Pick Me Up! Special

Published by TI Media Limited Pick Me Up! Special Series is your monthly feast of the best real-life stories from Pick Me Up! The series comprises of nine ‘Seasonals' and four ‘Best Ofs', featuring the best of Pick Me Up! Each bumper issue is crammed with a variety pack of true stories, your favourite features, money-saving tips, laughs, health ideas, great looks, budget beauty, food ideas to put a smile on your face and 12 puzzles. A fun package to keep you truly entertained!

Welcome to your Pick Me Up! • Monthly Special

Your pick me ups • What have you been up to now?

CAUGHT IN A TRAP • My little sister thought she’d found happiness

BORN AGAIN • Why our miracle baby has two birthday Jessie Backshall, 30

Brainwaves • Check out this amazing advice from our readers…

Your style •  How to wear… sports luxe

WHAM BAM THANK YOU NAN! • I was a fat, fed up nana until I made my fantasies a reality

The Biggie

Your craft • This home-made patch pouch is perfect for make-up

DUMPED LIKE RUBBISH • A mother is meant to protect her child, not herself

Ruff break-ups • Who keeps the furry friends when famous couples split?

TRUE GRIT • I thought surgery was a quick fix but if I wanted a new life, I’d have to do it the hard way

Grab a cuppa & get puzzling!

COLD AS ICE • As I watched TV, a predator was lurking

10 of the best EYE CREAMS • Whatever your concern, these formulas will energise your eyes

Waste not want not • You’ll be amazed what you can do with sad-looking veg or stale bread

PULLING STUNTS • Surviving car smashes, plane crashes and gunshot wounds is all in a day’s work

Your home

CHEMO AND SNUGGLES • Never underestimate the po wer of a big sister

NEWBORN AND ALL ALONE • What happens to the babies dumped at birth?

Grab a cuppa & get et puzzling!

CODEWORD • A codeword is like a crossword puzzle but there are no clues!

SUDOKU

LINKWORDS

JUMBO PUZZLE • Read down the letters in the shaded squares to spell out a ballroom dance (9,5).

LOUD & PROUD • I’ll make sure my voice is heard

SNOOZE STEALERS • Here are some of the most common hurdles to a good night’s sleep. And the best ways to overcome them…

ARMS ARE OVERRATED! • Meet sisters Teresa and Anna, who share the same disability – and the same fab attitude Teresa and Anna have a strong bond

Berry nice! • Make the most of seasonal fruits with these tempting puds

BAD DAD • As our baby’s life was beginning, I thoug ht his daddy would end mine

LONG WAIT FOR JUSTICE • PC Sharon Beshenivsky paid the highest price for a job she loved

Berlin • The German capital has everything you could want for a weekend full of culture, food and fun

FROM NANNY TO WIFE • Krystle shares how she hated her new boss, then fell in love with him

MY SECRET WEAPON • I worried that I’d never walk again but someone had other ideas

This month’s answers

In next month’s • Pick Me Up!

The big BGT quiz • How well do you know the nation’s favourite talent show? Time to find out!

Your STARS • Astrologer Wendy Bristow’s predictions for the month of May

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