Planner season has arrived and if you're like me, you've started looking for a new one right now. Good thing there are a lot of options out there, from cheap, no-name brands to those expensive ones you have to pay shipping for.

If you're still thinking of options, consider the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's Giving Journal.


More than getting your delicious coffee and planner fix, you're also helping send kids to school. It's a great advocacy to support, especially in this season we call the 'Season of Giving'.

This resonates so deeply with me as I really believe that education is the the key to getting out of poverty, and in turn to a better Philippines. And if I can help, even if only a little, I wouldn't hesitate.

Going to the event with my friend and fellow blogger made it more fun.

With a series of launch events throughout the country, CBTL hopes to promote their new planner designs and share their vision on the meaning of giving.

It's my first time to attend their event, and it's very well organized. Also, there was no dull moment as the event was entertaining and interactive.


It was an intimate event with less than 50 invited guests. There were a lot of activities, too, so the launch was not all about promotion but also a way for the guests to enjoy and maybe meet some new people.

Posting on social media, some question and answer portion, and an arts and craft time was all in the program.



In between, CBTL's Marketing team spoke about the new journal and their partnership with Real LIFE Foundation to send kids through college.


The 2018 Giving Journals are available 3 solid colors of green, grey, and blue, with debossed designs that reflect CBTL's coffees and teas. Inside, the pages are filled with quotes and statements to inspire you throughout the year.

With one of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's marketing team, Ms. Mel

As this is also the 10th year of the Giving Journal, CBTL also created a customizable cover.

You can redeem your own 2018 Giving Journal by collecting ONLY 12 stamps at any The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf store nationwide beginning October 21, 2017.

I won in one of their social media contests. Wee!

Taking cue from Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's central theme of Leave a Legacy, I would like to believe that from today, I will choose to look at life more positively and be more grateful for the things I have.