i’m a notebook hoarder honestly. there’s a lot of notebooks in my room that are waiting to be used...i end up splurging a HUGE AMOUNT of money for notebooks and stationary compared to other more practical things. welp, i guess that’s one thing i have to work on!

so, on to the notebooks in the picture.

1. Miquelrius 

the first pink notebook is one of the Miquelrius design notebooks. This brand of notebooks is pretty well-stocked in one of the bookstores nearby, and it’s super lovely too. I can’t rly do a in-depth critique, but some notebooks of this brand have different colors on the side of the pages which is useful for dividing the notebook into sections. Notebooks have grid or ruled sheets (based on what I’ve seen, most of them are in grid). So, pretty handy if you’re looking for a quality notebook with grid pages for bullet journaling. Price is about PhP 400 ($8 ish at the current exchage rate). Generally expensive for a notebook, but relatively cheaper compared to other brands of the same level more or less.

also the notebook was originally plain, I wrote the text using a gold paint marker (it says “summer daydreams in your eyes”)

2. Decomposition Notebook

I went on a family vacation in america recently and this is one of the many souvenirs i got! this is from the monterey bay aquarium. the design is really cute annnnnd neato. it’s different from the usual composition notebooks here in the PH.

3. go your own way

another notebook i bought from america! this particular notebook was from the stationary section at marshalls. i checked the brand and it’s fringe. i like this one since the design is pretty (gold spiral spine. neato!) it has 192 pages and the size of the lines is enough for my small handwriting. bc of that, i think this one will last for a while if i decide on using it this coming schoolyear. i bought this one for $6 (originally $9)

4. chuvaness notebook 

so this notebook has been used but its just littered with a few doodles from meetings. its smaller than the notebooks i usually go for, but listen, the notebook is divided into three sections: dotted sheets, ruled sheets, and grid sheets. its amazinggggg!!! there’s also a plastic divider the separates them. i bought this one for PHP 400. useful if you need a multipurpose notebook or one that has dotted, grid, and ruled for your needs. if not, i suggest buying a notebook purely of the same type of paper since, for me, its a little expensive for a notebook of its size.

here’s their official website if you wanna check them out and a link to some of their products here.

5. jotter book by the paper stone

ah yes, paper stones. home of some of the cutest but also costly notebooks. this one was part of a set of 4 notebooks which was a gift from my cousin. i used 2 of them for class lectures and they’re pretty alright. i also had a notebook from paper stones the same size as the chuvaness notebook i have. i bought it during a buy 2 for PHP 1000 sale (thats roughly $20). i like their notebooks bc of their unique designs. according to them, each design only runs for a limited amount of time (until supplies last, i think) so each design you buy is one of a kind. 

here’s their store!

6. starbucks planner

last one for this post: my starbucks planner! aka the reason why im neck deep in caffeine. the 2017 starbucks planner comes in two designs: here’s a picture. along with the planner, there’s also a free case, pen and magnetic bookmark. this planner has been my companion since january, battling deadlines and fending off schedule chaos. helped me in setting my priorities straight. it’s a real blessing i tell u

like any other planner, it comes with a calendar of the current and next year, a monthly spread, a weekly spread, and extra space for notes. ALSO COUPONS WOO!! 

im super in love with the illustrations inside. its full of watercolor paintings and doodles. so pretty and NEATO. its worth going to starbucks and dragging my whole family with me just to gain more stickers (we managed to get two planners this yr: one is my sister’s. just imagine the amount of calories we drank. omg) 

i like this planner, but im also looking at buying daycraft planners since they also have a daily spread. maybe i’ll find a way to include it in my current planner though to save cash.

thanks for reading this!! i hope it helped you in some way :> feel free to send an ask if u got any questions/comments!!