What happiness is for fairies

Dear friend,

These days, I feel a profound sense of happiness. I feel so incredibly wonderful, and there are no words to describe this accurately, but I want to try, because I suspect this feeling is catchy. Are you ready? Is your heart ready for this?

You see, many think that fairies have wings like butterflies, and when they fly, they go up in the sky. And I reckon it kinda feels like that, only, it also doesn't. I suspect us fairies have some kind of butterfly-like wings in our hearts, and this lets us fly so very high in our inner worlds, experiencing frequent, abundant moments of extraordinary happiness, awe, gratitude, excitement, and joy.

The sparks that tend to light such strong feelings are, for example:

• the way the air starts to feel and smell when Spring has finally arrived, even though she is still chatting with her sister, Winter, who is on her way out (but my fairy nose feels her, as the air is still icy and smells like snow, here and there)

• a particularly beautiful symphony gifted by the birds on a random morning; this is, of course, a bit of a tricky idea, since the birds can never ever offer any less than that, even if they try

• how a fairy dress may fall and swirl and caress my legs as I take my walks in Fairyland; I have noticed that fabric holds memories, and the older the garment, the softer its touch

But nowadays, in particular, what sparked this wonderful feeling is a story.

Soft Daily Rituals

During the Women's Day Sale fair I am attending with invitations for my enchanted cottage, I stumbled upon The Bear - A Story from the World of Gra, a short experience that has caught my gaze before, but all too briefly. This time, I did not hesitate to buy it, and before I knew it, I found myself enchanted and in love with the softest, kindest bedtime story I have ever experienced here, in the wondrous realm of digital adventures called Steam.

I truly have no words to describe the beauty of this work of art; you need to experience it! And so, despite my legendary fairy shiness, I dared myself to venture far, far away from my comfort zone, and I contacted the wonderful souls who made this. I had to! I wanted to bundle The Merry Fairy with this gem, and I wanted you to experience it! And... they said yes!!!!

The Merry Fairy now has a new friend, The Bear, and together they are available as a complete-the-set bundle with a 10% discount that will last indefinitely. Since both games are discounted now, the 10% will be added on top of that, too. I even got to name and wrap this bundle for you (see, I even used my hearts washi tape to glue them together!), and I called this gift for you Soft Daily Rituals.

My fascination with The Bear goes deeper than that. I suspect that the Mucks! who created this story are fueled by the same hope and trust in the deep, wonderful magic of this world as I am. Our creations defy the definition of success that this capitalistic world promotes, and yet, making The Merry Fairy, opening the door to my enchanted cottage to you, my friend, is such an immensely rich reward in itself that I can barely contain my happiness. I hope that you feel this, whenever you visit my cottage and whenever you offer yourself the lovely Soul Candy that each chapter of The Bear is.

And I hope that you will help both me and the Mucks! to spread the star dust of our creations, so that more magical souls can find the serenity and calmness needed during such tumultuous times. And so I ask you to please review both our games if you haven't already. Take a fistful of hope in your hand, in the form of your written opinion, and place it lovingly over the creative seeds your heart knows can bring about peace. I know it may feel too easy, perhaps a bit uncomfortable, but I think a significant way in which revolutions start is when people act on what they really, truly believe in, such as by spreading the ideas that make a difference in their hearts.

A clean drawer & a helpful letter

Meanwhile, The Merry Fairy reached version 67, and in my haste to prepare for the great Women's Day Sale fair, I did not take the proper time to write about the newest additions to my cottage. I did, however, do yet another thing that pushed the boundaries of my safe space, which is that I made a video for you, announcing the new features and telling you about my brand new toy, which is a video camera.

Version 67 brings two new features:

• the ability to add your own pictures and decorations to the journal

• a tutorial letter where I show you everything that you can freely use from what I leave on my desk

It also fixes a nasty, nasty bug that prevented you from saving your journal and printing it, a host of typos that were fixed (thank you, Shigeruchan!), and a few new decorations sprinkled here and there - honeslty, mostly left for you as I was clearing space; I have an abundance of decorations everywhere and they somehow end up on my desk without me even noticing!

Be wary, though, as the drawer is old and might need some shaking to use. Here is how it works!

• When you click on the Folder to add your pictures, you may browse whatever place you wish on your computer, and that location will be remembered next time you want to add stuff

• Adding decorations does make a copy of them and turns them into what is technically called an XL sticker. So some processing is applied, which might slightly alter your decorations. Currently, on some systems, your decorations may appear darker, and this is still under investigation

• The decorations you add in The Merry Fairy are saved under %AppData% LocalLow\\Pronoia AB\\TheMerryFairy\\Photos (right near the game saves!), and if you wish to remove them, you can simply delete everything in that folder

Since I am pretty happy with these new features, this version comes with a 60% discount, meaning that you can purchase a ticket to visit The Merry Fairy for 3.99 pebbles (read more about my discount spells here). The discount lasts until March 16th.

A heartfelt Thank you and a few notes on the future

I started to build my enchanted cottage three years ago, in the spring of 2023. Then on July 9th, 2025, right for my birthday, I celebrated the Grand Opening of The Merry Fairy, welcoming you all into my world and into my heart. A few days ago, I noticed that I had a little over 1000 guests, and I want to take this occasion to tell you all: Thank you for visiting! It truly is an honor to have you here as a guest!

My enchanted cottage is only 8 months old as a video game today. In the eyes of the business world, it is a commercial failure, as it does not enable me to have a regular income. But to me, The Merry Fairy is a great success, and I have no intention whatsoever to abandon it, even if this means that I may have to transform a part of my days into pebbles by taking a temporary job.

Besides an abundant amount of happiness, joy, and satisfaction, what The Merry Fairy gives me is an endless opportunity to learn new things. Marketing and presentation are two skills I do not master, and I believe I have been misleading some wanderers with the trailer and store page that I have prepared for my game. I am therefore working hard to correct this, and I appreciate your feedback and participation whenever I can share my new trailer and presentations here on Steam.

My intention with the new trailer I am working on is to be as clear as possible with what The Merry Fairy is as a video game (especially until it becomes easy to understand that The Merry Fairy is not a game at all, but instead a portal into my very real Fairyland!).

When I started to build my cottage, I dreamed of designing a serene place where any magical soul, myself included, can take a gentle, soft moment in the morning to relax and to be with their very own heart. I also wanted to build myself a gallery, where I can safely keep and display everything that inspires me. I feel that so far, I am on the right path. I find myself drawn to spend a little time scrapbook journaling, and it usually takes me about half an hour to make a journal spread in my game. How about you? How are you experiencing your visit here, in my enchanted cottage?

However, I notice my messiness and sometimes my confusion about what I want and need. In the near future, I intend to properly organise the decoration collections and to finally craft the Weather house that is already designed in my head. I will also bring the dialogues closer to what I wish for, and perhaps tweak the implementation of the Pomodoro/ break invitation, which is quite difficult to spot for most of you, dear guests.

Despite repeated requests, I am not yet willing, ready, or capable of inviting you for a stroll outside my desk. I do not know if I ever will be, and I want to reinforce my suggestion that you take a little walk outside wherever you are. I promise you, the trees around your home are as magical and wise as mine, the flowers that bloom are as lovely as the flowers in Fairyland, and the entire world delights in your gentle, magical touch, my friend!

As per adding some kind of quests, challenges, or extra things to do at The Merry Fairy, I thought about this a lot and decided against it. Here is why...

This world moves too fast for me. There is too much distraction, and a lot of that distraction is scary. The more I hurry, the less happy I become, but slowing down is an instant balm for my fairy heart. If I think before I speak, I speak lovingly. If I rest before I create, I create joyfully. If I take the time to notice, I find an endless wealth of beauty in every tree that I carefully admire, in every song I listen to, in every work of art I experience. If I embrace what I have, I know that I have enough. And perhaps most important of all, I know that I am enough.

This is what I want you to discover at The Merry Fairy, too. I hope you can slow down and let the gentleness of your intuitive, lovely heart take over. I hope your stress and fear dissolve completely, and that you may begin to discover the beauty of slowing down. To grow and thrive, rest is needed; all life, all seeds, need this before they can expand into beauty. It's a lesson I witness every spring, in my kitchen and in Fairyland.