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 commending the heroic rescues of Jayne Griffiths, 56, from South Milford. She said…

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POISONED TO DEATH • Kelly Ormerod, 46, from Burnley, was left devastated when her family holiday turned into a nightmare….

Hot trend! • SET THE TONE

24 HOURS IN the New Forest

BEAST ON THE BUS • For Claire O’Brien, 26, from Drogheda, a rush-hour bus was her worst nightmare…

Brainwaves… • We share your brilliant tips!

Your home • Give your house plants a refresh with these pots from Ivyline

COUPLES WHO GAME TOGETHER • Caroline Hewitt, 50, from Buckinghamshire, uses her time off work for a very different kind of holiday…

Your health

OVER THE RAINBOW • Emma Ridgers, 33, from Inverness, waited a very long time to meet Roman…

Doc Q&A • INSTANT appointment

TOP PAGE-TURNERS • Do you want to cure the January blues? Stick the kettle on and get cosy, because it’s story time…

Down where it’s wetter! • Yasmin Awan, 28, from Liverpool, likes to ditch her scrubs for sea water as a magical mermaid….

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TO INFINITY AND BEYOND • Tracy Nicholson, 41, from Grimsby, wanted to give her son Noah the experience of a fairy tale…

Your style Curvy confidence

POP MY CHERRY • Lisa Bloom, 41, from Lanarkshire, drops her kids at school then steps into her alter ego…

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

Your beauty • THIS WEEK: Feeling fresh

GROW YOUR OWN • If you’ve got an empty windowsill, you might just have the perfect opportunity to spruce up your space and dinner plates by growing something extraordinary…

Digging deep • Get the whole family growing fruits and veggies from inside the comfort of your own home with these handy growing kits from mud + bloom.

Pot luck • Anja Ffrench, 48, from Bristol, swapped her supermarket shop for home-grown veggies when she turned her home into a mini greenhouse…

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

BOILING POINT • When Simona Belcheva, 23, from Luton, reached for the TV remote, it was just enough time for her girl to get her hands on something red-hot…

Feel-good food

AN EYE FOR AN EYE • Lynn Hernan found Jessy Kurczewski in a time of need. But was it all too good to be true?

This week’s puzzle answers!

Stars • 7 days of hope & happiness with Claire Petulengro

HEY EWE! • Emma Redman, 38, from Tetsworth, hopes her fluffy friends will raise a smile!