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It's moderately terrifying realizing that in a mere few months I will be transitioning from the comfort and familiarity of high school to the completely unknown: college.
As much as I have been looking forward to this day for years (seriously), I'm still fairly nervous. I'm gaining endless amounts of responsibility and things are going to start changing rapidly.
As I was sitting in my newspaper class the other day, I started to fill out my application for the newspaper at the college I'm attending. It was sort of a harsh realization that I would soon be going from editor-in-chief to a lowly reporter. Which is fine...you have to start from the bottom, and I get that. But I'm definitely one to exert power so it's definitely going to be a challenge.
As I was filling out my application, I realized that I had the option to start over as a designer or a photographer, rather than a writer. I've always pursued writing in my journalistic endeavors, but it dawned on me that I don't want to be just a writer. I enjoy design. I enjoy photography.
I plan on working at a magazine, and magazine's aren't just  writing. They're composed of so many other aspects, and I want to do it all.
Although I'll probably end up as a writer for the paper, I want to keep myself well-versed in design and photography as well.

So I started doing a bit of designing, and thought I'd share my little "magazine pages" I come up with on here, with you guys!

xo Susie

off to oklahoma

So thankful for SPRING BREAK! Although it hasn't been much of a break, just yet! I've been doing some styling work and babysitting, and slaving over prom junk. But tomorrow I leave with my family to go stay at a nice little cottage in Oklahoma to go fish/hottub/read/explore/relax.
I'm beeeeeyond thrilled!
I spent this evening prepping with a the decorating/style section of PaperCity newspaper, lemon water, and some good ol' sunshine. Couldn't have been better.
I'm going to be shooting several outfit posts up in OK, but to keep up with me in realtime follow me on instagram! @susiegibson

xo Susie

instagram: a sad, lousy excuse of a blog post

So many fun things to come home to today! After spending 9 hours babysitting, finding a few things laying on the bed (that I wanted to collapse on) when I finally got home wasn't so bad. (I also have a bad habit with ASOS- they have free shipping w/ no minimum so I find myself just going back for more even after I tell myself to stop!)

I've been in the market for a pair of simple leopard flats, and Target (my savior) happened to have them on sale for $12 and my kind mother brought them home for me. Thanks, Mom :')

Wearing sweaters and drinking hot beverages in bed while I cry because it's not anywhere near cold-weather season has become very habitual. I'm not a fan of the 110+ degree weather.

Best. Purchase. Ever. I love this swim top!!

Needed something to put in the cover of my binder, and I'm really super obnoxiously obsessed with skulls, so I printed out a picture of one and doodled on it and glued some flowers over the eyes, and voila! DIY binder cover. I love it.

Obnoxious mirror selfie. W/e.

A.M.E.N.

Seeing as how I have absolutely no idea how to do my makeup, I refuse to spend absurd amounts of money on it. I am a long-standing customer of ELF and will be for years to come, I'm sure. The studio line is really good (essentials line is pretty shady sometimes, ngl) and dirt cheap. I got all of this for under $30. Baaaaargaaaaaain. Pretty much the only makeup product I don't use from ELF is my foundation. I just got all of those products shown above in the mail the other day, and they all work really well! I'll try and do a proper review of each item soon!

I haven't updated my blog in forever. I'm sorry. Forgive me. No one noticed. That's ok.
I was wanting to do an outfit post the other day, but my sister took my camera with her on a little trip she took. She's back now, though, so hopefully I'll get one done soon!
Although the heat is making me want to do nothing but lay around and sleep. It's been almost 110 degrees all week. Someone let me move in with them, preferably somewhere with lots of rain.

DC today, New York tomorrow!

Georgetown Cupcakes (they have a show on TLC- DC Cupcakes; season 2 airs this Feb)....so cute/crowded/tiny/delicious!

Shirt&Snood from H&M. So many nice neutrals for fall in stores!

Got this really yummy goat milk bath soap from Anthropologie. It smells so good, I can't wait to use it!

Small shopping in DC...saving it all for NYC! We leave tomorrow morning early early to take a train and we're staying there for two nights, then back to DC for another night, and then home! More photos to come (the internet in the hotel lobby is awful)! xxxxx