Issue 22-Jun-2017 - Pick Me Up! (2024)

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PuzzlesWhat A Week!Sophie Day, Senior Designer 10 0…that’s the number of trampolines in my new workout class. Bouncing is more fun than the gym, but you have to be prepared to get sweaty! Go to www.lifedeathprizes.com/weird-workoutsfor more crazy keep-fit ideas. What A Rant! I was in an online queue to get tickets for a gig but, within three minutes, they were already on ticket-tout websites! Boo! What A Feast! My dad treated himself to a fancy new BBQ with a pizza stone, so I decided to have a go at making my own from scratch. My family are definitely happy to have me round again soon. Yummy! What A Cutie! Who wouldn’t fall in love with little Jackson, my friend’s new Cavalier King Charles puppy? Those ears! Lots of cuddles are on…1 min

PuzzlesOur Pick Me Ups!What A Week!elle Griffiths, features WriterWhat A Welcome Sight!I’m so happy the sun finally came out – it does wonders for my mood. We may not get much more for a while, but you have to take it when you can in this country!14...that’s how many days I’ve been back from Lisbon. It’s a gorgeous city! It doesn’t feel like a capital, as the pace is so relaxed, yet there’s so much to see, do and eat. And it’s so cheap!What A Result!I enjoyed Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title win. I find boxing fascinating, and I’m looking forward to more big fights this summer. It’s not for everyone, though.What A Watch!I’ve been glued toThe Affairwith Dominic West and Ruth Wilson. It’s top-notch drama with sex, murder and mystery… I’m totally…1 min

From YouYour Pick Me UpsDisney doublesI don’t care what anybody says, you’re never too old to be a princess!Louise Milne, WorthingWhat a catchWhen my mum Nina turned 50, she tried her hand at fishing. Here she is proudly holding her very first fish!Rebecca Bates, NorwichCapital day outOn our lovely trip to London, my daughter Lisa, 23, and I saw all the sights, including Trafalgar Square.Mary Hadley, Brierley HillSmall but very strict!You certainly wouldn’t want to get on the wrong side of this rather stern-looking teacher, would you?!Shaun Waters, SwanseaHoliday essentialMy daughter Ruby, 24, loves reading her Pick Me Up! all over the world. Here she is at the Great Wall of China!Bev Helyer, MartockIt’s a pig’s life!Doesn’t Claude the pig look absolutely adorable all snuggled up asleep on his armchair?Jaime Paul, BoosbeckLittle STARI’m not…3 min

From YouYour Pick Me UpsLittle STAR It took me so long to get this first photo of Rory’s toothy grin. Now he won’t stop showing us his pearly whites! Karen Hill, Caernarfon Get in touch If you’ve got a story for these pages, send photos and letters with all names and ages, plus a daytime phone number and full address, to the address below and GET BIG MONEY E-mail pickmeup@timeinc.com Call 020 3148 6460 Write to Pick Me Up!, 161 Marsh Wall, London E14 9AP Twitter twitter.com/pickmeupmag Facebook facebook.com/pickmeupmag Time Inc. (UK) Ltd reserves the right to reuse any submission sent to Pick Me Up! magazine, in any format or medium. Unfortunately, we can’t return photos without a stamped sae. Letters/photos must not be sent to any other publication. LIFE!DEATH! PRIZES! Check out our…3 min

On The CoverLEGACYOF LOVEPickMeUp!BIG STORY • Devastated by boyfriend’s death • Then a joyous bolt from the blue • Now Stephanie has Dan’s baby boy Stephanie Thompson, 24, Plymouth My sister Danni, 25, gave me a cheeky nudge. ‘He’s looking at you!’ she whispered, nodding her head towards a handsome bloke at the end of the bar. I was on a break from my job in a local pub’s kitchen. ‘You’re new,’ I said, without thinking, then went back to the kitchen. But then he popped up at the kitchen window… ‘Hello,’ he said. ‘I’m Dan.’ Dan Muirhead was 23, a scaffolder. Nice body!I thought. ‘Do you have Facebook?’ he asked ‘Yeah,’ I said, giving him my name. He added me, and we began messaging, then meeting up for drinks, dinners, kisses… Smitten,…4 min

On The CoverMY MATE STAB BED ME Again And Again•Helped out friend in need•Knifed in front of toddler•Scared to leave the houseGidia Indequi, 36, North TynesideI answered the phone to my good friend Simonik.‘How are you?’ I asked. It was November 2014, and Simonik Da Costa Co, 44, had just moved to the UK with her six children.We’d met three years earlier when we both lived in Lisbon, Portugal, and bonded over our African roots.With my two sons, I’d moved to North Shields in England in 2012, and learned English at the local college.I got a job as a selfemployed cleaner, had another son in April 2014.‘I’m so happy here,’ I told Simonik on the phone.So, two years later, she’d come here, too.I’ll help you,’ I promised.When Simonik arrived, I welcomed her into my home.My house was small, but…5 min

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