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🌼 welcome to the story garden

this is a space where i share the things i’m loving as they happen games, stories, small moments, ideas, half-finished thoughts… all of it

there’s no niche here no pressure to be consistent no expectation that everything has to “go” somewhere

just a life, gently lived and documented as it grows 🌿

🌱 how things are planted here

posts tend to fall into a few soft paths:

🌙 #story seeds — little thoughts, reflections, sparks 🔥 #campfire moments — in-the-moment excitement, screenshots, “look at this” 📜 #garden logs — progress, sessions, longer updates 🌸 #soft life — cozy irl moments, habits, small wins 🧺 #hobby hopping — wandering between interests, trying new things 💻 #dev sprouts — game dev snippets, code, learning

you’ll also see game tags (rimworld, stardew, sims, etc.) tucked in as i go 🎮

🌼 a small note

i’m a hobby hopper by nature i follow what feels alive, and i share it while it’s blooming

so things may shift, overlap, pause, or grow in unexpected directions that’s part of the charm here

if you’ve found your way in, you’re welcome to stay a while wander, linger, sit by the fire 🔥🌙

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I wonder sometimes....what does my mind look like on the inside?

I wonder if it looks something like my Obsidian Dashboard? 🙂‍↕️😂💅

On a side note- I absolutely adore watching my graph morph into this living web of connections, like sparks firing between the synapses in my mind

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There might be a storm on the forecast for a little later today…

But I’m still going to do just a little bit of Second Brain work outside.

It’s just too pretty, and the air smells like rain.

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It begins with absence and desire. 🔥

It begins with blood and fear. 🩸

It begins with a discovery of witches. 🔮

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Into the woods we go

A little witch, a long journey, and one unamused hat.

I asked for cozy

Gentle

It delivers. A new one for the rotation.

(Also, girl, you are not supposed to be that excited about the train breaking down, at least not out loud. 😂)

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It’s been a long time since this world felt the beat of my feet on her paths 👣

Funny how it still feels like home though 🏡

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Soulan Comes to Life

added the first few homes tonight and i’m already a little in love 🥹

the porches, the trees, the way the street is starting to come together…

i can feel this place forming and it’s making my brain so happy 🌸

I'll tell you more about what Soulan is....in due time....that's a whole 'nother hobby entirely.

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Turning my life into a soft little rpg continues to be one of my favorite decisions 🌱

today’s joy: making the backend of my in progress V2 dashboard look cute… even though I’ll barely see it 😌

something about giving even the smallest actions a little intention (and a cute icon) just… works

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One small keystroke...

Sometimes it's not anything big.....but big things don’t really start big, do they?

they start like this. quiet. a little uncertain. a little curious.

i think i’m done being ashamed of hopping from thing to thing.

maybe i’m not scattered. maybe i just… follow where things are growing. 🌿

Welcome to my Story Garden.

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aurora rossi 🌿

grass-stained shoes, big feelings, and a world that always seems ready to open for her.

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it’s funny what you notice

when you stop trying to get somewhere

things tucked into corners

little pieces left behind

or maybe just… waiting

they always walk ahead of me

like they already understand the path

even when I don’t

I think I used to miss this

rushing past it

thinking the moment was somewhere else

…but it’s here

it’s always been here

scattered in places I wasn’t looking

waiting for me to slow down enough to see it

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renovation update: biscotti has reviewed the living room and chosen violence.

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🏘️Foundry Cove: A Quiet Introduction

𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐚 🌿 Foundry Cove — where everyone knows everyone…

Giulia keeps something warm on the stove, Marco lingers a little longer by the water, and Aurora plays until the streetlights flicker on.

It’s the kind of neighborhood where doors stay unlocked, where recipes get shared without asking, and where someone always knows your name.

Sometimes that’s a comfort. Sometimes… it’s not.

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🌸 Manic Magnolia

Foundry Cove is the kind of place where everyone knows your name-- and everything you wish they didn't.

This is a Sims 4 Forever Rotational Save, focused on storytelling, relationships and the quiet (and especially the not so quiet) ways a small towns holds onto it's people.

Rooted in the heart of Willow Creek, Foundry Cove is home to interconnected households, long histories, open doors and lives that overlap whether they mean to or not.

Some families have been here for generations.....

Others arrived thinking they'd only stay for a while.....

No one ever really leaves.

📖 storytelling • 🎮 gameplay 📍 Foundry Cove | Manic Magnolia

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I just love them.

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Welcome, Sunshine Cross!