Pick Me Up! 13-Jul-2017

Welcome To Your Thursday Pick Me up! What A Holiday! I’m off to Walt Disney World in Florida soon and I can’t wait. I’m a Disney geek! I even had Beauty and the Beast shoes at my wedding last year... 26.2 …is the number of miles I ran in the London Marathon. It was incredible, especially crossing the finishing line on The Mall. But it’s a long, long way! What A Distance! Did I mention I ran a marathon?! After, I couldn’t walk for three days – but I’d do it again! Read about my experience at www.lifedeathprizes.com/firstmarathon What A Gig! I’ve just seen Nashville In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall. AMAZING! Jonathan Jackson who plays Avery was my schoolgirl crush – his film Camp Nowhere is still a…

The litter mermaid My son Chris met this mermaid made of rubbish and old fishing nets in Cornwall! Danielle Frowde, Penryn Hey, baby! My partner Lee was in on my surprise baby shower organised by my boss Tina and my sister Amanda. Karen Higgs, Brierley Hill Daredevil doggy My dog Sox is always trying to get himself on all the fairground rides! Paula Thomas, Neath 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…

Jealous of his own newborn baby Hiding ... in fear of her life Head-butted as she held her kids Sarah Jackson, 41, York C rowded round the bar with my mates, I felt a tap on my shoulder. It was Jason, 22, a friend I’d known for a couple of years. My heart skipped. I’d always secretly fancied him. ‘Want to go for a drink – just the two of us?’ he asked me. A few days later, we met in our local bar. We hit it off and started dating. And by March 2015, we were official. He was younger than me but that didn’t matter. Jason was caring and thoughtful – everything I’d ever wanted. My daughter Rebecca, then 5, adored him, and he treated her as his own.…

Becky Turner- Knowles, 20, Canterbury I was just 8 years old and getting married. ‘I do,’ I smiled at my boyfriend in the middle of the school playground. My friends giggled. Then... ‘Why would you want to marry her?’ a boy shouted. ‘I don’t!’ my groom then called out. Laughing, he ran away with his friends. That’s when it started... That night, I sat in my bedroom thinking. Why me? All my friends had ‘got married’ to their boyfriends. They hadn’t been humiliated. ‘It’s because I’m not skinny,’ I decided. I still had puppy fat, while my friends were thinner. From that day on, I felt different. I felt wrong. When I hit puberty, it got worse. I saw my friends get breasts and curves. I was still just…round. Mum Claire…

If you find yourself without burger buns, just grab some scissors and make some out your regular slices of bread! Carol Adams, Halesowen Your Best WASHING-UP LIQUID Tips 1 Brush up You can cleanse your hairbrush of any dirt or bacteria by cleaning it in washing-up liquid, then giving it a good rinse in some warm water. Christina Scallingham, Prescot 2 Grease remover To remove greasy stains from clothes, just apply washing-up liquid to the stain, and leave it to soak before putting it in the washing machine. Niamh Waters, Bedale 3 Delicately does it… Wash delicates in a bowl of washing-up liquid and warm water to protect them from the rigours of a machine cycle! Rosemary Hanjun, Chirk 4Weed killer Why not create your own homemade weed killer by mixing washingup liquid with…

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