Pick Me Up!

Pick Me Up! stimulates the modern real-life reader with a rip-roaring range of fun, fascinating and thought-provoking stories which feed her curiosity and hunger to know more. It hits the sweet spot for value-hunting, brighter women. Pick Me Up! gets under the skin of the story and encourages its reader to think harder, feel deeper… and share the experience. Plus, Pick Me Up! has the most up-to-date fashion and beauty pages, easily digested health and wellbeing advice, a good portion of fab food news and recipes, and pages of prize puzzles, all in a bright, modern package.

One in a MILLION! • This week, we’re celebrating the sky-high feats of Derek Thomas, 50, from Cornwall. He said…

Bitesize!

Sneaky peek at this week!

Pick Me Up!

Your pick me ups

Snapped!

Follow it!

On the calendar • Get ready for next year with the National Trust. These stunning calendars are a sure way to keep your plans in order.

BAD SAM • Esther Garrity, 25, from Manchester, thought she could handle her boyfriend’s temper tantrums…

YOU’RE GOING TO KILL ME

Brainwaves… • We share your brilliant tips!

Feel-good food

Fill it!

Strike it!

Number fit!

THE ROAD AHEAD • Hannah Walton, 47, from Taunton, didn’t know what to say when her son told her he didn’t want to live….

Your home • Fancy a home refresh? Update your walls with prints from Desenio for a brand-new look

CHEW THE FAT • Emily Ciosek, 31, found the true meaning of there is steak at home…

Your health • Celebrating with Alzheimer’s

Settling in

STILL OUR MUM • Katie Cresswell, 50, from Ripley, wanted to show her Mum that a new diagnosis is not the end…

Adjusting to a diagnosis

INSTANT appointment • With Nisa Aslam, GP and advisor to GoldenEye Eye Care (goldeneyecare.co.uk)

Vikki Gadd

WITCHING HOUR • Jessica Caldwell, 30, from Llanelli, swapped concealer for a coven when she found her true calling….

Genius or TOTALLY BONKERS?

Crack it!

Ticking TIME BOMB • Lyndsey Rowe, 33, from Liverpool, didn’t know her baby had a potentially deadly condition…

Your style Core winter collection

PERFECT PITS • Fenella Fox, 29, from Worchester, was left bedbound after taking her sexy career to all new heights – but not for the reason you may expect…

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Pick of the week • You definitely won’t want to miss these TV treats

Your beauty • THIS WEEK: Prep and prime

NEVER TOO LATE • You might think that your school days are over. That is until a new opportunity drives you back to the classroom. But is it too late to return to education in later life?

Back to school • Helen Gale, 47, from Cardiff, took a leap of faith to pursue her dream career.

Cross it!

Sudoku!

In next week’s Pick Me Up!

Your Dilemmas… • Stuck for what to do? Write to Pick Me Up! for some good advice

A little more time • When Dave McLoughlin, 36, from Tipperary, Ireland, wanted to make Michelle his wife, it was a promise that came with plenty of obstacles along the way…

COUCH POTATO • The humble potato – a staple of the festive period. Got an abundance of leftovers that you don’t know what to do with? Whip up some hearty grub…

WAITING FOR KEISHLA • Keishla Rodriguez Ortiz hoped that the news of a pregnancy would bring her even closer to her boyfriend…

Stars • 7 days of hope & happiness with Claire Petulengro

EE-I EE-I JOE • Clare Trofer, 47, from Lincolnshire, is mum to one of the very best farmers in the land…