Pick Me Up! 31-Aug-2017

What A Week! Emmie Harrison, Writer What A Treat! Our first stop on hols in Reykjavik, Iceland, was pastry shop Braud & Co. Which one would you choose – cinnamon or hot caramel and granola? (Both..?) What A Result! The boy finally popped the question! I’d like to say it was a surprise, but it’s actually taken years of serious hinting… 1,332...…that’s how many kilometres we drove to get around Iceland in 10 days. We saw every kind of weather (I feel so in need of a beach holiday right now!) and loved spotting the cute puffins. What A Sight! Kirkjufell is the most photographed mountain in Iceland. And you can see why – it’s just magical. What A Lad! I can’t get over this proposal! Ian Coulson, 25, made…

Super fan Can you guess my fave mag, from this picture of my lovely granddaughter Lillie and me?! Catherine Moore, Ipswich 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 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 website: www.lifedeathprizes.com Shell-like Here’s my 3-year-old daughter Louisa, with her…

• Assaulted by stranger at train station • Good Samaritan rescued me • Trying to move on Emma Taylor, 35, Spondon, Derby Picking up my phone, I quickly messaged my mum and sister. Fancy a drink? I asked. Within minutes, we’d decided to meet in the local pub. I was pleased. It was 3 October 2015, my daughter’s fourth birthday – only I hadn’t spent the day helping her unwrap presents. Sadly, following a nasty split with her dad, he’d got custody. Not a day went by when I didn’t miss her terribly. Eventually, I’d met someone. Only his charming armour soon slipped, and he became controlling and aggressive. Then he turned violent. A kick here, a punch there... Terrified, I did what I could to keep the peace. But…

Codie Yau, 21, Milton, Cambridgeshire Fading fast, I cuddled up to my boyfriend, determined to see the end of the movie. It was February last year, and my fella Charles, 24, had come over to my student flat in Southend for the evening to watch films. Tuning into White Chicks, we were gripped – even though we should’ve been asleep hours before! Still, even if it was the middle of the night, we had to find out what happened. Bracing myself for the next scene, I was suddenly taken by surprise. ‘Aaargh!’ I yelped, feeling a jolt of pain shudder through my abdomen. ‘Are you OK?’ asked Charles. ‘I think I must have indigestion,’ I spluttered, winded by the intense pain. Mystery illness I’d experienced something similar but milder a…

Tip of the Week Pop a paper Week clip on the adhesive part of the stickytape – you’ll never lose the end again. T Griffin, Warmley Accidentally sealed up the envelope without enclosing the voucher or cheque? Stick it in the freezer for an hour and the seal will open, so you don’t have to ruin the envelope. Emma Wood, Dereham Keep the plastic tubs from takeaways – they make great boxes for storing all your make-up bits and bobs. Helen Baldwin, Yeadon Stop a squeaky hinge by squirting it with a little shaving foam. Abbie Cairns, Colchester To keep tights from twisting while they’re drying on the line, put a peg on both ends. Jean Williams, Prescot Before you start gardening, scratch your fingernails into a bar of soap – it’ll act as a…

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