Stickers Complete! My Starbucks Organizer Portfolio and Pouch
There's a running joke here in Cebu post-Typhoon Odette that people are not looking for the President nor for relief goods but for ATMs and Starbucks instead. Well, you can blame the stickers for that, and I was one of those who endured the long queue to complete the required 18 and claim my prize before New Year's Eve.
This year, I chose the black Starbucks planner because of its neat case or portfolio. It's made of manmade leather, but it looks durable, which is a great plus since I plan to bring this with me wherever I go.
The interior layout of the planner case is quite simple and minimal, which is good so I can avoid putting unncessary stuff. There are two card slots and a pocket for a card or thin notepad at the left. The right is plain because that's where the planner notebook rests.
The planner has colorful illustrations, which I also like, especially this one about Sumatran tigers. Starbucks has specialty coffees, and one of them is from Sumatra. Sumatra is quite special to me because that's where I worked before, and the tiger is my spirit animal and my Chinese zodiac sign.
Below are some pics of the other pages in the planner:
At the back is a couple of dot-grid pages for notes.
There's a monthly layout, so you can see your month's activities in a nutshell.
Then there's the horizontal weekly layout to jot down your plans and appointments. This type of layout is great for those who don't like keeping a rigid or hourly schedule of their daily tasks. Hence, I decided to give this planner to my sister. I already have an A5 Muji planner with a vertical weekly layout, which is perfect for my class and meeting schedules.
Instead, I am going to use this classy Starbucks portfolio with my Itoya B6 5mm-grid notebook, which is my catch-all planner and notebook. I called it "Coffee and Tea" because I usually write on it while having a drink.
The pen holder is also perfect for my red-and-gold Pilot Vanishing Point fountain pen. The color of which is in great contrast with the black material.
And the perfect portfolio companion? The Starbucks pouch, of course. My sister gave this to me as a Christmas gift. It's the right size for an extra fountain pen or two. It can also fit most mobile phones.
And there you go. I have just completed my organizer set, and I'm ALL SET for 2022. Bring it on! Cheers! 🥂🌸❤
Happy New Year, guys! ✨🍾🎉🥳🎆
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All set and ready to face 2022. Lahi ra jd ang mga cebuano. Ang priorities kay next level. Dli pang filipino. Ahahahahahaj
Wala ju'y kurat basta Bisdak, @asasiklause, hehehehehe.
Basta buhi. Haahhaha
that's great. Im glad you are all set or 2022. Happy new year
Thank you so much! Have a great year ahead too! 🤩🤩🤩
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You're welcome @ate.eping, that's well deserved! Thanks for your motivation 😊👍
I !LUV the planners from Starbucks. I use it all the time, but somehow I've forgotten about it this year. LOL
!PIZZA for you, April. The fountain pen is also a nice touch. Writing is a lost art and I'm glad to see that there are still people who carry on this practice. :)
Thank you, @juanvegetarian. It's my first time to have a Starbucks planner. I think it's just based on where we are in our lives and our mindset if we need these planners or not, hehe. Thanks for the pizza too, and yes, as a teacher, I have experienced firsthand how writing is slowly fading in importance. It must be one of the inner motivations I have for pursuing it.
Planners are also tools so I guess it's still up to the person using it how effective it becomes.
We did not have laptops nor cellphones back then so we had to write on notebooks. No choice for us but to learn how to write with a pencil or a ball pen. Some of us took it a step further and learned about calligraphy with the Speedball book that was so cheap those days. It was useful when we decorated the stage for school events. 😁
Those were the days. Now we just use projectors with a minimal stage backdrop. 😄
It's a different era, for sure. 😁😁😁
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Welcome! Happy new year to you. May your blog posts multiply and the rewards overflowing in 2022. 🤑🤑🤑 Active ka ba sa FB? There's a group that's perfect for you there called Fountain Pen Palengke. Also, if you have not yet joined, sana ay mag-join ka sa HivePH discord here: https://discord.gg/g2bRDTaM where we help each other with blogging and whatever challenges we may be experiencing here on the platform or just to play games and have some jolly banter with other group members. :)
Thank you! Manifesting all the good stuff for the blog! 😍 I have joined Fountain Pen Palengke because of your recommendation, and I was able to purchase a Pilot Metropolitan for my father. Thanks for it too. 😍
Yey, congrats! Black is very nice for the Pilot Metropolitan. 😊
Whoa, the planner and pouch look great together. Both of them somehow complete each other.
Happy new year to you 😁😁
I totally agree. Didn't realize it until I saw them together actually. I think that's why Starbucks put them in different sets. That way, customers would need to complete a total of 36 stickers. That's a lot of coffee! 😆
Hahaha got mine too @ate.eping but the color is white, thanks to @asasiklause for helping me and @prettyunicorn 🥰😘
Bsta pra nmo madam! Miss you already! No joke!
Haha mao jud, miss you guys too. See you next year. 🤗🥰
hahahahahaha ur always welcome @explorewithsasha mingaw nako kape2 nato ni mary 😘😘😘
Mao lageee super haha @prettyunicorn
Wow! Love the white too. Pristine kaayu. 😍
Haha very true and glossy @ate.eping
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Happy new year miss April! I feel you. I have claimed 4 already including my sisters' . 💕☺️
Happy New Year, @sassycebuana! Wow, ka-amazing sa four, uy. Could barely get one. Actually, the doctor is prohibiting me from drinking coffee, hehe, but I did it for the planner.
Yayyy cutie kaayo ang planner and organizer na black, same sa akoa😍❤️
Happy new year, Miss April, bahalag gi bagyo ta, happy japon ang coming new year 🙏🥰 laban langgg jd ta mga Bisdak
Laban lang jud ta, Ms. Jong! Dasig! Hehe. Wow, same ta? Photo nya ta puhun, ha. Happy New Year! Ingun diay tu si Bujin nga murag nakit-an ka niya sa Crown 7. Adtu inyung office? Basin same mu ug company, hehe.
For the past 10 years I've always been split between paper and phone for keeping track of my appointments, schedule, etc. I guess I am a dinosaur, but parts of me just can't let the handwriting die. I fear in another 20 years will be able to hand a child a planner like this and they won't even understand how to use it 😁.
Oh my, I have the same fear as a teacher. Students these days are quite lazy to write; as a result, they have inconsistent handwriting strokes (to put it lightly). 😆 We both belong to the same hybrid generation of half paper and half phone, but there seems to be more joy in writing by hand. 😍
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Sama sama. You're welcome! Always a pleasure to share here. Happy New Year! 😍🥳🎉
OMGGGGGGG na complete jud uyyy.. absent ko this year sa planner. cge lang wa pa sad koy masuwat nga plan hahahaha... happy new year ms @ate.eping
Naka-apas pa jud intawn lagi, miss. Sagdi, lang kay this 2022, God has bigger plans for you than what you can write. Gorabels! 😍❤🤩
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Thank you for your support @ate.eping, really appreciate it! 👍
Yay! Congrats on completing your stickers and happy new year, @ate.eping! 😊🥳
Nahuman jud intawn despite ni Odette, hehe. Thank you so much, @krystalogue. Happy New Year! 🎉🥳🎆