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 recognising the incredible efforts of Maria Hanson MBE, 69, from Ticknall. She said…

JUST FOR FUN

Pick Me Up!

Your pick me ups

Snapped!

I WILL KILL YOU • Lucy Smith, 37, from Selby, spent her childhood living in a house of horrors…

Hot trend! Breathe in • Air out the old and bring in the new. Give your home a refresh with a fabulous new fragrance.

I’M NOT PREGNANT! • Siobhan Foster, 26, from Nottingham, certainly wasn’t pregnant. So why did everyone think she was?

Brainwaves… • We share your brilliant tips!

Your home • Check out what’s new in at Next

STRUT YOUR STUFF • Helen Smith, 66, from Howden, East Yorkshire, had a very stylish mum…

Your health

WHAT IS HAPPENING? • Life changed dramatically one winter evening for Jade Carpenter, 33, from Buckinghamshire…

Doc Q&A

5 QUESTIONS WITH… • Gerald Stratford, 75, from Oxfordshire

CARPENTER QUEEN • Saoire Palmer, 21, from Essex, is on a mission to prove stereotypes wrong…

Sit back, relax and cosy up with these amazing reads

Genius or TOTALLY BONKERS?

LUCIE’S FIRST STEPS • Nicola Schofield, 44, from Weymouth, never expected her little girl to defy all the odds against her…

Your style MERRY-GO-ROUND • Roll up, roll up – fashion is about having a little bit of fun. With daring prints and bright, bold colours, get on board this season. Think candy floss, neon lights and the carousel. This is the greatest show…

BON VOYAGE • Liz Murphy, 45, was living the rat race, until an opportunity struck that turned her life around…

Don’t miss out on your favourite

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

Your beauty • THIS WEEK: Finishing touches

LET’S GET PHYSICAL •  Does the idea of pounding the pavements or pumping iron in a gym bore you to tears? You’re not alone – but it doesn’t mean you can’t get fit. Try something different…

In next week’s Pick Me Up!

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

HE LIVES IN YOU • Catherine Brumfitt, 38, from Wallasey, went to wake up her little boy and walked into a nightmare…

SLOW COOKER STORM • Save money and make the most of your slow cooker this season with Nathan Anthony’s new cookbook. With breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas, you really can do everything!

MORNING MASSACRE • A shocking confession flooded Anastasia’s Facebook feed – were the grim words the truth or were they a dare?

Stars • 7 days of hope & happiness with Claire Petulengro

Jen in PARIS • By turning things minuscule, Jen Lavery, 37, from Telford, Shropshire, has managed to make her house a home…