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Who am I?

Practically Perfect PA

Happily, I was one of the first people he called when he got engaged to his girlfriend on holiday, and helping them plan their wedding felt like the perfect natural end to my job with him. Follow on Twitter @PA_Insiders. Gal Pal’ best describes my position for a lovely young woman client. Visit the website www.PA-Insiders.com.

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Lessons From the Luddites

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The year was chequered with holidays, wakes, and fairs; it was not one dull round of labor,” as the stocking-maker William Gardiner noted gaily at the time. Not only was the weekend a holiday, but they took Monday off too, celebrating it as a drunken “St. Indeed, some “seldom worked more than three days a week.”

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Who am I?

Practically Perfect PA

Happily, I was one of the first people he called when he got engaged to his girlfriend on holiday, and helping them plan their wedding felt like the perfect natural end to my job with him. Follow on Twitter @PA_Insiders. Gal Pal’ best describes my position for a lovely young woman client. Visit the website www.PA-Insiders.com.

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Another Christmas Planning Checklist

Ian's Messy Desk

Here’s a simple checklist to help you organize your Christmas holiday celebrations. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! Last year, I posted a Christmas planning checklist to use starting in November. Prepare budget and plan projects: Figure out how much you are able to spend.

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Get organized for back to school

Ian's Messy Desk

August is the second-biggest sales month for clothing retailers. Are you ready to tackle cloth shopping? Start giving children their school year bed and wake times. Adjust mealtime routines to match school year routines. Check before you shop. Be prepared before you head out. Then, with list in hand, hit the stores.

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In the fiercely, competitive struggle of fashion and service, Burberry does it well

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But it’s not just about the high end clothing even though the men’s single breasted trench coat sells for $1,295 or the cotton polo with the Burberry distinctive tartan trim sells for $150, it’s also interesting to observe some of the innovative methods used in a highly competitive market to set themselves apart.

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Secretary in the city

Practically Perfect PA

Last week I was having a fabulous holiday in New York to celebrate my Mum’s 60th birthday. Anyway… back to reality, I was on holiday so after a quick tour which including seeing The High Line , Chelsea and Soho we made our way back into the centre of the city to Union Square, the Flatiron Building and Grand Central station.