How to enjoy the game again.

I have tried to replay new leaf numerous times, for reference I have 1000 hours on new leaf so it is a very very loved game. I think new horizons and the existence of the ram editor has somewhat tainted my experience of new leaf, potentially irrevocably so. I love designing my town along side my villagers and watching it grow little by little but I end up redesigning my town layout because I can or moving villagers houses, ultimately disconnecting me from my town's identity and my villagers which ends up with me abandoning towns. I am not against the ram editor and think it can help especially if you later on want to design something but there is a rock or you want to move something just a little. I just want to be able to take it day by day but certain things are permanent in the town and since moving back to new leaf from horizons, it feels like a lot if not using the ram editor must be planned so much in advance - cafe placement, campsite etc etc