Monday, May 11, 2009

Thursday, May 7, 2009

More sale!

Another week of recession pricing for customers of itsybitsybrabar.com coming next week!!!

May 11th to May 15th...most items will be on sale again.....
Save the dates!

V.
www.ItsyBitsyBraBar.com

Friday, May 1, 2009

Seize the Day

I'll keep this posting short because the point I want to make is really simple.
You know how you toss and idea back and forth in your mind for what seems like forever and still feel unresolved or that you can do something tomorrow...I think it's important to remember always that although we are here today, that doesn't guarantee we'll be here tomorrow.

A family member, in his prime, suddenly passed...out of nowhere...One day he had checked in with us, and then the same night, he collapsed. Young, healthy, and strong, there doesn't seem to be any logical explanation or any reasoning that can answer the question, Why?

So--follow your dreams, seize opportunities, and live without regrets, everyday!

V.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Getting Back into Shape


I have no problem admitting that I'm quite lazy. I didn't always used to be this way! A few years ago I took kickboxing classes 3-4 times a week...Little Vitch could pretty much kick the head off of someone 6'0", belive it or not! Even up to a year and a half ago when I was attending grad school in Florida, I would hit the gym at least 3 times a week because it was an awesome facility, with lots of basketball courts, machines, (a food court), and a nice view of sunset.


Being 5'1" and scrawny, everyone assumes that I'm in shape. But I don't think "being in shape" is about how skinny you are...It's about your endurance, stamina, and not being out of breath after climbing all those darn subway stairs.


With summer approaching, I've started to take baby steps to get back into shape. I also think working out gives you more energy and allows you to focus more...not to mention you obviously become more disciplined, which can translate to benefits in other parts of your life.


About 2 weeks ago, I started some some situps out of the blue!! Since then I have tried to do at least 50 to 70 situps at least 3 times a week. I know you guys are probably like,"that's it?" But like I said--BABY STEPS!! I also played baskbetball on Friday for an hour and 15 minutes straight...and trust me...I was feeling those unused muscles ALLLL weekend!


Once it starts getting warmer in NY, I'm going start jogging in the mornings after I feed my doggies....(yes, warm weather will be my motivator!)

So, how are you guys getting in shape for the summer?? And what other baby step exercises can you recommend?

Vitra

Sunday, April 5, 2009

WHAT ARE SOME MUST READ BLOGS??

So those of you who know me, or have seen items about me on google, etc, must realize by this point that I'm internet-challenged. I only just started to get into this blog thing, but I would like to learn and become more proficient in the Blogosphere world.

Please send me your suggestions and feedback about which blogs you follow, which ones are must read, the most popular, etc. They can be about anything and everything--I'm all up for learning about new things and opening my knowledge to any subject.

Thank you so much!
v.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

I love NY in the springtime

NY is finally starting to show some signs of spring....which is GREAT. It's been a pretty long winter here on the East Coast, so we are all ready to shed our winter gear and slip into some flip-flops and shorts.

It's been a while since my last posting...so hope you are all well...
and I'll post more info later in the week, but I'm going to have a "spring cleaning" sale on www.ItsyBitsyBraBar.com on Monday, April 6th--that way, we can get even hotter stuff for the Summer. So save the date.

;-)

V.
www.ItsyBitsyBraBar.com

Thursday, March 19, 2009

BRINGING BACK FREE STUFF ON FRIDAY, March 20th

Monday's experiment with offering a free jewelry accessory with any purchase was so well received that I'm offering the same promotion on Friday, March 20th.

Here's the deal:

Buy ANY item from www.ItsyBitsyBraBar.com on Friday, and you have your choice of any jewerly accessory from the website. During checkout, you will see a "special instructions" box..In there, just write your top 2 choices of the jewelry item you want (two in case one of them is already gone.) That's it...simple, easy, and freeee...

Happy Shopping, and Happy Friday!!

V.
www.ItsyBitsyBraBar.com

Email me with any questions/concerns.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Trinidad Reflections














































My 10 days in Trinidad for Carnival was wonderful. It entailed all the ingredients of a "never-gonna-stop-talking-about-that" trip.
We spent waayyy too much money, went to waaay too many parties, and had more than our fair share of aggravation, but it was all well worth it.

The whole fun of Carnival is not just the 2 days where you dress up in a costume and parade around the streets of Port of Spain, but it's all the parties (or "fetes" as we call them), that lead up to those 2 days! To give you an idea of how crazy things were, here is just a small sampling of our schedule:

Wednesday--Land at 1pm, out of airport by 2pm, run errands until 4pm, head to the beach to have some highly anticipated Shark and Bake at Maracas Bay (will post pictures)...get back to hotel at 6pm, short nap/shower, leave at 9:30pm for a Fete called Bacchanal Wednesday.

Thursday--Leave Bacchanal Wednesday at 4:30am, get back to Hotel around 5:15am, sleep until 10:30am, wake up, get ready for another Fete called Beach House, Leave hotel for Fete at 12pm, get to fete at 2pm (LOTS OF TRAFFIC in a little island like Trinidad.) Leave Fete at 10:30pm to pick up another friend, go to downtown port of spain at 11:30pm for a bite to eat, Hotel at 12:30am, catch up all night with friends and how fun the week is going to be, go to sleep at 4am

Friday--Wake up at 7am, get ready and leave for beach at 8am, arrive at beach at 8:45am...spend time ducking from the rain, eating, and meeting nice strangers until 12:15pm...
etc etc etc..

So you can see, we had a very precise itinerary that included lots of things, and little sleep.

One of the best parts of the week was J'Ouvert. We get to a location at 2am Monday morning, and pretty much, rub paint on other people, dance along the street, eat & drink and party until the sun comes up...then everyone gets hosed down (well, not everyone..only if you want to be..)...this finished at like 8-9am, and then that's carnival Monday so you have to get back to your hotel, change into parts of your costume, and then head out again for more partying on the road and dancing on the streets, drinking, eating, and craziness!!

After Carnival, we took a Day Trip to Tobago, which was AMAZING...the atmosphere is so peaceful and serence, but with the underlying fiestiness that defines any Caribbean nation.

We did have some setbacks, like losing a camera (that was my fault), losing a passport, catching colds/fevers...but it was definitely an experience that we will never forget, which makes all the ups and downs worth it!!!

I am going to post an album with some of the highlights of the trip.

ENJOY.

(oh yea--and shop Itsy Bitsy Bra Bar!!) LOL--Had to get that in there.

http://www.itsybitsybrabar.com/

V.