Do I see vlogging in my future?

If you are friends, family or read my blog regularly you will know I've just finished my first year of University at Sunderland, you can read a previous post here, reflecting on this past year. 

But now what I want to share with you is a specific module that I had to study this last semester and that would be Online Video Journalism.


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There are many many many definitions as to what people class a VJ as but to keep it sweet it's basically self shot videos, self editing, basically everything done by yourself, in this case for online. However, it can work as a team of VJ's, but you can't because not one person is doing all the work, some people think it doesn't matter about quality as long as you have captured what you need etc. 

It can get quite confusing but we'll keep it at that. 

A Year In The Making

Where has this year gone? Around this time last year I was finishing my Btec Diploma in Art and Design at CCAD with the craziest bunch of girls.

And now, I've finished my first year of University at Sunderland.


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I'm off for four and a half months this Summer and I've been loving it so far.

Newcastle take two

I took another trip to Newcastle today but this time with the bestie for cocktails and some uni work.

Street Style Photography is our latest fashion assignment and

Newcastle: The Copthorne Hotel review & what I got up to.

As I'm off uni for three weeks over Easter I decided to drag my twentieth birthday out over a good few days. 

You can see what I got up to on my actual birthday here and what I got up to this weekend well I'll tell you right now.

Me and my boyfriend Zac decided on a nice night away to Newcastle, nothing fancy just a little break (I say not fancy but the hotel looked like a palace from outside).

We stayed at The Copthorne Hotel which looks right out onto Newcastle Quayside.

Half way to forty

This weekend I turned 20. It's slightly scary not being a teen anymore but I'm ready to see what my twenties bring to me. What can I plan for the next ten years before I turn thirty? Thirty, flirty and thriving, a quote from one of the best girly films, Thirteen going on Thirty, which pretty much tells you to think about life in order to have the best future.

Uni: Online Video Journalism

On Wednesday I went to It's Vintage Darling in South Shields to help my bestest friend out with her Online Video Journalism module. 

The Vintage shop was so small and cute and the best thing it didn't have that awful smell like some do.

Uni: Street Style Photography

The past few weeks at university have been super photography/video based.

In my introduction to Fashion Journalism module we've been practising with the cameras and learning about street style. 

I studied photography at A-level and have my own DSLR, which I do plan to use more for blog images rather than just my phone camera.

For our assessment we have to create a double page spread with four of our own images, including vox pops and info on where you can buy similar pieces to the ones photographed. 

Rethinking and Revamping: What I want from Blogging.

I've been a super busy student over the past few months and just haven't found the time to blog at all. Deadlines upon deadlines, extra work, going to work and spending time with my boyfriend and family. The normal things.

The small amount of spare time I've had to myself I've just chilled and watched Say Yes To The Dress or Toddlers and Tiara's. 

However, whilst becoming slightly deluded over wedding gowns and sparkles I've had time to think about what I want from blogging.

It's a huge community full of lovely people who always seem willing to help one another out and I really love being apart of that. Social media is an amazing way to communicate with brands, other bloggers and anyone you may need advice from, I really do get a buzz from it. I love the internet.

Lock the doors and don't let me out

So this morning I had my alarm set for 8:30 and thought that was a reasonable time to wake up and have a little browse of the internet but no. I woke up this morning at 7:40, my mam was up for work and my brain was to busy talking to me 'Lucie, wake up there's deals out there you can't miss'.

Psyche winter event

Deadlines are taking over at the moment but I managed to get myself to the Psyche winter event last Thursday at the Linthorpe Road store in Middlesborough. I've been working so hard lately I decided to glam myself up a bit and have a short break. It was fun while it lasted. The event started at 6pm however, I didn't end up arriving till half past due to a major traffic jam on the A19. I'd call that fashionably late right? To make my arrival slightly longer I couldn't find anywhere to park and then my shoe just so happened to break. It's not the first time either.

Me and my good friend Jess headed to the store and were greeted with champagne and prosecco. Unfortunately for me I was driving so I made one glass last the full night. There was also a cocktail bar and canapés on the first floor from The Keys and time to wonder around the shop itself.