Hi Brina! So nice to see you. But sorry to hear about Gayle!
Motivation to play -it’s tricky. Sometimes when a villager moves away it leaves a hole.
I guess I can only offer what’s worked for me:
Step One:
- Complete re-evaluation of all villagers. Clyde I assume is safe, but reevaluate everyone else.
- Find someone completely new - never had before. It really does make a fresh start.
Step Two:
- New color palette for the flowers.
- if you feel bold, go for a new theme. Color theme, villagers as a theme, Fairy Tale, spooky Halloween, cherry blossom, etc. Finding a theme and working on that theme creates a new purpose.
Option Three:
May be a town theme dedication to Clyde? A whole town dedicated to Clyde. Yellow flowers, yellow benches, yellow brick road QR?!
Hope I could be of some inspiration

hugs