November Newsletter

Those who haven’t been onto our Instagram yet be sure to check us out, and find out what we’re loving each day here

You Need A PA’s Christmas Voucher!

To all those struggling what to buy that ‘special person’ the search ends right now. Here at You Need A PA we are selling Half Day and Whole Day Christmas vouchers. There’s surely no better feeling starting 2016 with a helping hand whether that be assisting with that hectic house move, getting the office in order, personal shopping, diary management, bookings, party planning and much much more. New Year means fresh slate so get in touch!

Don’t forget our YNAPA personal shopping service. We will personally head to the stores and buy every last present for you. On top of that, we will wrap them up beautifully so theres no need for you to do a thing!

For all Christmas Services and voucher enquiries:
E: milla@youneedapa.com

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Prince’s Christmas Tree Delivery Service

If your wanting a hassle free beautiful Christmas tree here are the princes for the job! Prince’s Christmas Trees offer a delivery service where they provide the highest quality hand picked ‘Nordman firs’ aka non drops. On top of that they are delivered straight to your door at a convenient time for you (and for a small charge they will even set it up for you!)

The business was born 2 years ago and so far so good. Reasons being are, its priced at the same level as street corner sellers, they guarantee high quality (if unhappy with the tree they will change it as many times as you like) and they deliver for FREE! Unfortunately at the moment they only cater for SW London but hoping to expand in the near future.

For tree enquiries:
E: princestreedelivery@gmail.com
T: Will (07921263973) or Harry (07814042984)

 

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Little Leggies

Little leggies is the fashion brand set up by two best friends devoted to creating adorable and distinctive clothes for children.Louise and Gussy design fashionable and statement pieces both Mums and children adore. Having both had previous experience in nannying, it became clear to them the pride parents take in dressing their children, as well as the increased desire for little ones to pick their own outfit.The collection is for ages 0-11, with the unique addition of a small Mum’s range, enabling Mum and Mini twinning.Little leggies is best known for their signature party pants that are every girls dream! The range has a mix of luxury cashmere and effortlessly cool everyday basics, with an emphasis on neon colour and fun trims. The unique pieces all stand by their firm belief that kids clothes must look great, but also be comfy and easy to wear. 

For Little Leggies enquiries:
Visit them at ‘The Landing’ Ladbroke Grove, W10
W: www.littleleggies.com
E: info@littleleggies.com
T: 0208 960 7133

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Your Secret Sanctuary

After a year of traveling to Asia, Japan, Europe and India training some of the worlds most talented therapist at Four Seasons, Shangri La and GHM Hotel Groups teaching Ayurveda, Meditation and Hatha yoga, Laura Mellor is back on home turf to spread Eastern healing to the Western world.

 
She started a tailored treatment service that offers clients a unique combination of physical and energetic work to suit a wide range of aliments, from muscular aches and pains, digestion disorders and deep emotional release through energetic healing.
 
She combines Ayurveda, Reflexology, Aromatherapy and Deep tissue techniques to encourage a deeply restorative experience in the comfort of your own home. After Identifying areas that are blocked she’ll then work with the skeletal, muscular and nervous system to unblock, rebalance and restore you back to physical and emotional health.    
 
Laura currently lives in Norbiton and her catchment area is around Surrey and West London. 
 
For all Secret Sanctuary enquiries:
E: lmbodywork@gmail.com
T: 07951165533

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Dog Sitting

Are you thinking of going away at Christmas but can’t bear the thought of putting your beloved dog in kennels? Don’t want to burden friends or family? Neela & Co can help you. As responsible and experienced dog walkers/sitters and house sitters they are available throughout the Christmas period to either pop in and check on the cat daily or spend days looking after the doggies. They are very flexible as to what you may need.

For all enquiries please contact Neela
T: 07833488610

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October Newsletter

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We have launched our Instagram account! Be sure to check us out, and find out what we’re loving each day here

You Need A PA’s ‘Christmas Service’

Here at YNAPA we know how manic it is when the countdown to Christmas begins. The countless queueing, lifting, sweating, scrambling for the last roll of wrapping paper to finally heave it all into a cab to race home and and start spending too long finding the end of the sellotape to start the wrapping process. It’s just no fun! Don’t fret, help is at hand with our YNAPA personal shopping service. We will personally head to the stores and buy every last present for you. If you want something unique just get in touch and we will help source the special gift. On top of that, we will take care of the finer details of the wrapping and presentation so it’s totally taken off your hands.

For all Christmas Service enquiries:
E: milla@youneedapa.com

 

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Rosie Lascelles Art Exhibition – New York

Who’s in New York next week? Be sure to visit London based artist Rosie Lascelles’ fabulous ‘Miniatures’ exhibition. Rosie recently returned from an artist residency in Nepal, where she continues to paint miniature scenes, first conceived out in the Himalayas inspired by her love of travel. Her second solo show takes place at Room Gallery, New York.

Room Gallery, 824 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, New York

Opening reception at Room Gallery: Friday 6 November, 7pm-10pm

Gallery hours: Saturday – Tuesday, 1-5pm

T: 718-349-2985

www.rosielascelles.com

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Sophie Dundas Clothing Sale – Beat the Christmas rush!

We’ll be stopping by at designer Sophie Dundas’ Autumn Sale next week to miss that Christmas rush, and to pick up some beautiful pieces, including stunning dresses, and velvet skirts and jackets. This isn’t one to be missed!

T: 07887 995 910

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Farm Girl Cafe

Here at YNAPA we are loving the healthy hipster Farm Girl Café that’s bringing the holistic Australian café culture to Notting Hill. Owned and ran by partners in crime, both professionally and personally, Rosie Mann and Anthony Hood. Farm Girl is ‘inspired by a childhood of growing up on a rural farm outside Melbourne’ bringing the Aussie influence with a healthy focus to Portobello Road.

The menu is from Benoit Marmoiton who’s best known for being a private chef to the stars. The dishes have a nutritional aim and Doctor Melly Lou, founder of Liquorice Lifestyle have been advising too.

Look out for the Farm Girl porridge with jumbo oats, chia seeds, Himalayan salts, coconut oil, served with yoghurt, berries, or avocado. Our winner here at YNAPA has to be the BLT with a vegan twist, made from coconut bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomato and cashew chilli guacamole.

Farm Girl is located at 59a Portobello Road, London W11 3DB

E: rose@farmgirl.co.uk
www.thefarmgirl.co.uk

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Sir Plus
Struggling what to buy the male in your life this Christmas? Look no further. Sir Plus is a menswear brand like no other, driven by founder Henry Hales, who started it in 2011 with his funky boxer shorts. Since then it has evolved to include homemade Nehru jackets, dressing gowns, waistcoats, Grandad shirts, knitwear and accessories. Picture stylish, eccentric, quintessentially British with a contemporary twist, organic and totally original. What’s not to love?

Sir Plus buy the fabrics from shirt makers, mills and merchants and make them into clothes. Their original method of sourcing means they obtain a variety of high quality fabrics sourcing cashmere from Florence, wold from Yorkshire and silks from Como.

How do you get your hands on the goods you ask? Sir Plus sells online or in their studio at Bethnal Green, 33 Wadeson St. The British brand occupy a weekly Saturday residency on Portobello Market so be sure to pay them a visit.

E: henry@sirplus.co.uk
www.sirplus.co.uk

 

September Newsletter

 

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Red Savannah Travel
There’s nothing I like more than a first hand recommendation, and recently I have been hearing non stop about how amazing Red Savannah are. They are an award-winning travel company, that combines extraordinary breadth and depth of experience to create life changing holidays, and I was fortunate enough to meet some of the team this week at a PA event. The company only employs top experts and every journey or villa is delivered with passion, style, and above all, integrity. Their portfolio ranges from private journeys through Europe, the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia to ruggedly exciting African Safaris and adventures in South America, Australasia and the Arctic. For those of you that don’t like to move around too much, they also have a ruthlessly curated selection of luxury villas in Europe and the Caribbean. No glitz, just the real thing, redefined for the 21st century by some of the most knowledgeable names in business. Start planning your upcoming trips with them today!

www.redsavannah.com
T: 01242 787 800

 

 

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Charlotte Archer – Chef and Nutritional Health Coach
After working for 8 years for an Ambassador in London, the lovely Charlotte has set up her own business which uses her skills in a variety of ways.
3, 5 and 10 day Detox a Programmes – these are delivered and come with all that is needed to give your body and mind a reboot, cleanse and maybe even shift a few unwanted pounds.
Cooking – From providing food events, to delivering home made freezer food for you to enjoy, or use at dinner parties
Private Cooking Classes – these classes are in the comfort of your own home, at a time convenient for you, using your equipment to ensure you are able to redo your creations again.

Health Coaching – it is not just what you put in your body that makes up a healthy person. You can get over weight healthy eaters. Health is a lifestyle. With small changes she can work with you to gradually make and incorporate rituals to improve and optimise your health.

For more information please visit: www.charlottearcher.com

 

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Need a new website? Then head to Graeme Alistair Scott
Some of you may have noticed that our website has been updated!! And this was done by the wonderfully talented Graeme Scott.

Graeme has a diverse range of experience, from being a think tank for Steve Jobs at Apple in the late 90’s, through to developing industry leading technology in the corporate sector with clients such as Warner Brother, Universal and News International, and then in social media working with the likes of Tiesto and Swedish House Mafia.

So who better to help you with your personal and corporate branding?! He specialises in bespoke websites, and is absolutely wonderful and talented! I could not recommend him more.

www.graemealistairscott.com

July Newsletter

St Tropez – Home Tanning!!

stropezSummer is finally here, and whether you’re a spray tan virgin, or a regular tanning trooper, for all your home tanning needs, you need to contact the lovely Ria Adams! She is a fully qualified beauty therapist, with over 15 years experience, and now specialises in the art of spray tanning. And she is heaven!

I first met Ria in the Selfridges St Tropez concession last year, but since it’s closure she now brings this luxury service to the comfort of your own home – and it’s incredible!

Ria’s cheery smile and calming chat, will instantly make even the prudish of peeps feel at ease! She’ll arrive with her pop up tan booth and talk you through everything step by step. You’re advised to exfoliate and moisturise the night before, and she’ll provide paper pants and a dressing gown should you need them.

Having previously worked on TV shows such as Strictly Come Dancing, and backstage at London Fashion Week, you’ll know you’re in good hands!

Contact Ria Adams:

Phone: 07956 587247
Email: riastanning@yahoo.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Riastanning

 

Genius Scan – A scanner in your pocket!

scannerFor me, this is one of the most useful Apps I’ve come across, and I’m constantly recommending it to my clients and friends. I often need to sign contracts, complete forms and questionnaires, and as I’m always running from A to B, I usually don’t have a printer/scanner to Scan this with. Until now!

With Genius Scan, you just quickly snap a picture of the document, the App then edits it so it it clear and straight, you can then export it to whoever needs it by email. Simples. You’ll also now no longer need to spend time on wasted long expense reports. Once your business trip is over, you have a PDF document with multiple receipts that you can send to the accounting department.

It’s brilliant, and I’d truly recommend it.

Download it here:

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20% Discount at Harbour Heights – Port Isaac

If you are ever looking for a week to relax and have some down time, either with friends or with family, then be sure to head Harbour Heights in Port Isaac, Cornwall. And for all YNAPA Newsletter readers, they are offering a 20% discount, from 11th September to 18th December!

This large, private family home, sleeps 9 people, with an additional annex sleeping 2, (available on request). The house is very well equipped with plenty of space to relax and entertain. It is set in two acres of landscaped gardens and paddock and enjoys outstanding panoramic views over to the harbour and sea beyond. Within the conservation area it is only a short stroll down hill to the shingle beach and a selection of great pubs, cafes and restaurants. (Including Nathan Outlaws Michelin Star restaurant, Fish Kitchen).

Rental weeks are taken from Friday to Friday (alternative days may be possible out of season).

For more information, pictures and to check availability, please visit the website: www.harbourheights-cornwall.co.uk

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June Newsletter

Doodle.com – Easy Scheduling for Get Togethers and Meetings

appFor all busy people, this website and app is revolutionary! Rather than going backwards and forwards with friends / colleagues, trying to find a date in the diary that works for all – just Doodle it!
You name the event and then define a selection of dates and times that work for you.
Once these have been chosen, select the type of poll you desire (basic Poll is for an easy yes or no), and then enter the email addresses of everyone you’d like to invite. They will be then be able to select the dates that work for them, and you can decide which one to go for. Simple!

www.doodle.com

 

 

 

 

Touchnote – Easy way to send postcards and thank you letters!

As our lives become increasingly digitalised and mobile, we seek faster, even immediate, forms of communication. We are demanding! I am a firm believer in the written thank you note, and think it means so much more than an email, which can very easily be read and then deleted. A mailed note is seen again and again on a desk or counter, whereas a thank you email is rarely printed.

touchnoteTouchnote have created something wonderful in between… It is an app where you can choose a picture for one side of your postcard, and then type your letter on the other side and insert the recipients postal address. Once you click ‘finish’, your postcard, is printed and posted for you, all for the very reasonable cost of £1.99 inc postage.

Whoever the recipient may be, I am sure they will love its originality, an no doubt next time you see it, it will be stuck to the front of their fridge!

www.touchnote.com

 

Oh David Peters – thank you for my new face!

davidpetersOK, so I’m 26. And I know I really should not be thinking too much already about the wrinkles that are burgeoning deeper into the furrows of my brow. But in this day an age, where it’s reported that we’re taking over a MILLION selfies a day, it’s difficult not to start becoming a little selfie conscious, and in turn, starting to pay more attention to how we take care of our skin

So I recently re-visited Mr Miracle Hands himself, David Peters, at the wonderful Bulgari Hotel in Knightsbridge, for an ’emergency’ Naturalift Anti-Aging treatment. The tiny acupuncture needles help to produce your bodies natural collagen and elastin and the Tui Ni massage that follows (along with the freshly blended serum that David makes while you’re there) is the perfect accompaniment. Immediately afterwards, my frown lines were visibly reduced, and continued to do so even more over the following days.

I can highly recommend him, do check out his website for further information.

www.davidpeterslondon.com

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