Pick Me Up! 19-Apr-2018

I’d really like to nominate my my mother Sharon for a million reasons! My mum is the most selfless and caring woman that I know and I want her to know just how much I appreciate her. She’s my best friend and I cannot physically say thank you enough to her for all that she does and for just being her. My mum is such a loving and funny woman who’ll do anything that she can to help out her loved ones. She also constantly cares for my little sister, who has got autism. I see her kindness on a daily basis and know that there is truly no limit to her love. She never complains and does everything she can to look after everyone else. Her ability to get…

My two sons Rory and Fraser weren’t as happy as the games console was for this photo on our trip to Brighton. Natasha Douglas, Rainham Looking rather hot and sweaty but also rather proud after completing my first aquathon! Alexandra Low, Halesowen, W Mids My fiancé Martin taking in the latest issue of Pick Me Up! Lorraine Bussey, via email Lovely friend Alice chilling on the beach in Antigua on holiday! There’s got to be a more comfortable way to relax… Corrina Williams, Denbighshire My husband Stephen and I looked like we’d shrunk when we sat on a giant chair in Sun Peaks, Canada. Andrea Richardson, Essex Seems hubby Simon is doing his best Michael Jackson impression on a hill…

Giggles rang through the living room. My brother Eamonn was pulling silly faces at my son, Cormac, 2, again. A brilliant uncle and godfather to my boy, you couldn’t have asked for a better role model than Eamonn, 22. With only 13 months between us, we were best friends, too. Our dad, Eamonn Snr, 46, had been a professional boxer and seemed to have handed his golden gloves down to my little bro, whose own career in the ring was gathering pace. Blessed with brains, too, he was studying for a degree in Engineering, and had set up a personal-training business. We both still lived at home with our mum, Mary, 55. So, one evening in May 2015, as Eamonn headed out, me and Mum both hung over the banister…

I’d only been seeing my boyfriend Chris, 28, for six months when I fell pregnant. We’d met through a mutual friend in a bar in November 2016, and we just clicked. Within weeks, we became completely inseparable. I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him, but when I fell pregnant last May, I panicked. I was only 22, in my last year of university studying to be a teacher. Chris was studying to be an engineer. ‘It’s not great timing,’ I told him. ‘We’ll make it work,’ Chris promised me. We both came from big families and loved kids, plus I knew he’d make a great dad. As my bump grew, we both got more and more excited. In August, we went for our 19-week…

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Feeling fruity Pair your normal tea lights with an orange peel for a fruity fragrance. Mike Joseph, Essex Bedtime Barbie An odd sock makes the perfect sleeping bag for when Barbie goes camping. J Giblin, South Wales Don’t get hung up Sew the bottom of an old polo shirt or T-shirt to make yourself a peg bag for hassle-free washing. Lee Hall, Kent Doggie bag Pooch owners, don’t throw away empty bread bags – use them as poop bags when you’re out for walks. Donna Gray, Cleveland Plucking good Rub the edge of your eyebrow tweezers on some sandpaper to keep them sharp for pain-free tweezing! K Milner, West Yorkshire Soggy bottoms begone! Stop your pies from getting a soggy…