Published by TI Media Limited Pick Me Up! Special Series is your monthly feast of the best real-life stories from Pick Me Up! The series comprises of nine ‘Seasonals' and four ‘Best Ofs', featuring the best of Pick Me Up! Each bumper issue is crammed with a variety pack of true stories, your favourite features, money-saving tips, laughs, health ideas, great looks, budget beauty, food ideas to put a smile on your face and 12 puzzles. A fun package to keep you truly entertained!
October special
Hide and seek
Pick Me Up! Special
Your pick me ups
ANIMAL MAGIC • Our readers have captured their adorable animals on camera…
Just for FUN
A GUT FEELING • Kaila McCleary, 27, thought she’d found a friend – until she discovered she’d actually made a deal with the devil…
CRAFT corner
I’M NO MONSTER • Despite being bullied after losing her eye, Katie Elliott, 21, from Glasgow, realised that it wasn’t really a loss but a gain…
Brainwaves • Check out this amazing advice from our readers…
A FRIGHTFUL FEAST
OUR TOP 5 SUPER EASY TIPS
LONG TALL LIZZY • Lizzy Groombridge, 30, from Camborne, Cornwall, towers over everybody!
Your style • WRAP IT UP
SOMETHING’S WRONG • Amy Owen, 36, from Hull, had to think on her feet after disaster struck on the M1…
TRICK-OR-TREAT? • On Halloween night, Timothy O’Bryan wanted to collect plenty of sweets, but he should have been aware of The Candy Man…
Your dilemmas
MUMMY MAKEOVER • Claire Ball, 37, from Ebbw Vale, Wales, risked it all to get her life back on track…
Comfort food
BUMP IN THE NIGHT… • Roz Edwards, 52, from Lincolnshire, owns the world’s biggest collection of body parts…
YOUR GUIDE TO FORAGING • With purse strings tightening, why not give foraging a try this autumn for a free way to find some local produce?
Your home • Say hello to autumn with these pumpkin patch goodies from Home Bargains…
BORN TO RIDE • Shannon Watson, 17, from Peterborough, had a huge secret to keep…
Art ATTACK! • Do you want to step out of your comfort zone and try a new hobby? These arty-themed days out are the perfect chance to do just that! You don’t have to be a professional…
Look amazing! • THIS MONTH: Autumnal trends
HAPPY QUACKERS! • Barbara Chapman, 59, from Medway, noticed her partner had his eye on another bird…
PYJAMA PARTY
INSTANT+ APPOINTMENT • With Dr Deborah Lee from Dr Fox Online Pharmacy (doctorfox.co.uk)
Your health
A MOMENT IN TIME • Lacey Ayles, 21, from Harlow, Essex, uses a camera to show the reality of dementia…
130+ PUZZLES in every issue
SUPERMARKET SWEEP • Indulge with these delicious new food and drink buys!
KITCHEN NIGHTMARE • Laura Hitchings, 35, from Streatham, never knew the chaos her brew could cause
What’s TRENDING? • Here’s what you need to know this month…
Next issue Pick Me Up! • NOVEMBER special
GOODBYE GRANCHIE GLENN • The world turned upside down for Thomasina Farley, 56, from Newport, when her hubby turned on the telly…
Your style • SLUMBER PARTY
‘I THINK I’V BEEN SHOT!’ • On a trip to the Big Apple, Jill Robertson, 44, from York, learnt that anything really can happen in a New York minute…
ORDERED KILL • Justine Johnson decided to listen to a voice that led her to make an unforgivable decision…
YOUR STARS • Pick Me Up! astrologer Claire Petulengro reads your month ahead!
THIS MONTH’S PUZZLE ANSWERS
PIECE OF CAKE • Ashley Calder, 38, from Edinburgh, asks her customers one thing – are her designs cake or fake?
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