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3 weeks ago | 
daisybutter.com | Michelle Chai
May was an unbelievably memorable month in my personal and reading lives. After planning our big trip of 2025 for months, my boyfriend and I got engaged in Japan! It was the most magical day and I can’t thank you all enough for your heartwarming messages. In hindsight, then, I am really pleased that I chose South Korean and Japanese authors for my May TBR as it now forms a lovely reading time capsule of our travels.
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3 weeks ago | 
daisybutter.com | Michelle Chai
Happy Mondaze, my loves!I completely meant to return with a bumper Sundaze post yesterday, but our weekend ended up packed with impromptu celebrations with family accompanied by a lot of jet lag. Poor Milo had no idea why we were napping and getting in bed so early! I’d even downloaded Timeshifter, an app that claims to help you beat jet lag.
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3 weeks ago | 
daisybutter.com | Michelle Chai
Skip to content We’re home from South Korea and Japan – our big trip of 2025! – with some very exciting news… Eddie and I are engaged! Nearly eleven years to the date we first met, and three-and-a-half years into the most magical relationship, we’ve upgraded to fiancée and fiancé status.
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1 month ago | 
daisybutter.com | Michelle Chai
You know what? I can’t remember when I first started learning more about AI or when I started recognising its widespread use; I only know how I feel about it now. (Derogatory, that’s how.) After the recent boxed action figure and Studio Ghibli-style character ‘trends’, I thought I’d take a moment to talk about AI and why I am staunchly against using it for any sort of creative endeavour and then some.
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1 month ago | 
daisybutter.com | Michelle Chai
Happy Sundaze, my loves!It’s Saturday morning as I write this weekend’s post. Milo and I are lounging on the sofa after a bumper walkies, Eddie is snoozing upstairs after working an extra shift, and there’s lot of packing on my agenda. It could only be the weekend before our big trip! And, boy, do I need a break. Between work and adulting and everything else I often try to juggle, it’s no surprise that I’m starting to feel a bit messy and discombobulated all ‘round.
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1 month ago | 
daisybutter.com | Michelle Chai
If March was my month of returning to books that felt like they gave me a sense of self, then April has been my month of reading about social issues and opening my eyes to causes outside of my own. Somehow, I keep finding good books in conversation with one another, and it’s really elevating my experience.
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1 month ago | 
daisybutter.com | Michelle Chai
Happy Friday, my loves!I feel as though I blinked and completely missed this week. The days are racing by and I’m sure it’s because the good weather here in my slice of England has fuelled me to do more than ‘be a pensive Pisces’ indoors. Instead, I’m lapping up the sunshine like a cat particularly drawn to a good sunspot. The good news? I’m hitting my 10,000 steps. The bad? I’m very behind on house jobs and my cosy hobbies. But it’s all about the balance, isn’t it?
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2 months ago | 
daisybutter.com | Michelle Chai
Happy Sundaze, my loves!It’s my perfect sort of Sunday: it’s 18°C – although I’d prefer it to be even warmer really – the skies are blue, the big sycamore outside our home is heavy and swaying with new leaves, the house is clean, and I’m watching the London Marathon coverage. (I’ve teared up three times so far.) Eddie and I started our day with breakfast at our favourite café, and I’ll probably take a nap later.
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2 months ago | 
daisybutter.com | Michelle Chai
It’s time to check in with another bi-monthly money diary, and I’m looking forward to reflecting on how I’ve managed my finances. It’s the week before payday and I’ve been trying to be extra sensible with my spending this month, since Eddie and I are off to Japan and South Korea in May! House ‘stuff’ has sucked up most of my disposable income lately – we thought we were getting somewhere and then ended up having to repair a whole wall! – but I’m loving seeing the house come together.
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2 months ago | 
daisybutter.com | Michelle Chai
Happy Friday, my loves!It’s been an up-and-down week in my world. I’m COVID-free at last, which meant I got to see humans again, and that’s been a real joy for me. Longer dog walks, time visiting one of my cousins, and being back at the office… All wonderful things! On the other hand, I found out early in the week that I didn’t get the internal job that I recently interviewed for. If I’m honest, for many unprofessional reasons, I wasn’t surprised.
