Derelict House Project

Meet Celine Dubois. She's normally not this depressed. Infact, she was quite happy just a few weeks ago having recently graduated from University and purchasing her very first home.

When she heard it was a fixer upper (and quite a bargain being below 20,000), Celine jumped on the "Renovation Wagon" having been inspired by decorating shows on TV and so excited to start "nesting."

A few weeks into her renovation project, Celine gets more and more agitated and depressed. The funds in her bank account are very rapidly disappearing, her new job as a Lab Assistant doesn't pay nearly enough to cover her school loans and new home expenses, and not to mention she hasn't had a lick of an exciting social life she thought would magically happen as soon as she walked out the doors of University, diploma in hand.

No such luck yet...


Gross. This kitchen is a disgusting mess! Celine gets right to work and starts washing dishes, polishing appliances, and sweeping the floor.

Exhausted, Celine takes a short break to enjoy a salad. Not a very fulfilling salad though... But she's found a tiny bit of comfort that the kitchen is somewhat clean. The floors are grotty and old and no matter how hard she's scrubbed, she cannot get the gunk out between the tiles. She knows eventually new tiles will have to be put in... but her bank account holds a pitiful $1200 simoleons and she has much more important things to do...


Outside, the yard is overgrown with weeds, the grass is spotty, half the plants are dead, and those that are alive are very scary looking. Celine can't help shrieking in frustration as she realizes she is just going to have to foot the bill for a gardener to help her improve the gardens.

Well, well... looks like a bit of luck for Celine. The gardener is quite cute... she wonders if she should strike up a conversation. She doesn't of course, Celine has always been painfully shy when it came to men, well people in general.

After a few more days of work, the gardener has clearly improved the lot. The grass looks a bit greener, new flowers are blossoming, and the shrubs look trim and tidy. The whole job cost Celine a pretty penny and now she will have to wait for a promotion to be able to purchase new appliances for the kitchen. In the back of her mind she wonders what the gardener's name is...