🌹Animal Crossing Journals: The 1 Year Challenge, 2017 Edition🌹

I did some extra things yesterday but I'll add into today.
Bliss day 8:
*made new shirts for villagers in Mable's they are jackets with scarfs
*inacted early bird ordinance
*it was snowing in town, failed at catching a celocanth
*my smug was saying I was "tyrannical for using ealry bird ordinance but now he's adjusted he has time for walks and a morning routine" I've had the ordinance in affect one morning. This morning. Whatever then
*Stitches had me over again? It's so cute because he lives right next to me. Like three spaces to the left.
*Pecan visited my house.
*Did chores
*Gave up on campsite placement last night now building a bridge instead
*Meringue is going to move in,she's a cutie
*gave up on pathing for houses so undid that
*tried diving trick gave up after someone asked for an apple
*did some meow coupon things
*fortune cookie was hero's boots! Yay new shoes I hate the default ones

Overall good day but I was frustrated overall lol.

New challenges yay.
Hah hah I'm not doing the metals one I just got 40 for a swimsuit but good luck to everyone who does!

Day 8, I bought a turnip worth of 500,000 bells, made a perfect snowboy, got more hybrid tulips, got the illuminated heart requested, and I'll be beetle farming later xoxo

So, I accidentally TT'ed today. I set the clock to the proper date hoping I'd have better odds with downloading the 1.5 update (wasn't sure if it was effected by the clock like Windows Updates or what and googling the errors I would get turned up no useful results). Turns out it didn't matter much, just needed sheer will and perseverance to continue the download every time it spat out an error. In any case, I downloaded the update (FINALLY) but forgot to reset the clock, quit without saving when I realized and got Resetti'd.

That said, I wound up buying from Nooklings and Ables twice; rather than the usual 3, I donated 6 fossils. My house is now built (I paid the down payment today) and the 39,800 is paid off. Jitters and Canberra moved in (her house is full of boxes, Jitters would have joined on the 3rd). Went from 49% approval rating to 77%. The only real effect this mess-up will have is possibly 2 entries for the 8th on the bulletin board.

It was an otherwise normal day...
- bought out the shops
- did some fishing
- did some bug catching (finally got a bee)
- changed my town flag and tune
- watered some flowers and spoke to villagers
- got cherries from Isabelle
- bought a water bottle(?) from Harvey
- Celia sold her Regal Bed at Re-tail and ofc I bought it (how could I not? 2,000 some odd bells vs the original price!)

People in the discord would have seen this but I figured I should post here for anyone who isn't in the discord...

I don't want to go into major detail, but something very bad has happened in my family which is going to effect us for quite a long time. Because of it I won't be able to make my daily posts (it is 1am 9/1 where I am and some may have noticed my lack of day 8 update) as I will have other, much more important commitments. I will still be trying to play at least 30 mins everyday and still doing the 1 year challenge, and depending on how things go I may be able to start doing my daily updates on here again but for now I'll only be doing small updates for big things that happen in game on the discord.

Thank you to all my new friends in the discord group for all the well wishes, I'd rather keep the details of what has happened on the discord rather than on TBT please (but I know none of you would do that anyway x ) and, since I'll be away for a while, good luck to everyone with their challenges!

I don't have the enduring commitment to post daily updates, but thought I'd provide a weekly overview :3

~ Elysium Post: Week One ~
Main Events and Developments

January 1-3
♣ Arrived in town, proclaimed Mayor, and planted a tree just shy of midnight on January 1, 2017
♣ Received helpful advice for life in town from my secretary and neighbors (still no explanation for being elected though)
♣ Gained the villagers approval by running errands and donating to an empty museum (how did they cope before?)
♣ Woke an unconscious but seasoned sailor (Elysium must be less than a day's journey from Greece)
♣ Experienced winter for the first time, built snowmen and boys, collected snowflakes (the size of my head)
♣ Met a new neighbor, Deirdre - bossy but generous (gave me medicine for my bee stings. yes, plural)
♣ Submitted an application for a Development Permit, commissioned a second bridge (no more hikes to the town center!)

January 4-5
♣ Played hide-and-seek for the first time (the villagers, not me. I see your antlers, Erik)
♣ First big Orange harvest (also planted pears, cherries and apples)
♣ Welcomed a new villager, Chai (offers me to have a pick of her furniture, then denies any selection)
♣ Visited a tropical island with a friend (came home with mangoes and bananas)
♣ Received interior design advice from a Camel (regal and cabin furniture? have this wall of sports fans! harmony, balance, yes)
♣ Passed the Bell Boom ordinance (how this economy survived is beyond me; neighbors need help with simply chores and hobbies)

January 6-7
♣ The second bridge has seemingly opened a whole new part of town to the villagers (now all in my front yard)
♣ Had my fortune told (advised to wear a tee to avoid catastrophe - in winter, during snowfall. found more money - the cat knows)
♣ Made the acquaintance of Leopold (a lion professor who immediately bought my old bookshelf)
♣ Commissioned a campsite to encourage tourism (for those who prefer more traditional camping. no offense Harv)
♣ Was invited to the previous mayors Island (returned with new museum donations, as well as lemons and coconuts)

Week Goals: Gathering all Native Fruit
Achieved with a one-day delay (though I played the week in the course of only 4 days - thank goodness for winter break!)
! Shout-out to mocha., who came with a delivery of Cosmos Peaches - they've been planted in front of Retail in memory of the first forum visitor to Elysium :3

All that matters is I finally got that mole cricket. I must of unearthed it half a dozen times and missed.

-I have been really taking advantage of the island to get bells and fill my encyclopedia. I reached the medal challenge amount for the month as well.
-Full of bee stings from shaking trees, I really want to get my catalog going to wake up Cyrus
-Got my first badge, 50,000 points on my home. I filled it with ice furniture. The letter writer one should be next.
-Beautiful ordinance, campground and a bridge built.
-Going to try to work on my hybrids next.

Latibule Day 8 ~

- Kyle is moving in!
- Cyrus woke up!
- Invested 400k in turnips!
- Completed initiatives
- Walt suggested the drilling rig (which I am definitely NOT building)

Day 8

I forgot to psot yesterday, but nothing much happened.
Just did the usual stuff round town and talked to villagers

Day 9

Im back to work today so im not going to be playing much during the week.
But today i did the usual stuff, talked to the villagers, bought out the stores
paid off the home loan.

I have an idea on the flowers i want round town and my house interior for this town.

Hopefully tomorrow i can do a bit more when i dont have to work to jobs!

Given the fact that...
a) I've already TT'd (by accident)
b) I am not part of the discord group (therefore, there's little incentive to try to get some of these challenges that require communication done)
c) I don't like how behind I am, compared to the rest of the participants
d) I don't like playing on the wrong date

I think I'm going to have to let this challenge go in favor of the themed one being held by pocky: http://www.belltreeforums.com/showthread.php?400615-2017-A-New-Challenge-(Always-Open-to-Newcomers)
While I do like the idea of this one, the other one is a bit more lenient in allowing TT to be on the same page as everyone else. Sorry... I'll try to join the next non-themed year challenge next year, I guess.

In Elysium, Marty has officially moved in and Cyrus is finally offering Refurbishing! Would anyone be interested in visiting his RV later today? I enjoyed having visitors in town yesterday *bounce*

In Bliss:
I didn't write yesterday was busy.
Day 9:
*Mergune moved in
*Wrote letters to villagers
*Dove and fishing
*Cookie was a WiiU
Not much happened

Today Day10:
*Tomorrow store is closed for upgrading
*Kicks being built
*planted trees
*cookie was virtual boy
*fishing diving
*went to island
Good day overall

Been inactive for the last two days - I'll try and play some more tomorrow! I'm going to set some goals as these have motivated me to play so far.

GOALS FOR TOMORROW
- Daily fossils
- Hybrid gardens
- Fake rock and money rock
- Buy out ALL shops - no exceptions
- Collect 50 medals at the island
- Beetle farm
- {IF THEY'RE AVALIABLE} Adopt a dreamie!

so excited, t&t mart will be built tomorrow, kick's is being built now, and leif FINALLY had an axe for sale!!

- - - Post Merge - - -

oh also i unlocked dream suite as a PWP!!!

In Burray the store will be upgraded tomorrow. The dream suite will also be available tomorrow. I have demolished my diagonal bridge, I don't know why but I don't like diagonal bridges, and replaced it with a straight one. So I now have my 3 suspension bridges which makes getting around town much quicker.

I have done quite a few tours on the island and got a black wetsuit and joined Club Tortimer with the medals earned.

I also donated lots of island fish and insects to the museum.

I got the fish maniac and letter writer badge from Phineas.

Plans for the next few days are to get some more PWPs done to work towards Perfect Town.