Yeah, I hate having to get back into the game after a crash from testing mods. And going into and out of CK and back to the game takes up a lot of time too.
I played Arena and Daggerfell when they came out too. Then MW on Xbox, Oblivion and Skyrim for Xbox 360 and PC. And TESO on PC.
I always like to play the console version for a vanilla playthrough and achievements, and then play it on the PC to mod it and continue playing.
I have a Beyond Skyrim map that has all of Tamriel to travel to and then one for Akavir, and I'm modding both for myself just as a personal experience.
Do you ever use mods? :{