Thanks for the hygiene tips and the compliment on my story. I think I'm gonna try to start another run-through of this challenge tonight. It's really nice to play with sims who live in a larger context than just whatever happens in their house.
I really loved this challenge, though I failed it the first run-through. I may have bit off more than I could chew by starting with an adult.
Looks like culinary is a better strategic starting profession than medical, but I have a question about autonomous sponge-bathing -- are neat or messy sims more likely to do it? My sims waited for a really long time before heading for the sink even if they were miserable.