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Win a PA for the Day!

February 8, 2012

Hands up if you feel there just aren’t enough hours in the day? It seems appropriate to quote Charles Dickens in his bicentenary week when he observed, “Old Time, that greatest and longest established spinner of all!…. his factory is a secret place, his work is noiseless, and his hands are mutes.”

One can only wonder what Dickens, one of London’s most famed literary observers, would make of the pace of life two hundred years after his birth, but the fact remains that one thing Londoners all complain about is simply not having enough hours in the day.

East Village sets out to solve this problem for its residents – by providing everything you could need in one place and staggeringly quick transport links. We’re here to help people to spend less time doing the boring stuff and more time doing the things they want to do.

To give you a taste of what it’s like to have more time on your hands, enter London Living’s Henry. Need someone to pick up your shopping, paint your spare room, weed your garden or file your papers? Henry’s time is up for grabs – all you have to do is tell us what you’d do with your day if you had more time. The best answer will win you Henry for a day next week, who will perform whatever tasks you desire (within reason please, Londoners!)

To enter our competition, please leave your answer in the comments below. You have until 12pm on Wednesday 15th February to enter. We will then announce the winner in the afternoon, and Henry will be at the winner’s beck and call the following day, Thursday 16th February. For a whole day you can delegate your tedious tasks to Henry, freeing up your time so you can focus on the things that matter. Good luck!

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17 Comments

  • George says: February 10, 2012 at 10:58 am

    I would use Henry to get all my dull admin done on Thursday (sorry Henry…) and then spend the weekend tobogganing.

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    • James says: February 10, 2012 at 11:59 am

      I’d get Henry to go to work for me for the day so I can have a duvet day. I’d do nothing but sleep, eat and watch numerous box sets.

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  • Jim says: February 10, 2012 at 11:02 am

    I would make Henry clean my whole house and then bring me nachos so I could watch the football with my feet up. WIN.

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  • Sally says: February 10, 2012 at 11:13 am

    If I won this competition, I’d get Henry to do all my boring admin so I could enjoy my free time at the weekend. I’d go to an exhibition, go for a walk in Hyde Park and then I’d get all my friends round and cook a big meal.

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  • Ryan says: February 10, 2012 at 11:36 am

    I could do with someone to sort out my room now I’ve officially moved to London. How’s Henry with power tools?

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  • Suzie says: February 10, 2012 at 11:41 am

    If I won I’d get Henry to make me cups of tea and clean out my hamster cage.

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  • KPM says: February 10, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    I would get Henry to go on 10 km run for me while I spend the entire day watching rugby – starting off with the Super 15 down south, then moving to the 6 Nations up north. That way I can get my exercise in without having to leave the sofa.

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  • Julia says: February 10, 2012 at 4:04 pm

    Well, that’s easy, I’ve been dreaming of a PA for two years now! Writers write and writers need assistants! To offload the chaos of notes all over the place and have someone go through that pile; type up notes, organise files on the desktop and in the deeper archives of computer, create backup copies, format the film script I’ve been working on for two years now so that it all makes sense!
    It would make my life infinitely better although am not quite sure that one day would be enough!!! Well, certainly a challenge, innit!
    🙂

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  • Adam says: February 11, 2012 at 9:46 am

    I would gety Henry to take me to the pub for a business lunch involving food and women

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  • Ben says: February 14, 2012 at 9:57 am

    I’d bring Henry to our office and have him work in our PA team for the day. There’d be a ton of jobs for him to do, and I’m sure he’d love to work in a team of 10 girls! He’d be setting up lunches, running admin, making graphs, taking minutes, lunching with journos and loads more. Come on Henry, WE NEED YOU… 10 girls…

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  • Paul says: February 14, 2012 at 2:22 pm

    I would have Henry empty the in-tray (preferably into the dustbin), and then guard it for the day with his life, ensuring no other rubbish was deposited there. As I assume he can multi-task, I would also ask him to answer the phone throughout the day, and deal with all the whinging ninnies that I normally have to put up with. Finally, I would ask him permanently hover his index finger over the delete button, so that any incoming emails are dispatched immediately into the ether. As a last task of the day, he could bloody well pour me a stiff whisky, with ice and a splash of water, just to make me feel important.

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  • Organised Acts of Kindness | 1000heads: The Word of Mouth People says: March 23, 2012 at 9:03 am

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  • 2012 – That’s a wrap « London Living says: December 18, 2012 at 9:52 am

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