• Stream Schedule for ChestnutPlays on Twitch, Animal Crossing: New Horizons December 16 at 6 PM EST
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    Stream Schedule: Dec 13-19, 2021

    Stream Schedule I’ve pared down the stream schedule for this week. I have a fairly busy week ahead of me at work, and I also need to carve out a bit of time to start getting ahead on some adult content creation. So instead of two streams this week like I had initially planned, I’m only going to do one. And there’s no Sims stream on the schedule this week either. While I would love to chill and continue my Flower Legacy Challenge, I have weekend plans to stay in and chill with Manthing. This week I plan to just stream some chill Animal Crossing on Thursday. As I mentioned…

  • Stream Schedule for ChestnutPlays on Twitch, Animal Crossing: New Horizons December 9 at 6 PM EST, The Sims 4 December 11 at 11 AM EST
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    Stream Schedule: Dec 6-12, 2021

    Stream Schedule How is it December already? I don’t understand. But here we are. And with a new stream schedule for the week. I really hated missing stream on Saturday, but my depression and lack of spoons got the best of me… followed by a migraine that evening. So I’m going to try to stream two days this week instead to make up for missing Saturday’s stream. Since I finally unlocked K.K. in Animal Crossing, I can officially build on my island! So that’ll be the focus of Thursday’s stream… though I have no idea where to begin or what to do. But I’ll figure it out as I go.…

  • Stacks of books as a background with "Chestnut's TBR Stack" written on top of the image
    Goals,  Reading

    TBR Stack December 2021

    November Recap A new month means a new TBR stack! I’m really enjoying these posts. Planning out what to read is, for some reason, an extremely enjoyable endeavor for me. And being able to share that planning is also enjoyable. So let’s get into it. I only finished four books during November, though I am in the process of reading multiple books. What the Hex by Alexis Daria (3 stars) River Marked by Patricia Briggs (re-read, 4 stars) A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir (5 stars) Namesake by Adrienne Young (3 stars) Of the four I finished, three were on my TBR for the month. What can I…

  • The words Currently Nerding with a pair of glasses underneath
    Bujo/Planning,  Reading

    Currently Nerding, November 2021

    Nerding Out Over Reading I’ve been getting into a lot of reading lately as you may have been able to tell by the TBR lists. Though, honestly, I think it’s safe to say I’ve more been enjoying the reading challenges I’ve found, and trying to fit in the books I already own to these reading challenges. But I’ve also purchased a fair number of books, most of which are for the Kindle. I’ve also picked up some audio books on Audible, and browsed the Audible Plus library to pick up some of the freebies I get for my monthly subscription. Of course, I’m currently working my way through re-reading a…

  • Chestnut's ACNH character sits on a bench with their best friend with the joy emoji
    Console,  IntPiPoMo

    Enjoying ACNH Again

    ACNH with My Bestie I put Animal Crossing: New Horizons down a while ago. But after playing some the past few months with my best friend twice a month, I’ve really gotten back into it. At first, I would just update the game a few minutes before logging into video chat with my bestie, and then leave it alone after the fact until our next game date night. All we really do is visit each others islands as we chat about anything and everything. Check out what’s for sale at the Able Sisters and the Nook brothers, give each other items (though my bestie has become my ACNH Fairy Godmother),…

  • Stream Schedule for ChestnutPlays on Twitch, The Sims 4 December 4 at 11 AM EST
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    Stream Schedule: Nov 29-Dec 5, 2021

    I feel like I’m finally starting to get into a bit of a groove with this whole stream schedule thing. I’m surprised that I’m actually enjoying streaming Sims, as well. So much so, I decided to introduce my founder in a blog post, and start putting my current playthrough on my YouTube in shorter form videos. This week, though, my stream schedule consists of a single streaming day—what I’m now referring to as Sims Saturday. I have a bunch of things to attend to this week at work, and add on top of it multiple doctor appointments. Doctors are draining at the best of times, and going to the doctors…

  • Chestnut's The Sims 4 Flower Legacy Challenge Founder Rose Darling in everyday outfit
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    Sims 4 Flower Legacy: Rose Darling

    Sims 4 Flower Legacy I’ve been having a lot of fun on stream as of late playing the Sims 4. As I’ve mentioned before, I love the ideas presented in the typical Legacy Challenge (started by Pinstar). But the well-known legacy challenge has far too many rules for me to just have fun playing The Sims and enjoying the story my Sims create. I knew that I wanted to get back into playing Sims, but I didn’t know where to start. So I browsed the extensive list of challenges on the Sims 4 forums, and found the Flower Legacy Challenge. While it provides a bit more guidance than I am…

  • Stream Schedule for ChestnutPlays on Twitch, Animal Crossing Tuesday November 23 at 6 PM EST, The Sims 4 November 27 at 11 AM EST
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    Stream Schedule: Nov 22-28, 2021

    Stream Schedule A new week means a new stream schedule. I’m really enjoying streaming. I’ve missed it, but I also remember it being much more difficult and draining than it has been. Though it may be less draining due to the fact that I’ve been on antidepressants just about two years, now. I’m going to be playing some Animal Crossing: New Horizons on stream for the first time ever this week. It’s a weird week for me at work due to the fact that American Thanksgiving is on Thursday, but I should be able to make some chill ACNH happen. Not only will it be my first time playing ACNH…

  • Stacks of books as a background with "Chestnut's TBR Stack" written on top of the image
    Goals,  Reading

    TBR Stack November 2021

    October Recap Last month I wanted to focus on being gentle with myself and try to finish out books I’d already started as a part of my TBR stack. I also wanted to give myself the room to choose comfort reads as I desired. I read six books in October, only three of which were on my TBR list for the month. Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs (re-read, 4 stars) Darling by K. Ancrum (4 stars) Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur (4 stars) Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs (re-read, 4 stars) Peter Darling by Austin Chant (3 stars) City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab (4 stars) I liked…

  • Stream Schedule for ChestnutPlays on Twitch The Sims 4 November 20 at 11 AM EST
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    Stream Schedule: Nov 15-21, 2021

    Surprise! Another week, another stream schedule. Like I mentioned last week, I’m only pushing myself to stream once a week with a focus on Saturdays to focus on my mental health and balance work/life. When I started planning my stream schedule for this week, I had really wanted to try playing some DBD on Thursday. But the work week started off wild, and I didn’t know if Thursday would work out. But then it came out that streamers on Twitch have been DDoS’d, doxxed, and swatted thanks to a vulnerability in Dead by Daylight that shows IP addresses. Of course Behaviour put out a statement, but it’s nothing but, “we…