Breathing a sigh of relief + progress report

[strangetomato]

I finally finished off my GoS Secret Santa gift and sent it off. It was a little late, but I notified my giftee and they were very nice about it. I kept running into snags (I started over one of the items about a billions times! *mild exaggeration*) and finding flaws in the work. It was fun to be involved, but I also found it pretty stressful, wondering if I was creating enough, if the person would really like it, and if it was well made. In the end, I was happy enough with it. I hope my giftee feels the same way. 

I'd also to thank the person who posted the nice simsecret about Strangetown, Here We Come this week. It's very heartening to hear that people are still interested and waiting to read more, even after such a long gap in posting. Now that I've gotten my frantic cc creation clued up, I can continue with my work on the next post. Thanks to everyone who has been reading the story in the meantime!

I'll leave you with this sneak peak of a scene from the next installment.
 

Comments

[simsinthecity.livejournal.com]

Ooh, the Calientes. It'll be fun to see what you've got planned for them next.

I agree with your comment on perfectionism. It's hard for me not to get caught up with all the little bad things about my work, but when I like it enough, it's good to put up and give to others. I acknowledge my little struggles privately, but I don't try to emphasize them to others, and that really helps me have confidence that they'll understand that it wouldn't be perfect, or maybe they just wouldn't even notice ;)

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I have some big plans for them, but they're fairly long-term, so I need to get the story moving along again. It'll be fun to start back at it.

It seems like a joke to talk about perfectionism being a character flaw ("Oh hai — I'm perfect! It's so HARD!" :P), but I think it really is a terrible trait to have. It gets in the way a lot more than it actually pushes you to be better in any useful way. And you're completely right about other people not seeing the flaws if you don't point them out. I try not to do it either, for that very reason.

[will-o-whisper.livejournal.com]

It gets in the way a lot more than it actually pushes you to be better in any useful way.

Ooooh. I posted my comment before I saw this. :(

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

That's in a more extreme case. I think it can be a positive force, but only if you keep it reigned-in, and keep things in perspective. :)

[simsinthecity.livejournal.com]

It's always fun to see what others do with all the premades. I'm still looking at them to see how I can use them in my story, and I think yours would provide some good inspiration.

It really would be hard to be affected by something like that. I completely agree with you there.

I was once asked if I was a perfectionist by a classmate. Once I said "no", she started apologizing profusely for even asking. It just goes to show how bad it can be.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Haha. Goes to show what a loaded term it can be, I suppose. :P