A Miss Jones night at Mint Leaf in Haymarket

What a great night we had at Mint Leaf Haymarket last night.

We kicked the evening off at 6pm and the ladies started to arrive all clutching their raffle tickets as there was a great prize from The Sanctuary of a lovely box of Sanctuary goodies which is always a great prize.

The ladies were treated to lovely drinks and delicious canapés.  Giving us all a real taste of Mint Leaf and what they can do.

The restaurant is very different to the one in the City and this is a great place for a team night out or a large dinner booking.  The staff were great last night and took our PAs off on a tour of the venue and showed them the private dining room etc.

Gerard the GM then did the draw for the Sanctuary goodies and everyone was clutching their tickets.  There was a shriek from the winner and a good round of applause.

Everyone continued to chat and mix and had a great night.

If you want to have a look at Mint Leaf in Haymarket, please let us know and we will be more than happy to introduce you to the great team there.

Thank you again to the great team at Mint Leaf for a brilliant night.

Have a great Wednesday.

Love

Miss Jones xx

Are you a Kindle or a book girl??

I was on the train today and I noticed that were more Kindles around me than there were books.

I am old fashioned at heart and I love having a good book to read and I have to feel the pages and know that I have finished the book.  Yes I do have groaning bookcases with too many books and I do have to give some away to charity.

Newspapers are the other thing that are now read on line.  Do you?  I know that I cannot always get a copy of Metro in the morning so I will check it online as well. I do like the online version as there are some articles on there that are not in the morning edition of Metro.  The stories always make me chuckle and I always love a good heart warming on page three that they usually do.

So what are you?  Are you a Kindle or a Book girl?

I must admit that when I read the 50 Shades of Grey books those where on my iPad.  There were the brave few on the tube with the book cover!  Technology is amazing for some things but I have to say I love to have something to read in my hands...

Let us know what you prefer.

Love

Miss Jones xx

Juicing or Eating that is the question...

As you can imagine in our office there are quite a few women and we are always talking about different eating plans that we are trying (ok, Diets for a better use of the word) and the latest one that seems to have come back is the Juicing diet.  How many of you juice? In our office it is quite a few and everyone is enjoying it.

I am hearing more and more about people going on a juice detox for a week or so.  I am not so sure if I could just drink juices for a whole week.  I really do need to eat and have the whole process of having something to eat, rather than just juices.  They do not seem that filling.

I have friends who swear by juicing and also by doing the 5-2 eating plan which is the fasting one.  Have any of you tried it and if so, what do you think? I have to say a friend of mine has done it and swears by it.

So out of you all, what do you prefer when you are trying to loose a few pounds for the summer or for that special occasion.  Do you prefer to just do juices or do a protein eating plan or a fasting plan.  I am really intrigued to find out what you do. Drop me an e mail at enquiries@missjonespa.com to let me know.....

Have a great Monday.

Love

Miss Jones xx

Londoners really do care

Last night I read an article in the Evening Standard that I wanted to share with you today as it really showed that London is not a cold hearted place.  It is the perfect Friday read for you all. 

Maybe you saw the article, but if not I have copied it below.  It really puts your faith back in human kindness. 

Have a great weekend. 

Love 

Miss Jones 

Generous Londoners helped a man  raise more than £300 in only six hours so he could fly to Australia to visit his desperately ill sister.

Josh Preston, 23, was told Georgie, 14,  had been taken to intensive care in Melbourne with a life-threatening diabetic condition.

The computer engineer, from Peckham, feared she might die but was unable to afford the £985 flight.

He took to the streets with a sign appealing for help and giving a website address where people could donate. In six hours at Covent Garden and outside Liverpool Street station, he raised more than £300 from passers-by.

He said: “I’ve lived in London for two years and never seen anything like this, it’s overwhelming. I’ve always thought London was such a cold city. It warms my heart that people have been so kind. People from all walks of life helped out in whatever way they could.”

Georgie fell ill with diabetic acidosis, a highly dangerous complication of diabetes caused by a lack of insulin in the body.

“When my mum called me at 11am I didn’t know what to do,” said Mr Preston. “I just had this idea and by 3pm I was set up in Covent Garden. I stayed there for three hours, and then I set up outside Liverpool street station today. Some people were suspicious at first and stopped to check the website, but once they saw that it was genuine most were more than happy to help out.

“A man in a suit handed me a business card for a lift from the airport when I land in Melbourne. It completely changes how I feel about London.”He has now raised the price of the ticket, receiving the rest of the cash from family and friends contacted via social media, and is planning to fly out tomorrow evening. Georgie was still in intensive care yesterday.

Mr Preston’s family moved to Australia last year while he stayed to pursue a career in IT.

He said: “My family aren’t rich and there is no way I could have done this without the kindness of strangers. I can’t thank people enough.” He plans to commemorate the good deeds of Londoners by creating an online video tribute in the coming weeks: “I made a note of everybody’s name and all the people who stopped to help, and I want to thank them personally.

“This has changed my outlook on life and I will definitely be keener to help people on the streets in future. It is simply amazing.”

Miss Jones visits Hamburg

I just felt like experiencing something different. So I booked my flight to Hamburg a couple of weeks ago. For those who don’t know this beautiful German city – it is one of the other big cities next to Munich and Berlin. And actually I cannot understand, why it isn’t that popular in the UK. All of my friends wanted me to go to Munich to try these typical sauerkraut and sausages…

After my arrival at the hotel, I was overwhelmed of my view over the Alster, a famous river in Hamburg. The weather was very nice, so I have decided to start my sightseeing trip. I would relax later the afternoon…

I walked along the river towards the so called ‘Landungsbrücken’, where you can see lots of boats you can do one of 100s different river cruises with. But I have decided to take one of these tasty typical ‘Fishbrötchen’ (fish sandwich) instead of probably not being very well on a boat.

Afterwards I was very thirsty… fish can be very salty. Luckily I just walked a few meters and found this incredible Beach Club – which is definitely missing in London – Hamburg as it is a town, doesn’t have a beach, but as I asked the owner and they just get all of the sand into this club. It was really worth it. If you are just looking for a holiday feeling this is the place to go. I decided to order a fresh fruit cocktail after all I was on a little break. 

Now, I wanted to see something more of Hamburg. Of course, I informed myself about Hamburg and so I knew that near my place is the ‘Michel’, a famous cathedral you can walk upstairs to the roof and have a great view over the whole city.

Finally, I just went back to my hotel. Thankfully they had their own restaurant offering tasty dishes.  After a great meal I fell tired and happy in my cosy king sized bed. 

A night at Mint Leaf Lounge in the City with The Sanctuary

We had a great night last night at Mint Leaf  Lounge in the City and The Sanctuary were in attendance as well. Such a lovely evening.

Mint Leaf Lounge is different to the restaurant in Haymarket.  It is a very relaxed place to go and have drinks etc and you can also have dinner and there is a great private dining room.

We were upstairs for our event last night and it was the perfect space.  The Sanctuary came along and get the girls manicures and arm massages which were divine.

Gerard McCann the GM of Mint Leaf was with us for a while and was great at answering all the ladies questions etc about potential bookings.

Everyone enjoyed the food and the drinks provided by Mint Leaf and this way we were able to sample some of the delights that they are able to offer.

The Sanctuary had a raffle and one of the ladies won a full day at the spa! It was the perfect end to a lovely evening.

After the event a couple of the ladies and myself went and had some dinner (there was a special offer on for the evening) and we had a starter and a main course.  The meal was delicious and I highly recommend eating at Mint Leaf.  The food was superb.

I hope that you can get the chance to sample the food at Mint Leaf and as always remember to book through Miss Jones.

Love

Miss Jones xx 

Tube Etiquette

I know that we all rush around on the tube in the morning getting to work and none of us particularly enjoy using the tube.

One thing that never goes a miss is tube etiquette.  I am sure that most of you will agree with me, when you are being squashed to an inch of your life, that an excuse me or an after you would not go a miss.

I have found over the years of living in London that the tube can be at times very testing.  When you have rucksacks pushed into your face, people stepping on your toes or sitting next to you with music blasting out of their earphones.  Not the best tube experience for everyone.

It takes a second to say excuse me instead of shoving you further into the train.  Don't race the pregnant woman to the seat that is spare on the tube and then sit and smile as you have managed to get a seat. If you see someone that is elderly, get up and offer them your seat.  You can stand till your stop. It really is the little things in life that matter and do you really have to get that seat to make your day a better day?

A smile and an 'after you' goes a long way.  When you offer someone their seat, watch their smile, it makes a difference.

If we all just gave each other a little bit of courtesy it really would make the world a better place.

If you have any stories of your testing tube times, drop them into us at Miss Jones, enquiries@missjonespa.com.

Love

Miss Jones xx