Pick Me Up! 01-Jun-2017

Ollie Amsden, Group Associate Head Of Art What A Cheesy Line! Know any jokes about white sugar? Me neither. As for gags about brown sugar… I reckon demerara! (Think about it…) Ed’s Test £25! WIN PUZZLE1 Can you unscramble this eight-letter word to reveal something that’s cracked Ollie up this week? Enter on page 53. AMEDRARE 25 …that’s how many letters of the alphabet I’m pretty good mates with. I don’t know Y… What A Rip-Off! A fiver for a pub Scotch egg? What’s the world coming to?! Cate had her own view on it. What A Shame! My parents are saying a reluctant goodbye to the family piano. How I used to look forward to practising scales relentlessly… Check out other musical instruments that drive parents mad at www.lifedeathprizes.com/annoyinginstruments…

I know the feeling! Doug the pug doesn’t beat around the bush when it comes to bedtime. When he’s ready to go, he’s ready! I have to admit that I’m exactly the same… Karen Wells, Gravesend 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…

• Big sister who went off the rails • A violent and lonely death • Doing good in Sharon’s name Rachel Johnson, 29, St Helens My big sis Sharon Lynch picked me up in the air, swung me round. ‘How do you fancy a sleepover at my house this weekend?’ she asked. ‘Fish ’n’ chips and chocolate for tea!’ I beamed. I loved spending time with Sharon. Staying at her house was a real treat. She was 12 years older than me, so I’d always looked up to her. As a little girl, Sharon had behavioural issues at school and was forever in trouble. But in her late teens, she seemed to grow up, settle down. And then, when Sharon was 20, she had a baby girl herself. That’s when…

Nicola King, 24, Andover Clicking a selfie in the bathroom mirror, I scrutinised my body. I must get smaller, I told myself. It was late 2011, I was 19, 5ft 9in – and I weighed 4st. You could see every rib, the bumps in my spine. My hips jutted out so much you could see the shape of my pelvis. I still need to see more bones. I’d started feeling insecure at 14, counting calories at 16. My size-10 clothes soon became loose. Even back then, I never once looked in the mirror and thought I was fat. But I was full of anger I couldn’t explain, so desperately unhappy. My eating disorder was about control, and it soon became full-blown anorexia. I’d think if I could just get smaller,…

My granddaughter didn’t want her old Winnie-the-Pooh pencil case any more, so I decided I’d have it and use it as a toiletry bag. A little reminder of my granddaughter when I’m away. Christine Underwood, Woking Your Best PET HAIR Tips 1 Help the birds Birds love using old pet hair to build comfortable nests. So if you have a dog or cat, after you’ve brushed them, remove the fur from the brush and leave it in a bowl outside for the birds. Alma Marsh, Scunthorpe 2 Ward off pests Worried about slugs getting to your roses? Just sprinkle excess cat or dog hair around any of your bedding plants and the pests will stay well away. This also works for bigger beasts, too, like other cats and dogs – they don’t…

Cat Got The Cream Here at PMU! we want the best for our pets, but we know just how pricey some foods can be! Luckily, 3kg bags of IAMS Proactive Health Cat are down to £9 (normally £14.50) at Sainsbury’s until 6 June. OF THE WEEK SAVING Take Care Of You Stock up on organic, natural products for your body and skin for less with an exclusive 20% off at www.zeroskin.co.uk. Simply enter the code PICKMEUP20 at the checkout before 1 June to take advantage of this brilliant offer. OF THE WEEK OFFER Say Cheese… Get yourself a whiter, brighter smile just in time for summer with Colgate Max White Mouthwash. It’s now just £1.99 (normally £4) at all branches of Well Pharmacy until 30 May. Diet Aid The Slissie…