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10 Years of The Girl Who Games!

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Wow. 10 Years! It still feels like yesterday when I sat down to write my very first post. I never dreamt I would still be going 10 years later!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support, whether you have stuck around for the whole 10 years, dipped in and out or have recently discovered this blog. Without all of you I wouldn’t be doing this, I would have given up on this when life got tough but you have kept me blogging and it is an honour to help you all to enjoy the game to the fullest.

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To say thank you I have been running some giveaways and contests, the current contest is to create a new profile picture for this blog so give it a go if you would like! Stay tuned for a Freeplay contest coming really soon, if you subscribe to this blog you won’t miss out!

(I said last year I will be updating my catalogue posts- I am working on these! They are just taking a very long time so hopefully they will be all up before this blog reaches 11!!)

Thank you again for the past 10 years 💛

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10 Years of The Girl Who Games- Giveaway: Disney Dreamlight Valley [CLOSED]

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To celebrate 10 years of The Girl Who Games later this month I will be doing some giveaways and contests for you, my lovely readers to thank you for your support!

Recently I’ve been enjoying Disney Dreamlight Valley so I’m giving away 2 copies of the game on Steam

*You must have a Steam account on PC or Mac so I can gift you the game if you win*

To be in with a chance of winning one of these copies please comment on this post with your Steam username, email address and tell me who is your favourite Disney character.

Giveaway closes Sunday 15th October at 8pm UTC

Giveaway is closed, winners have been contacted!

Thank you all for entering!

10 Years of The Girl Who Games- Giveaway: The Sims 4 Packs [CLOSED]

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To celebrate 10 years of The Girl Who Games later this month I will be doing some giveaways and contests for you, my lovely readers to thank you for your support, starting with two Sims 4 Stuff Packs:

Backyard Stuff Stuff Pack and Home Chef Hustle Stuff Pack

Thanks to EA for providing me with these giveaway codes

To be in with a chance of winning one of these two packs please comment on this post with which pack you would prefer and what device you play The Sims 4 on (EA App on PC, Playstation or Xbox) and remember to include your email in the email box (otherwise I can’t send you the code if you win!)

PLEASE NOTE: You will need The Sims 4 base game to be able to use either of these packs

Giveaway closes Sunday 8th October at 8pm UTC

This giveaway is now CLOSED, the winners have been contacted!

Thank you all for entering!

9 Years of The Girl Who Games

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Today I have been blogging for 9 years, it still feels like yesterday when I sat down to write my first post not expecting anyone to read it but 9 years later and this blog has had over 93 million views!

The past few years have been very difficult for me, for those of you who don’t know my mum died early 2021 and this year I was diagnosed with depression. My mum was my best friend and I miss her every single day, I spent 2021 keeping busy, bottling it up, not thinking about it and this year it became too much. I felt lost, overwhelmed by even the simplest of tasks and isolated myself.

The good news is I got help and today I am feeling much more like my old self, I still have a long way to go but things are looking brighter.

I want to take this opportunity to thank you all for sticking with me over this hard time, I know I haven’t been around much recently and I hate letting you all down but I had to focus on myself.

Looking to the future; I’m committed to keeping this blog up to date, I will try harder to reply to comments quickly and some posts will be getting a refresh including my catalogue posts (there will be more catalogue posts, covering separate aspects of the game so they load better and are easier to keep updated!)

Thank you again for your support and kindness for the past 9 years 💛

8 Years of The Girl Who Games- Sims Freeplay Contest Winners!

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Thank you everyone who entered my Sims Freeplay contest to celebrate 8 years of The Girl Who Games, I received a lot of really great entries!

The winners are..

Favourite Room: Nanna with Nature Inspired Room

I picked this room because it looks like a relaxing bedroom, full of nature and wooden furniture. I would love to spend time here!

Favourite Sim: Dominic with Jean-Paul LeBlanc

I picked this sim because Jean-Paul means a lot to Dominic, he was the first sim he created and is the character in a story Dominic writes. It is great that this sim inspires creativity and provides happiness whenever Dominic opens the game!

The winners have been contacted and have received their SP or LP prize. Thank you again for everyone who entered and a big thanks to The Sims Freeplay team for making this contest possible!