The 2019 Belle de Jour Power Planner

Heya, dearies! In my last blog about the Starbucks SG 2019 planner, I told you about another planner I use for my personal life. And so, without further ado, let me present to you this beauty, the 2019 Belle de Jour Power Planner!

The personalized 2019 Belle de Jour Power Planner (Limited Edition Cover)

And yes, it’s my ninth year with BDJ! Sometimes, I feature the planners and it brings back a lot of memories. It feels like 2011 again where I discovered BDJ and the blessings it brought to me. Then came 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018... and now, 2019! Wow! Has it been that long?

From 2018 to 2019, BDJ all the way!

For 2019, BDJ has a very unique magical theme. Think of faeries and magic! I got the limited edition cover and had it personalized with my name. I really love the fox, butterflies, and flowers in it. The whole vibe spells nature and wonder. It comes with a cute fox magnetic bookmark, too. 

The whole cover of the 2019 BDJ Planner. I put the gem stickers at the spines.

The fox bookmark, and my name on the cover.

Now let's get into a brief tour of the pages inside. This planner comes with a whole lot of features. It taps into your own magical self, teaching you love, gratitude, and more. This is why I love BDJ so much. 

You are greeted by this wonderful message at the start.

If you're adventurous, you can tick off this bucket list.

This is a new page... and I love it. What did you get as your spirit animal?

This tool helps you realize your purpose in life.

Pages for gratitude and kindness

A Dream Board to visualize your goals! I started on it, putting in "Dauntless"

Write your goals and go fulfill them! I already started putting stickers on it. :)

As a colorist, I really love this page. :D

The planner pages are awesome, too. There are monthly dividers that give us life advice. The artwork is beautiful, as always. The weekly spread is two pages. It's very convenient for me as I have more space to write on. There are words of affirmation at the top and bottom pages. I always read them, it's the voices of my soul sisters who tell me to carry on.

The divider page for January

The weekly spread

Positive words at the top...

...and a the bottom.

And not only that, BDJ also comes with coupons! The booklet is as awesome as the planner! I love the coupons this year. I'll leave it to you to discover them.

The 2019 BDJ planner and the coupons booklet

Being a Bella for nine years now, I can vouch that the planners are getting better and better every year. And it's something that has become a part of my life. I have met wonderful friends through these beautiful pages. The people at BDJ helped me evolve into the woman I have become today. When I’m in doubt, there’s always my soul sisters who sow seeds of positivity in my heart, may it be in the planner pages or in meetups. For that, I’m forever grateful.

Yes, believe! :D

The 2019 Starbucks SG Planner

Happy New Year, dear readers! The year 2019 comes with new wishes, new beginnings, and of course, new planners! Yay! I'm excited for all of it. The new year for me means a fresh start for all the failures I've had for the previous year. Yep, I feel ya! 2018 was kinda rough for me, too. But anyways, I'm here to share with you a tool to help us face the days ahead. 

I'm sure that some of us take life as it goes along. But there are others, like me, who have a planning personality. And lemme tell ya, it's really frustrating how things don't go according to plan. Most of the time, life doesn't make it go as planned. Ugh...

But fret not! Even if life foils everything, that doesn't stop us from using planners! Wheee~ They're cute and inspirational. They give us a sense of "getting our life together", too. Hahaha~ So for this post, I'm gonna share with you the Starbucks Singapore 2019 planner! 

The 2019 Starbucks Singapore Planner and Starbucks Card

The cover of the planner is made of denim cloth. It's one of the four variants to choose from. I got the light blue cover with a siren logo on it. It comes with a Starbucks card, too, which I'll happily add to my collection. :D

A closer look at the planner

"Starbucks 2019" printed at the top

The siren logo at the bottom 

The colored sides signify the months. A Starbucks card is included, too.

At the back portion of the planner is this signature.

The inside pages are a combination of art and formality, a signature of the Moleskine Brand. There are monthly dividers which scream art in different media like pens, pastels, acrylics, and many more. My favorite is the January one, because #WishesComeTrue instantly connected with my heart and my desires for the year. It's like an affirmation of my prayers. Awww~

#WishesComeTrue does ring a bell in my heart

Another artwork for the June divider

The monthly and weekly planners are all about formality. For the weekly pages, it is placed on the left and arranged neatly. You would want to write there your checklist for the day. On the right side is usually a blank page of creativity. You can use it as an extra sheet for tasks, or maybe you can doodle on it. It's so beautiful, it inspires you. 

There's a monthly planner at the beginning of each month

The left side is for planning, the right is a free page.

There are some blank pages like this, too. Feel free to write anything! :)

I intend to make this beauty my notebook for the office. I have separate organizers for my work and personal life. The latter, I'll share with you in the next few days. What about you? Do you use a planner? What do you think of the 2019 Starbucks SG planner? :D

Cheese Guan Yin: My Favorite Cheese Tea

I’m not really a fan of plain tea itself but milk tea and tea concoctions... I love! Boba wintermelon milk tea is my ultimate favorite! I explore places for milk tea and I’m not stopping just yet. 😍

When I visited Singapore, I found out that the milk tea hype is still alive there. There were so many tea shops. Everywhere I looked, left and right, there was a shop at almost every corner! Woah~ this is my kind of place, man!

So for now, I’m gonna share with you one of my unique tea finds. Boyfie introduced me to Cheese Tea from LiHO. This was something new so I was quite intrigued by it.

The LiHo store in Suntec is an eye candy :D

Presenting Cheese Guan Yin...

Yummy Cheese Guan Yin topped with a heart.

The cheese topping is really cheese. It’s not like rock salt & cheese or cream cheese. It tastes like mild mozzarella. Yay! Melted cheese yummy goodness layered above this beauty...

The cheese topping! :D

For the tea in the drink, they used the Tie Guan Yin (Iron Buddha) tea. Mildly bitter, it has a distinct taste to it. But once it mixes with the cheese, it becomes one yummy concoction. A creamy and indulgent drink! 😋

A mixture of cheese and tea: Cheese Guan Yin

This is one great Cheese Tea! For a cheese lover like me, it has instantly become my favorite! Yummy! But now, I’m back here in my country and I’m missing cheese tea more than ever. Bring me back to SG! 😭