. After meeting some more neighbors and exploring the neighborhood, she noticed that her Hygiene had gone down and she was grungy. As this moodlet overpowered her Happy moodlets, her emotion changed to Uncomfortable. So Michaela headed home and took a shower. As she cleaned up, she lost the Grungy moodlet and the moodlets from socializing that were still in effect helped her become Happy once again.

As Michaela becomes hungry, she decides to make a meal. She goes to the refrigerator and sees what she can make. Because she does not have a lot of experience cooking, she only know how to make a few things. She decides a garden salad would be good. As she prepares the meal, she gains the Cooking skill. This is added to the Charisma skill and Comedy skill that she gained from socializing with her neighbors.

After enjoying her salad, Michaela cleans up her dishes. By keeping her home clean, she avoids negative moodlets. As evening approaches, Michaela decides to watch television to have a little fun. Because she would like to learn more about cooking, she chooses to watch the cooking channel. This allows her to develop her Cooking skill while getting some Fun need.

She has to work early in the morning, so Michaela decides to go to bed and get some sleep. She changes into her sleep outfit. Before long, she is out and getting some serious zzz’s. She will be well rested for her first day at work.

Going to Work

Michaela needs to do some work at home to get promoted to the next level in her career as a secret agent. The first assignment is to do some research on a computer. Because she does not have a computer, she needs to buy one. To do this, go to the Build View by clicking on the Build Mode icon in the upper right corner. Then in the lower left corner, select the Objects by Room button and then choose Study. Start with a desk, then put a computer on it. Now Michaela needs a desk chair. Once they are put into her home, she will be all ready to go when she wakes up. Click on the Live Mode icon to return to the game.

In her haste to get to bed, Michaela forgot to use the toilet. Now early in the morning, her bladder is making her uncomfortable. She gets up and uses the toilet. While this improves her Bladder need, it decreases her Hygiene. No problem. She washes her hands after using the toilet and her Hygiene goes back up.

Michaela is up and does not feel like going back to bed. Therefore, she decides to get to work on her new computer. She browses the intelligence database, which is the requirement for getting a promotion to the next level of her career. In the process, she gains the Possible Lead moodlet which helps her get a Focused emotion.

At 7 AM, Michaela is off to her first day of work. Because she already did her assignment at home, she wants to put in a lot of effort to try for a promotion. She decides to take a risk instead of working normally. While this puts in more effort, it also gives her a chance for a Confident or Sad moodlet. Her effort pays off. She gets a promotion after her first day. This gives her more money per hour of work. She also gets some bonus money and a new desk chair—the Swiveler—which is only available to secret agents.

Michaela is excited about her promotion. However, she needs some fun, so she heads outside. There is a fishing spot right next to her home. She learns the Fishing skill but does not catch anything. She may need to read a book about fishing to build up her skill or try fishing at another spot. It appears that the fish in this area are too crafty for her.

While she had no luck fishing, Michaela is enjoying being outdoors. As she walks around, she looks at some of the plants and then finds a hollow log. This looks like a good place to find frogs. After searching the log, she finds a Striped Leaf Frog and adds it to her collection. She then digs up a nearby rock and finds an emerald crystal. Michaela’s collections are growing.

Because she is dirty after an afternoon outdoors, Michaela comes home and decides to take brisk shower. This gets her Energized and she wants to use that energy. A whim encourages her to do some push ups, and then a second whim gets her to do sit ups. As a result, she gains the Fitness skill. Michaela then has a quick meal before turning in for some sleep. She has another day of work in the morning.

Michaela’s bed is uncomfortable. As a result, she does not get fully rested by the time morning rolls around. As a result, she can’t work as hard because she becomes fatigued. She has some money from her first day on the job, so she decides to upgrade her bed. She sells her old bed that came with the house and buys a better bed that helps with stress and discomfort relief.

After preparing a meal, Michaela sits down and watches television while she is eating. This allows her to improve her Hunger need and either have Fun or improve her Cooking skill if she watches the cooking channel. Because she is determined to get another promotion, Michaela then goes to her computer and works on the Programming skill to get it to level 2, which is her next career requirement. Her efforts pay off—the next day at work she gets another promotion!

Having Fun

Michaela has been working extremely hard on her career and this has taken a toll on her Social and Fun needs. She decides to take a trip to the gym and take care of both of those needs. She changes into her athletic outfit and travels to the Movers and Shakers. While Michaela runs on the treadmill and uses the exercise machine to have Fun and build her Fitness skill, she also takes time to meet several new Sims and socialize. Then it is back home for a meal and bed.

Michaela really enjoyed getting out of the house. So the following evening, she decides to visit the park. Meeting new people and socializing will also help her build up her Charisma skill, which she needs for another promotion. At the park, she meets Crystal Ross, who is playing chess. Michaela sits down at the table and joins in the game. As a result, she learns the Logic skill and maintains a conversation while playing chess—thus working on two skills at once. Other Sims come over and join the conversation, allowing Michaela to make some more acquaintances and friends.

A Little Romance

Michaela reflects on her Aspiration. She is a Serial Romantic. To advance to the next level of her Aspiration, she needs to initiate 10 kisses or go on 2 successful dates. On her day off, she does some cleaning around the home and then in the evening, changes into her party outfit and travels to the nightclub. She makes a flirty introduction to Don Lothario and then begins a conversation. While it begins friendly, Michaela switches to romance socials and flirts with Don. As he also becomes flirty, Michaela goes for a first kiss and Don seems to enjoy it.

On a whim, Michaela decides to ask Don out on a date. She chooses the museum as a destination. The two travel to this venue and then begin the date. Michaela invites Don to sit down at one of the tables and begins a conversation. She flirts with him as well to help move the date along. As the night progresses, she gives him a massage and even asks Don to be her boyfriend. He agrees, and when Michaela comes home from the date, she needs to take a cold shower to get out of her very flirty mood. She ended up with a Silver medal for the date—not bad for a first date.

Michaela continues to advance in her career and receives some nice items for her home related to being a secret agent. One night while doing some work on the computer, it breaks down. Not willing to pay the steep repair bill, Michaela decides to fix it herself. Though it takes her a while to complete the task, she fixes the computer and learns the Handiness skill. That will definitely come in…handy.

The second date with Don does not go so well. However, this date allows Michaela to advance to the second level of her Aspiration. One of the requirements of this level was to break up with two Sims. Guess who was the first? Don had to go.

Because she needs to break up with a second Sim, Michaela needs to find another romantic interest. She decides to hit the nightclub again. This time she hits it off with Kimberly Brown. Michaela, using her Charisma skill and Alluring trait, quickly convinces Kimberly to become her girlfriend. After a fun evening, Michaela then breaks up with Kimberly to complete another requirement for her Aspiration. However, she receives the Break Up Blues moodlet, which is related to the Sad emotion.

The Whole Package

Michaela finds a balance between work and her personal life. As she goes on more dates and gains romantic relationships with several different Sims, she also advances in her career. Eventually she gains a promotion where she must choose which branch of secret agent she wants to pursue—Diamond Agent or Villain. While she is a heartbreaker, she does not want to be a Villain, so she becomes a Diamond Agent.

The days turn into weeks and before she knows it, Michaela’s birthday arrives. As she transitions from young adult to adult, she decides to throw a birthday party and invite several of her friends to help her celebrate this milestone. Around this time, Michaela also completes her Aspiration of being a Serial Romantic. She decides to pick a new Aspiration. Now she wants to settle down and get married, so she selects the Soulmate Aspiration. Now she just needs to propose to one of her romantic interests and get married. Who knows what is next? A bigger house? Children? A new career? The choices are endless.