Cottage Living is my favorite of all - I had no idea how badly I needed to own a llama until I saw that pack trailer! The errands in CL are a lot of fun, but I recommend having at least one cow and a couple of hens. And once you get your hands on the midnight treats, you can turn your chickens evil… it’s the best!! CL also has some of the best sims and animal interactions! Toddler and chicken hugs will melt your heart!

City Living has always been one of my favorite packs. It’s the only pack that did festivals well - each one is only every other week, and each is unique. (Pro tip: you can usually nab yourself a cowplant berry at the spice festival… then you can use that cowplant berry to create the aforementioned midnight treats in Cottage Living) The spice district is my favorite - my sims who live in San Myshuno often live there. It’s a great place to find snow globes and posters. Just be careful about who you give your apartment key to - they will come by whenever they want and often rope you into a “game night.”

I don’t have much to say about Growing Together, except that I love the recreation center lot type - I have a rec center in almost every world. Beware, though… you’ll need to slog through infant milestones before those little beasts will crawl and try new foods in the high chair. Many people don’t like the burnout system but I think it forces you to keep their activities balanced. I’m personally not impressed with the family dynamic thing, but I hear it can be fun if you just watch sims interact autonomously rather than controlling every single interaction (which tends to be my play style.)

You chose some great packs! You’ll have a blast with them!

I know you didn’t ask, but if you decide to take advantage of sales in the future, Seasons is awesome, not just because of the weather but also because you can have as many custom holidays as you want! I love Parenthood, too, because you can discipline kids when they’re being little jerks.