I'm changing my hair every day for the moment because I want to unlock contacts (want my eyes to be brown instead of blue), but after that I'll probably settle on one style. :)
I just ran paths and kind of went with it from there.
I don't like the overly-orderly look you get from lining up trees perfectly straight, so I just cut down the ones that were in the way of my paths. I might eventually cut down the trees that are also within one tile of the path, since I plan...
Yeah, it is very rare in NL, so it could take a long time to find it. Also make sure it's the right time of day, but I'm sure you're doing that already (between 4pm to 9am).
I've had the game for three and a half weeks.
My routine:
Wake up at 6am for work, and play for about an hour in my bed (it helps me wake up). I have my town set to early bird, so I check the turnip price and try to find all of the fossils and such before 7, which is when I have to eat...