They take bandwidth even on a nonhosted site? I had no idea.

I'm the opposite. Sims, in all its iterations, is my Very Bad No Good Depression game, to the point that if people see me playing it they ask me if I'm okay, which is both a little embarrassing and wonderful to enjoy the premise of being known.

I'm glad things have calmed down enough for you to start picking up your hobbies again. Recovery, in at it's iterations, is a blessing.