If you follow me on snapchat (Michaelabear1), many of you may have noticed my morning routine of trying different fitness classes! You see I’ve never been one to go to the gym and do the same workouts day in day out, so when I moved to New York and discovered ClassPass all of my excuses not to work out went out the window! ClassPass is a fitness membership program here in the States that allows you to take classes in all sorts of gyms and studios.  It costs $125 a month, which may seem steep but when you consider that many of the classes available can cost up to $45 for 1 hour it works out to be cost efficient!

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Any of you who have followed Life of a Lady Bear for a while now, will know that one of my all time favourite brands is Kate Spade! Everything from their aesthetic, their products, their advertising and even their packaging brings a huge smile to my face! So I was beyond excited to visit their new homeware pop up shop in Soho which opened last weekend!

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Good morning guys, can you believe its the last day of February already? Something about this weekend tells me that Spring is well and truly on its way which makes me very excited. I had a really great weekend with my sister who was visiting from Ireland for a couple of days, it was her first time in NYC so it was fun putting my tourguide hat on to show her around! Something about having visitors here really opens my eyes to what a great city this is! Continue Reading
Happy Friday Everyone! I’m beyond excited for this weekend because my sister is coming to visit for a few days! It’s her first time in New York so I can’t wait to show her my favourite spots, one of which will hopefully be Levain Bakery. Located at 167 W 74th Street, this tiny little cookie bakery is the go-to place for an indulgent treat! It’s by far my favourite hidden gem as it’s one of the few places that’s not a big tourist trap in the city, instead it’s treasured among the locals who often will wait 20 minutes in line just to get in! Cathal and I visited a few weeks ago and let me tell you, there’s not many things that would make me stand out in the freezing NYC Winter to wait for, but a chocolate chip cookie from Levain is well worth the wait!

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