DOC-U-MENTING

NO SOUP FOR YOU!

    My first attempt at creamy onion soup. And it was a success! It came out so creamy and thick and yummy. I'm quite proud of myself. I'm not sure where I got these cooking skills from though. My mother was never one to cook and my father always made rather simple dishes being a single father, working full time and raising me. But once I had to start cooking for myself, a world of possibilities opened up. I understand cooking and actually enjoy the process, even the prep, and especially the eating aspect. I can even bake too! Sometimes I daydream about going away to school to learn superb culinary skills. I think, how fantastic it would be to open up my own little restaurant, a cafe with, out of this world lunch and breakfast creations, re-invented home style dinner favorites and the yummiest pastries and desserts around. Alas my belly and the bellies of my loved ones will do for now though. Besides, I want to study too many darn things in this life. I want about five degrees and a Ph.D. Wouldn't that be nice haha.

    Yum & Love,
            Mae Jane   

DOC.U DIRECTION

    If it hasn't been obvious, I'm reworking Doc-u-menting into something so much better than what it has been for the past few months. I've decided to make DOC.U my one and only blog of journaling, artwork, behind the scenes glimpses into my personal life, as well as capturing my bittersweet quarter-life crisis as it unfolds before my own eyes. I do love my other blog, Oakbones and how I kept that world separate from the appeal that Doc-u-menting is, but the truth was, the two always overlapped, always connected to each other in a repetitive way, and I felt that it was a struggle for me to keep adding quality consistent content to each blog because I felt the need to spread things out. Also, I like having one place on the web where all my thoughts, photos, and creations can come together rather than an array of links to follow.

    With all that being said, from now on DOC.U is the new home of all my blogging, artistic, and photographic quests. I will be adding much more content on a regular basis that will not only relate to my world, but the quarter-life crisis in general where others can find ways to relate and stumble upon inspiration. There will be plenty of silly posts and vlogs interpreting the world from my perspective. I will be working on adding more fun journal recipes for others to take part in to aide in the journey of documenting their own path as well. I'm still working out some kinks for my switch but you can expect to see a lot more creative and written work in the future upcoming posts. I want to thank you guys for always being so supportive of Doc-u-menting, it's your dedication to the site that makes me love this blog the most out of any of the blogs I've made. It's my little digital gem of documentation. Hooray, hooray, Doc-u-menting.com is where it's at!

Love,
Mae Jane

   

YUMYUM IN MY TUMTUM

    I've been on a serious food kick lately. Or perhaps just taking photos of the things I eat. But the truth is I cannot help but notice the beauty in the colors and textures of these edible items.

    Yum yum in my tum tum! Sweet, salty, spicy, I'll eat it all. It's important to me that what I eat tastes incredible, is aesthetically appealing, and mostly good for me. :) Last night I cooked up the yummiest stir fry. The sauce was perfectly sweet and had just the right teriyaki tang. Tonight though my friends, tonight is taco night! I heart tacos. I need to make a big time food run within the next week and stock up on some of our old favorites. For now though some cheese and triscuits sound ace.

Simple Snack Joy!


         

BANANA TIME

    Totally digging the bananas in the cereal thing. Would you believe that I've never had bananas in my cereal before today? It was A+ dude. Seriously so yum especially with Raisin Nut Bran. See my joy.

I've gotta work on the uploading process a bit. I don't know why my videos keep turning out choppy and gray in the beginning haha.

;Mj

Moly x 5

    Hi friends! Here I have for you, my first vlog post! I wanted to show you guys the wonderful journal of Thereza Rowe as she sent it to me as part of the Moleskine exchange group we're part of together [MolyX5]. I also wanted to show the completed pages in my own journal that will be sent off to Tiphoni next.

   

    After I complete some pages in Thereza's journal I then send it off again to the next person in the group. Brainstorming, brainstorming! Oh haha, please pardon Littlebones making her way into my vlog, she seriously gets into everything. :)

;Mj

On the road to recovery!

    Oh friends, finally I have the strength and will to submerge myself into my creating and blogging again! Hello hello, I'm alive :) I ended up doing the strangest things last week. Which was watch an insane amount of television and nap during the day. I hardly ever do either of those things. Now I feel like I have to ween myself off of television. But when one has a fever for four days straight and is vomiting for five days straight, lay in bed all day they must! At least I was able to be a serious nerd and watch copious amounts of Battlestar Galactica, The Twilight Zone, and Family Guy. Though I'm mostly happy because I can finally eat normally again and move around without horrible aches. I am left with lingering congestion in my chest and head. I've got achy ears, sinuses and coughing to keep me company for the rest of this week. The flu has seriously been out of control this year. This is the third time I've had it just this winter alone. Never mind the bronchitis I also had a few months ago. I'm glad it's about done though. I hope everyone else if fairing a lot better than I have been!

    I'm glad there was a positive response to having more journal recipes and adding vlogs to Doc.u.menting. It makes me happy to know that you guys are excited about the projects on this site. I'll be devoting some time to perfecting the vlog aspect and crafting up some new journal recipes to share. I've been spending the better part of the past two days playing catch up around here. The apartment was a mess, my inbox out of control, projects falling behind...you get the idea. I'm pretty much close to being on track again though.

    Speaking of getting on track, it's time I devote myself to some journal work.

    ;MJ

Hello World

    Wow. It's been forever since I've posted. Or since I've even picked up a drawing pad or journal! You see, I was unfortunate enough to come down with the flu again. It grabbed hold of me on Saturday (the 15th) and has been kicking my butt since then. I'm hoping the beastly bug goes away by tomorrow. I don't know how much more I can take of fevers and all that other icky flu stuff. I get sick waaaay to often. Silly immune system.

    I've felt so guilty neglecting my shops, blogs, and work. But I've been nothing but a zombie for the past six days. Though today is the first day I've been able to sit at the computer for longer than thirty seconds without feeling dizzy. So a small post is all I have for now, but I am going to spend the rest of the day brainstorming new journal recipes, concepts, posts, and other ways to make Doc.u.menting even better. Perhaps I should even make up some future posts to use when I am unable to be productive like I have been this week. I'm thrilled some of you are excited about the vlogs, I am too, and once I can get the uploading process to run smoothly for me, I shall be posting a couple a week. Maybe I can make a sicky one today haha.

    I hope everyone is well and that no one else has come down with this bug either. It seems to be going around like mad around my parts. I feel like I've been in another dimension for a week. A dimension of sleep, coughing, tissues, TiVo, and ick. I can't wait to be back to my old self. Hopefully I'll have some good content to post this weekend!

Much Love,
Mae Jane.

Official Letter

Dear Doc.u.menting,

    I truly do love you. I apologize for the lack of posts and documentation. I've been rather consumed and distracted, a wee bit discouraged too. I'm growing. So much is going on, so much is changing, so much yet to come. A journey unlike any other I've experienced is slowly erupting. I'm ready to document my twenty-fourth year in a more in depth way than I have before. I want to share more journal entries, life lessons, my muses, my fears, my hopes, my perceptions. I want to observe everything, soak it up, remember it, and cherish it here with you. That's why I commit to truly share my documentation with all of you on a regular basis. I'm going to take more photos, write more words, collage more memories, and even start to add refreshingly honest video blog posts (vlogs!). I wonder if I should do more journal recipes in relation to the concepts and themes I'm exploring. What do you guys think? Is there anything you want more of? Less of? Something entirely different? What would you include in your documentation?

    On that note, I'm off to clean the apartment as friends are coming over to unwind. Drinks, familiar faces, and laughter are my favorite way to spend a Friday night. I'll document. :)

Love,
Mae Jane

FOREVR GROWING

Ever have one of those moments where suddenly you understand
more than you thought you would and everything starts to make sense?
Or at least not look so scary anymore? 

Realizations, acceptance, embracing, coming to terms, etc.
It's all part of growing (up).

Transition from one phase of life to the next is a scary and beautiful process.
It can be quite intimidating and daunting but nonetheless oozing with
possibilities to be uncovered. I often find myself wondering though, if
I'm at the right point in my life, or what that even means.

All I know is that I feel more alive than I have in a long time,
and all I want to do is strengthen myself in every possible way.
I'm at a place in my life where I can just about go in any direction.
I kind of like that.





;Mj