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 admiring the creative feats of Pamela Patrick, 87, from Oxford. She said…

Bitesize!

Sneaky peek at this week!

Pick Me Up!

Your pick me ups

Snapped!

GIFT OF LOVE • Samantha Knott, 49, from Blackpool, was having the time of her life on her honeymoon – then everything changed…

Follow it!

Hot trend! • New year, new you?

Weird and wonderful

Spot it!

Put a CORK IN IT • Kelly Rogers, 46, from Swansea, always said the diet would start on Monday – but Monday never came…

Brainwaves… • We share your brilliant tips!

Fill it!

Strike it!

Number fit!

Your home • Inject a bit of colour into January with Dunelm’s Heart and Soul range

TOTALLY QUACKERS! • When Chloe Greenwood, 35, from St Austell, picked up eggs at the supermarket, she was ready to hatch a plan…

Your health

LISTEN TO YOUR BODY • Sinéad Kay, 46, from Kendal, had a cough she couldn’t shake…

INSTANT appointment

TWO WORLDS ONE FAMILY • When Ellie Gervais, 25, boarded a plane to Costa Rica, she never expected to find a slice of home abroad…

Prizes worth £££ to be won each month! • Enter now to win these and many more prizes this month… Find out more comps.lifedeathprizes.com

Genius or TOTALLY BONKERS?

Crack it!

SAVE YOUR TEARS • When Dilshad Sultana, 32, from Sutton Coldfield, gave birth, she never could have prepared herself for what happened next…

Your style Back to basics

TEETHING PROBLEMS • Leanne Woodward, 35, from Lincolnshire, came home from her hen party to some mind-boggling news – her husband had changed overnight…

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

Your beauty • THIS WEEK: Smooth and shine

IN FULL SWING • Turn your pineapples upside-down as things are about to get fruity. Swinging is back – but is it right for you?

Come out swinging • Ruby Lynne, 57, started swinging after her sex life ran dry, now she knows the true meaning of orgasmic bonking!

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

FINDING HAPPINESS • Natalee King, 33, had to find herself, after losing her husband…

VEGAN VIBES Easy eats… • Recipes from Everyone Can Cook Vegan cookbook, £12 • Please visit: viva.org.uk

EVIL ON THE STREET • Isn’t a new baby a gift, to be treasured forever? If only Makaylia Jolley felt the same way…

Star 4-10 Jan • 7 days of hope & happiness with Claire Petulengro

SMOOTH SAILING • Phoebe Kerton, 25, from Hampshire, changed her life after opening her own business on the water…