Slow Going and then... FINALLY!

Many of the badges in ACNL require a lot of steady effort over time, so it can feel like you're not making progress even though you're spending a lot of time on it.

That said, I've been catching a ton of bugs in order to get the badge for catching 5,000 insects.

I finally caught an orchid mantis, which means I only have 3 (I believe) bugs left to catch in the game!

I also got another piece of art for the musem (I need most of them):

I was able to get two new badges recently!

By sending a lot of letters, I earned myself this bad-boy:

And for constantly refurbishing the same clock at Re-Tail, I got this one:

I currently have 29 out of 72 medals (about 40%)!  

Which brings our list to:

Skilled Bug Catcher - Catch 500+ insects
Expert Bug Catcher - Catch 2,000+ insects
Master Bug Catcher - Catch 5000+ insects
Skilled Angler - Catch 500+ fish
Expert Angler - Catch 2,000+ fish
Master Angler - Catch 5,000+ fish
Skilled Diver - Catch 100+ dive items
Pro Diver - Catch 200+ dive items
Dive Master - Catch 1,000 dive items
Insect Maniac - Catch 50% of all types of insects
Insect Encyclopedia - Catch 80% of all types of insects
Prof. of Entomology - Catch all types of insects
Fish Maniac - Catch 50% of all types of fish
Fish Encyclopedia - Catch 80% of all types of fish
Prof. of Ichthyology - Catch all types of fish
Seafood Maniac - Catch 50% of all types of dive items
Seafood Encyclopedia - Catch 80% of all types of dive items
Prof. of Seafood - Catch all types of dive items
Balloon Hunter - Pop 30+ Balloons
Balloon Buster - Pop 100+ Balloons
Balloon Master - Pop 200+ Balloons
Bronze Medalist - Earn 300 medals from Island Tours
Silver Medalist - Earn 1,500 medals from Island Tours
Gold Medalist - Earn 5,000 medals from Island Tours
Backyard Gardener - Plant 100 items
Village Gardener - Plant 250 items
Gardening Specialist - Plant 500 items
Weed Hunter - Pull 500 Weeds
Weed Buster - Pull 2,000 Weeds
Weed Menace - Pull 5,000 Weeds
Avid Bell Saver - Put 1,000,000 Bells in Savings
Wealthy Bell Saver - Put 10,000,000 Bells in Savings
Tycoon Bell Saver - Put 100,000,000 Bells in Savings
Amateur Turnip Trader - Make 500,000 Bells on the Stalk Market
Pro Turnip Trader - Make 3,000,000 Bells on the Stalk Market
Master Turnip Trader - Make 10,000,000 Bells on the Stalk Market
Good Shopper Spend - 500,000 Bells in shops
Expert Shopper - Spend 2,000,000 Bells in shops
Master Shopper - Spend 5,000,000 Bells in shops
Refurbishing Beginner - Have Cyrus remake 30 things
Refurbishing Expert - Have Cyrus remake 100 things
Refurbishing Master - Have Cyrus remake 200 things
Catalog Maniac Bronze - Complete 20% of the catalog
Catalog Maniac Silver - Complete 50% of the catalog
Catalog Maniac Gold - Complete 80% of the catalog
Happy Homer Bronze - Earn 50,000 points with HHA
Happy Homer Silver - Earn 100,000 points with HHA
Happy Homer Gold - Earn 150,000 points with HHA
K.K. Slider Fan - See K.K. Slider live 20 times
K.K. Slider Fangirl - See K.K. Slider live 50 times
K.K. Slider Diehard - See K.K. Slider live 100 times
Good Samaritan - Fulfill 50 Villager Requests
Great Samaritan - Fulfill 100 Villager Requests
Town Concierge - Fulfill 300 Villager Requests
Letter Writer - Send 50 letters (*of 10+ characters)
Letter Author - Send 100 letters
Postmaster - Send 200 letters
StreetPass Beginner - StreetPass 100 times
StreetPass Expert - StreetPass 300 times
StreetPass Master - StreetPass 1000 times
Neighborhood Traveler - Visit other towns 100 times
World Traveler - Visit other towns 250 times
Space Traveler - Visit other towns 500 times
Good Hostess - Be visited by others 50 times
Great Hostess - Be visited by others 200 times
Goodwill Ambassador - Be visited by others 500 times
Dreamer - Visit 50 Dream Towns
Heavy Sleeper - Visit 200 Dream Towns
Mrs. Sandman - Visit 500 Dream Towns
Village Representative - Play for 50 hours
Village Leader - Play for 200 hours
Villager of Honor - Play for 500 hours

Expect more progress updates soon! :D
~Mayor Blair