Category: Ooooh, MUCHTASTIC!

Lessons about flower breeding

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So, the life of a babyloss mom. Ya never know when something is gonna happen right out of the blue to totally eff up your day.
I got off the bus happy and content. Walked by the flower shop I pass every day. Today they had a whole bunch of beautiful sunflowers. I decided if they had daisies- the white ones with the yellow centers, I’d get myself a bouquet. they had em.
As the guy was arranging my bouquet I asked what those daisies are called. “actually,” he said, “these are not daisies. They are a mix. Daisies are very weak. They last like, a day, and then they die. So they mix them with a mum. That makes them a lot stronger so they last forever”
Really.
Really.
Oh.
Really.
I got out of there before the first tear hit my cheek and then cried my way to work.

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READER POLL: MUCH or TOO MUCH?

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So, as I so clearly documented, Me wearing nailpolish is a complete disaster. I just pick, pick, pick until there is nothing there but a raggedy mess. But, I really do love to look down at my fingertips and see the shiny jolt of color. So I will try, try again.

This time around, I’ve purchased every polish protecting, sucker-worthy product out there:

Those have actually been sitting in my cabinet since right after the previously mentioned nail polish disaster.

Today at CVS I saw this yard of nail polish. I’d seen it there in the past but always thought the colors were kinda blah.

But then I realized it wasn’t the colors, it was the genius who determined what order the colors should be packed in. (Did I mention i am a packaging designer… so I like to think I know a thing or two about packaging….)

CVS would be selling this product a lot quicker if they were organized like this:

But no matter. Their loss is my gain since those polishes should have been sold out by now… But I digress…

And ya know, not being a “polish person” I havent looked at the polish section of a CVS since the invention of the Lee Press-on nail when I was in 7th grade. And there they were…. The tacky yet oh-so-cheerful NAIL MUCHNESS!!!

OOOOh, Me and Lil’ Miss Molly are gonna have a blast this weekend decking out our nails in all this faux glam gloriousness. And Elie, he’s gonna flip. He thinks putting pink polish on a three year olds toes is “a bit much”… I think it’s cute… and it’s the only way she’ll let me cut her toenails! Seriously. She’s wearing these shoes. OF COURSE she needs her nails done!!

Reader Poll:

What do you think: Pink (or purple, or rainbow’d or blinged up…) toenails on a three year old— MUCH or Too Much??

MUCHNESS PIC OF THE DAY

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I feel like my Muchness is lagging. Though I DO wear something Muchy every day, many days it’s a redo of something I’ve already worn, and I worry I will bore you. But then I decided, Peh! Half the point of The Muchness is Sharing The Muchness, which means I am going to make it my mission to post my Muchness Every. Single. Day.

That being said, my iphone is so old. I upgraded the app that I use to post to this blog from my phone and now the app no longer works. I need a new phone.
Operation: Convince-boss-to-let-me-upgrade-my-iphone  is in full effect!

Today, I wore shorts for the first time since HIGH SCHOOL. Pretty awesome.

Shorts for Muchness

MUCHNESS PIC OF THE DAY

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Ya know what? I LOVE how The Muchness just keeps paying it forward! Inspired by Dennel, I have just taken out my sewing machine for the first time in…. um…. I have no clue. Lets just say the last time this machine saw the light of day it was a top of the line (ish) and it was not yellow! I opened the case and gasped! Honest to god, the thing used to be white.

But no matter. I threaded that thing right up and it ran like a dream. And the best part?? It’s what I’m gonna make on this sewing machine….

Stay tuned…

Just Some Stuff People have said about The Muchness

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So, ya know I started the Muchness on Facebook and most of the comments have been there. But they are really inspiring and I wanted to share them here as well- for the masses of people reading about The Muchness that are not my FB friends.

I have been so blessed and amazed at the positive response… I really want to keep The Muchness growing- so others can be inspired too!

…I think this is a great idea, and your blog was very insightful and inspiring…

…I was thinking about you today outside laying in the sun (first nice day with the snow gone) and it definitely filled my “muchness”…

…I love this..am wearing nail polish today — muchness!…

…Really loves all the MUCHNESS!!! xoxoxoxoxoxoxox…

….”i am lovin your muchness very much. I am big on much too. Hey,
whatever it takes to feel mucher. ;-)”…

…You know EVERY time I see sequins now I think of you!
AND it makes me smile!!!! Thanks!!! :-)…

…I would love to begin my days of “muchness”…

…”I totally love watching you find your muchness everyday!”…

…I bought a tank top with sequins to wear this week. Out of my comfort zone but I’ll
put something black with it to be more comfortable :)… 

…you rock! your pics always make me smile :)…

…”I think I need some of your MUCHNESS!!!!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox”…

…I love the 30 days thing and it actually did inspire me to try to
find something everyday that makes me smile…

…Yesterday I bought 2 beautiful sparkly bracelets,
(& some cute shoes too!) It lifted my spirits a little.
Funny, because when I was
looking at the jewelry, you were on my mind :)…

…Love your Muchness blog!!!…

…”I really related to the “always seeing sorrow” in your eyes.
Looking for muchness in my days to allow it to release. :0)”…

…Let’s never lose our muchness :)…

…i dig it…

…Muchness of awesomeness!…

…I am loving your website! It always makes me smile…

…I think I am officially logging on to FB everday just to see your Muchness!!!…

… I have truly enjoyed your MUCHNESS, makes me want to
find my MUCHNESS…xoxox… 

...You made me smile each day and
I have added a little muchness to
my life because of you.... 

…Very inspiring!…

...More muchness! More muchness!…

…”I am so freaking jealous! I’m in dire need of muchness in my life……..”

…I am enjoying everyday of muchness!…

… I’m loving your muchness photos Tova.
Thanks for brightening my day:)…

....Maybe the next 30 days you can help
me work on my muchness...

…I love your muchness pics. makes me wanna
do something like this…

…Was a heart warming journey watching you thru the 30 days.
So happy it was a transforming experience for you. Thank you for
sharing. Your experience was “muchness” for me… 

…Thank you for rubbing a bit of
your positiveness on me…

 

Teeze. Really? Teeze? Ha. That’s Funny.

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Once upon a place, in a time called “My 20’s”  I started a handbag company. Actually, it started as a custom pants company. Custom Leather and Vinyl Pants. And They Were HOT. It was the late 90’s. Trust me. They were hot. Especially in overcrowded nightclubs. I even made a pair for for this guy:

Paul's my friend. He's also Debbie Harry's Friend. She is so cool. And he's pretty hot.

Paul's my friend. He's also Debbie Harry's Friend. She is so cool. And he's pretty hot.

Anyhoooo, I named my company Teeze. Why Teeze? Well, some  of my friends called me T. And the company was mine. T’s. Belonging to me. Get it? …and then I just spelled it cute.

It wasn’t long before I realized that I don’t wanna be all-up in people ‘business’ fitting them for custom pants, so I decided to focus my efforts on handbags. So Teeze Custom Pants became Teeze Accessories & Stuff, Inc. (I added the “Stuff” so I wouldnt pigeonhole myself. Always thinking ahead…)

And ya know what? I was pretty successful for a one woman army. My bags were manufactured in New York and overseas in China, and I sold them all over the world. You can read a bit about it here. (I wish the online version showed the pic that ran in the print addition. Gosh, I looked cute)

But then, after about 6 or 7 years, I decided to let my company be “adopted” by a large handbag company that were gonna help me grow. But, turns out, they were run by a real dumbass and they pretty much screwed me over by default. It was right around that time I met the current Mr. Gold and decided to focus on me instead of my bags.

I got a job, got married, got pregnant, got a house, put all my leftover bags in the basement of said house, and pretty much settled into this new phase of my life.

Until now. Until I got struck by The Muchness bug. Now, I feel like I felt when I was 19 and thought I could change the world with a pair of pants or a handbag.

And then today, I was randomly trolling the internet for sequined shoes (that kind of search can take you to some kooky websites!) and came upon these. I love these shoes.

Those sequins are two sided- changing colors of they’re angled up or angled down! I get it. I can see that these shoes are all kinds of tacky, but I don’t care.  They make me smile, and, with the buckle, closed toe and super high front platform- look like they’d be (relatively) comfortable and (relatively) versatile. But the thing that put me over the top and made me wanna write this post?

THEY ARE NAMED TEEZE!!!

oy. I can’t. No really. Check it out. That’s their name.

Maybe it’s a sign.