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	<title>mairi0336's Journal</title>
	<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showjournal&amp;j=430</link>
	<description>I guess you could call this my blog!</description>
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	<dc:creator>vB Journal 1.5</dc:creator>
	<dc:date>2026-04-07T16:42:17+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>A new house!</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=5642</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[I created a new house, called Serafina, and it's a Mediterranean starter. Several of my old friends around here had asked for one of my Mediterranean houses in the Sims 3, and here it is, finally lol. After what, two years? Something like that...yikes.  :blink: 

But anyway, it should be ready any...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2011-08-09T21:31:50+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>I'mmmmm baaaacccckkkkk!!!</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=4006</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[So here I am, after a long break. Actually, I've been enjoying playing the Sims instead of just building. But of course with the Sims 3 available now, I couldn't resist getting back into the building community again, after being away for so long. My newest house, Galleon Bay, has been submitted and...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2009-06-30T00:44:28+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>I've been busy. . .</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=3175</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[My hubby got me Mansion &amp; Garden Stuff as an early Christmas present. So I decided to celebrate with a little building fest.  :D 

So, I have a batch of new houses (six of them!) currently in playtesting. They should be uploaded sometime in the next few days or so. I made them for specific families...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2008-11-29T02:32:46+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving!</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=3161</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to all of my fellow Simmers out there. Have a great holiday!

Mairi  :lovestruc]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2008-11-26T03:12:52+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>Rosewood Trail</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=3160</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[The next house in my Country Estates Series, Rosewood Trail, has been uploaded and is now in the moderation queue. Hopefully it will be released for you to enjoy soon.

It's been a while, eh? I've been busy in real life (as always, lol), and recently upgraded my PC from XP to Vista (yay!). So...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2008-11-25T09:50:21+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>Apartment Life, and New House In the Works!</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=3001</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi everyone! Haven't been around in a while (have been busy in RL), but I just got the Apartment Life expansion pack (yippeee!!!), and am resuming work on my next house. I had actually started the house a few months ago, and am just now getting time to finish and playtest it.

So look for my next...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2008-09-19T18:24:55+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>Saraceno Featured at Official EA Conference</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=2824</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[A picture of Saraceno was featured in an official Sims 2/3 conference for EA! Check out the video here (and check out the cool sneak previews of The Sims 3 while you're at it):

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=F2EzLsWad6Q]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2008-07-24T01:42:48+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>IKEA!</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=2790</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Oh yeah, oh yeah. I am so excited. I just got IKEA Home Stuff and am ready to begin my next batch of Carmel Bay houses (the first batch of ten houses has been uploaded and is currently in the moderation queue). Now if Apartment Life would just come out so that I could make an apartment complex for...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2008-07-16T07:42:47+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>The Carmel Bay Project</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=2704</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[I began designing a new neighborhood for my game, with all new residential and community lots. I decided to share the lots here as a whole new series, which I will call (for lack of a better name) the Carmel Bay Project (that's the name of my new 'hood in my game). 

What's different about these...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2008-06-18T04:41:58+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>Whispering River Lodge</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=2678</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[My next house, Whispering River Lodge, has been successfully uploaded and is now available for download here. You can see the full tour of it here, at MikeInside .

It's based on a real-life mountain cabin that my hubby and I built. I actually designed it for my sim family to move into to celebrate...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2008-06-06T17:44:23+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>My Birthday!</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=2677</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, actually it's tomorrow. But I started celebrating early.  :D 

Anyway, my hubby got me the Teen Stuff pack for my birthday. Woohoo! (I've been wanting that one for a while now). I've been having fun checking it out and am looking forward to giving my Sim teens' rooms a makeover. And maybe I...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2008-06-05T15:51:34+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>The Latest Scoop</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=2670</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, the eighth house in the Mediterranean series, Caprina, has been uploaded successfully. I am working on the design concept for my next house now. See you soon!

Happy Simming!
Mairi  :lovestruc]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2008-06-03T14:19:22+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>Woohoo!</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=2439</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Yay! I finally finished building my new office in my basement, which I also remodeled (this project has been going on for several months now). Now I can get to a computer again! So, I am eager to try out my new PC and pretty new graphics card with the Sims. . .

See you soon with another...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2008-03-06T14:22:36+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>Trissino</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=2330</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Trissino, the seventh house in the Mediterranean series, is has been successfully uploaded. I will be adding new houses here from time to time. 

Happy Simming!
Mairi :)]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2008-01-31T17:52:08+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>Milano, the next house in the Mediterranean series, is on the way. . .</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=2326</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Okay, I know I haven't been active here in a while. :blink: It's been a long time, hasn't it? I had to take a break from building due to some real life stuff. I'm settled back down now, though. I have missed this community so much while I've been away!

So I thought that I would make my comeback...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2008-01-28T15:13:02+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>Hey everyone. . .</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=1547</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[We finally got our new house in real life. . .I am so excited! We have been busy moving in and decorating it, so I haven't had much free time lately. :rofl: 

I have had a lot of requests for another expansion-free house and a ton of positive feedback and questions about my houses. . .so I will see...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2007-06-25T00:42:25+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>Sims 2 Seasons</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=1086</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi! I've been really busy lately because we are in the process of selling our home and buying a new one. So I haven't had any time at all to work on my houses. But I am really excited about the Sims 2 Seasons, which should be released in my town any time now. I just have to build a house or two to...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2007-03-01T03:21:32+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>I'm Still Here!</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=1050</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[I just wanted to let everybody know that I haven't disappeared or been abducted by aliens, though I know that I haven't uploaded in a while. I am still working on my new house. 

I have decided to give myself some more freedom with my work, as I find that doing series after series can be very...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2007-02-15T18:18:05+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>Fresh Inspiration</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=1030</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Wow. I mean wow. I have been browsing around the site today, just killing time while taking a break from building my latest house, and I am in awe of some of the amazing houses that I have seen here! The level of talent on this site is simply incredible. It definitely makes me want to learn more...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2007-02-07T20:30:59+02:00</dc:date>
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		<title>More Stuff About Me</title>
		<link>https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&amp;e=1021</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, let me formally introduce myself. You can call me either Mairi or Rachel--I go by both, so it doesn't matter to me. My husband Tim and I live in the country, where we raise (and rescue) horses. We also raise Jack Russell terriers, and have a whole zoo of other animals--cats, fish, the...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2007-02-06T06:45:42+02:00</dc:date>
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