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3 weeks 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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4 weeks 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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.
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1 month ago | 
daisybutter.com | Michelle Chai
Last month, I shared a little ‘moving diaries’ blog post capturing the early moments of moving in with my boyfriend and making his house our home. While I wasn’t sure how much I wanted to share of our place, I do know now that I will only share my beautiful library room and small snippets of our lounge. And, I know that homeware and interiors are slowly taking over my life.
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1 month ago | 
daisybutter.com | Michelle Chai
Happy Sundaze, my loves!Well, I was on a roll there briefly with getting back to regular posts here on Daisybutter, and then flu-turned-COVID wiped me out for a whole fortnight. I’m usually two or three weeks ahead with essays on Substack, so things looked normal over there, but I’m sorry for my unexplained absence here. This week has been one of two halves: wracked with sickness, then frantically trying to get back on track.
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1 month ago | 
daisybutter.com | Michelle Chai
Friends, I have big news!Nine years, pretty much to the exact date, after buying my first-ever Traveler’s Notebook, I have finally started to use it. It’s funny, really, because I have never quite been that sort of person or writer that hoards empty notebooks; I’m pretty good at selecting one and running with it until it runs its course. My Traveler’s Notebook, however, has become the stuff of urban legend at Chez Mish.
