Hmm.. well all I did was run, lol.

I've found sneak to be much more opportunistic to use than say, lock-picking or pickpocketting (well the latter is pretty opportunistic.. just gotta be careful). I've spent a night or two just stealing from people's houses, then dumping the good into the barrels outside in between runs so I don't lose everything when I get caught.

btw, what do your characters look like?

Here's mine:



A guard stole my (stolen) amulet, so I'm still kinda pissed about that. I've got a golden one right now that's worth more, but isn't as nice.