When I tried to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons this week, I was incredibly sick after coming back from Canada. Not just a little bit sick, but really sick. I ended up just working, playing a little bit of this game, and going to bed, and repeat. So, if it seems like this week was quite bare for what I did in game…then…well…yeah. It is, and I was quite surprised that I didn’t miss a day somewhere in this.
I’m finally just getting caught up on this column, too.
If you missed last time’s Tom Nook’s Snapshots, you can check it out here.
February 5
It turns out that being sick isn’t just a one- or two-day thing, but it can last a while.
Today, there were a ton of shooting stars in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and I absolutely wished on as many of them as possible that I would recover quickly.
I hope it works.
February 6
Sometimes, it really is all about the money, and I am definitely not as good of a fellow islander as I could be.
I went around until I found my daily money rock, I found a fully-grown money tree, and I then deposited a cool 100,000 Bells into my bank account. I am going to eventually have enough cash to just pay off my home loan all at once but today won’t be that day.
I stopped into Goose’s home and saw he was really sick. Unfortunately, I do not have any medicine on hand, and Nook’s Cranny was closed for the day so I could not go buy some medicine and bring it back to him. I have never felt so guilty playing this game before as I did right then and there. Especially since I am sick in real life, and Goose was, too.
Finally, I collected star fragments from the beaches, and a message in a bottle that contained a DIY recipe for an iron garden bench.
February 7
I played Animal Crossing, New Horizons today for just a few minutes.
It was Saturday, and yet I couldn’t get it together enough to stick around for K.K. Slider’s concert. I instead popped into the game, and…that was it. I saved and turned off my Nintendo Switch 2 and went back to bed.
(Not an exciting week so far, I know.)
February 8
It isn’t often that I spend a lot of time in Nook’s Cranny. At the very least, I drop by, see that I don’t want anything, and I go about my business.
Today, though? I bought up TWO items. I saw the train set for 9,480 Bells, and it actually looked like a cool western themed toy that was better than the one that they had for Toy Day 2025. I bought that. I then looked to my left and I saw a large magazine rack, and I knew I had to buy it too for 4,440 Bells. I don’t know where I will put either of these, but I now have them!
Afterwards, I checked out the beach, and I got a DIY recipe for cool hyacinth crown from a message in a bottle. I don’t know why so many people throw messages into bottles with recipes in them, but I guess it is a common thing in Animal Crossing: New Horizons…
February 9
Today, I got a camper! It has been a little bit since I got one, and her name was Marcie. She is a kangaroo, has a smaller roo in her pouch, and that ‘roo didn’t share his or her name. I was a little sad about that. We talked some, but I honestly just wasn’t feeling like I wanted her to stay on Renassia.
Afterwards, I visited Cephalobot in his home. Not only does he like to do kung fu movies in his basement where no one can hear him scream in pain, he is also a chef! This time around, he made pear jelly and he was wielding a skillet as he did so. I’ve made jam before, and I can definitely attest to the difficulty that goes into making it. Anyway, Cephalobot was also super kind, and he gave me a copy of the recipe so I could make some myself!
February 10
Today, I just went shopping.
I bought a whole flower display case from Nook’s Cranny. I am not sure what I will do with it (as it seems to be whenever I buy random things), but I will find a use for it eventually! I also stopped by Kicks out on the town plaza, and he sold me a foldover-top backpack for 1,300 Bells. I stopped into Able Sisters, and I picked up a hanten jacket, too.
After my buying spree, I headed into the Roost and I picked up a cup of coffee from Brewster. 200 Bells for a cup of coffee seems steep, especially after everything else I bought, but I can afford it somehow!
February 11
I started off the day by learning a DIY for pear jelly and then selling a bunch of stuff off to Timmy and Tommy for 16,296 Bells. I had depleted almost all of my money the day before, and so I needed to raise new funds somehow. And yes, I was hauling that DIY recipe around for a few days before I finally used it. I am that sick, after all.
I was still feeling somewhat sick by this point, and so I called it a day (and a week, I guess?) there in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
How do you handle being sick?
Do you still play Animal Crossing: New Horizons even when you’re not feeling well?
Let us know in the comments below!
