None of the threads in the forum have a list of the quests, as far as I can see.  The stupid search function only lets me see the first page.  Does anyone remember what I'll need?  I do have quite a few max fill soups.  It's the messed up Shaggy game that's doing it, I keep debating about starting that one over again.  If I did I would use my crystals for energy increasing foods instead of Peggy.  I can't tell you how lucky you were to get it that one time it was offered, when I went back the next day to get it, it wasn't available anymore.  I ended up spending 145 crystals on it.  Wish I had a bigger energy bar instead.

Yes, what Tirama said!   Hold off on the minigames.  Even though I'm sure you're eager to do the untangle the strings puzzles.  And the Gizmotek rewards are really good.

wendy - none of the quests involve Gizmo mini games.  If you have a quest for that, it was triggered from getting a building to level 1.  You won't use any gizmo mini game resources in the gizmo quests, so it's safe to play those mini games.   10 soups and 100 sandwiches is more than enough to get you through the quest.

Avoid feeding the dark chest. until Gizmo quests are done.

I filled up my energy with food (750ish), then used a keepsake for 20%off so Coral Cove was only 64 to play.  I used all my energy and had to refill and use another couple hundred before I got the 5 stupid Whispering Lilies.  It took more than a dozen plays.  The other flowers usually drop easier.  At least I can use the Lilies for one of my other quests, I needed 16 of them.  One quest isn't that important but the other needed 5 and it's for the dark chest or the door, so I can get going on that storyline now. 

I finished with the flowers, then I had to watch the machine lift off the ground, now I'm on Quest 7, FIND 5 gems each at 3 different locations.  I managed to get 3 of them before my keepsake ran out.  I used some energy on a few other quests so I could get some new ones and maybe they'd require some of the same HOs.   I've got the princesses on their new stakeout and then I went and played the string game.  I the string game, it only takes me a few seconds.  I wish I could come do yours for you, Lily.  I read that advice about the triangles but didn't really understand it, I just stretch mine out as far as I can and then you can usually see the problem areas.  They usually put several strings on the opposite side so go ahead and switch around.  I don't have enough whatevers to try the other one yet.  I don't like the new card game, there's just too many cards out there to look at, too many choices. I haven't got in to the weaving one yet, either.
I got my hair dyed blond over the summer, now I have 2 inches of dark roots so I have an appointment at the salon today.  But not the real salon, I'm going to the cosmetolegy school one.  It's $40 instead of $80.  I had $80 saved up seperately to do my hair, I told hubby he could use it for something he's been wanting and I'd just use a box to color it back natural, but he said he'd rather use it on the blond hair.  He's only seen it with the roots showing (I did it in mid June).  I figure if I go to the school I can get it done twice.  I hate going to the salon almost as much as the dentist.  My hair is coarse and it's wavy and has a mind of its own.  When I was young I had orangey red hair, now it's just a nondescript dark color with some grey, but if you do anything to it the red comes back out again.  My blond is actually kind of Nicole Kidman gold/strawberry blond.  I'm leaving in an hour and I'm dreading it, hopefully I'll be all happy when I get done.