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 loving the heartfelt story of Marisol Carreno, 38, from Armadale. She said…

Bitesize!

Sneaky peek at this week!

Pick Me Up!

Your pick me ups

Snapped!

LOVE IS BLIND • Jasmine Yoxall, 22, from Cheshire, wanted to celebrate Valentine’s Day, but her boyfriend had other plans that night…

Follow it!

Hot trend! • YOU LUNA-TIC

24 hours in Cardiff • Want to feel cultural in Wales’ chic capital? Indulge in a budget-friendly mini-break, perfect for the entire family to enjoy…

Movie links

UP IN FLAMES • For Lydia Prior, 31, from Hemel Hempstead, the wheels on the bus were not turning – they were combusting…

Brainwaves… • We share your brilliant tips!

Simply the breast

Fill it!

Strike it!

Number fit!

Your home • Jazz up your kitchen with a new tea towel

I’M A BARBIE GIRL • Replicating a pink Dreamhouse for herself, Cheryl Tipton, 36, from Telford, lives a life in plastic – and it really is fantastic…

Dotty About Braille

SENT WITH LOVE • Hayley Kellard, 40, from Stalybridge, wants to make greeting cards way more accessible…

What is Braille?

Doc Q&A

FLIPPING FANTASTIC!

EXTREME BELIEFS • Cherie Transeau, 27, faced crisis point when she called her beliefs into question…

Genius or TOTALLY BONKERS?

Crack it!

HERE TO STAY • When Chloe-Leigh Todd, 23, from Gateshead, started Googling her symptoms, she never thought that her predictions would become a deadly reality…

Your style Love is in the air

WHEEL YOU MARRY ME? • Carina Hanson, 27, from Kingston upon Thames, knows the true meaning of it takes two to tandem!

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

Your beauty • THIS WEEK: Mood-boosting beauty

EVERY LITTLE HELPS • Splashing hundreds on your weekly food shop, it’s not uncommon to find yourself praying for a discount miracle. Only, there is one way you can slash the costs…

Savvy spending

Cross it! • Solve the puzzle to find a word. Fit the words back in the grid and the letters in the highlighted squares spell out the answer. We’ve put in one word to help.

Sudoku! • To solve the puzzle, each 3 x 3 box, each column and each row must contain the numbers 1 to 9. Solve the puzzle, then read down the numbers in the highlighted squares for the answer.

In next week’s Pick Me Up!

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

I CARRIED A WATERMELON • When Josephine Hall, 33, from Corby, Northamptonshire, went for her 12-week scan, she never expected to see more than just a baby on the screen…

GO NUTS!

SKINNED ALIVE • Linda Frickey was about to head home when she got caught in a nightmare

Stars • 7 days of hope & happiness with Claire Petulengro

CALL THE MID-WOOF • Ali Thom, 57, from Kippen, Scotland, has some special help caring for the pets at her farm…

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