Indice dei contenuti per 18-Jan-2024 in Pick Me Up!

This week, our tip of the week will receive a great product from Addis! With a refillable bottle that can also be used as a handheld spray, this 2-in-1 Spray Mop will clean spillages in no time. With a 100% microfibre cleaning pad there’s no need for harsh cleaning chemicals – just water. The swivel mop head helps in reaching hard to get to places, and can be used on most floor types!  For more ways to make your life easier, visit addis.co.uk Be a winner!  Lemon fresh Discoloured wooden kitchen utensils can be cleaned by soaking them overnight in one pint of water with three tablespoons of lemon juice added. Liz Tubby, Norfolk Tip of the week Time for a brew I always keep a filled camping kettle on…

We all know moving our body is good for us. But that doesn’t mean it’s enjoyable. In fact, sometimes exercise can seem like a bit of chore – and with work, kids and busy lives, it can seem impossible to squeeze a workout in. What if it could be a bit of fun though? After all, there are lots of benefits to making sure we’re fit and healthy. ‘Sedentary lifestyles are directly linked to a number of health conditions, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, increased risk of cancer, joint or bone issues like arthritics or osteoporosis as well as increased feelings of low mood, anxiety and depression,’ says Sam Quinn, personal training lead at Nuffield Health Devonshire Fitness and Wellbeing Centre. ‘Increasing activity levels through any…

Opening the doors to my Parisian château, my home was very inviting. Renaissance art and the finer things in life were hiding around every corner. And I had just one overwhelming thought. I wish I could shrink to the size of a doll to fit inside… For sadly, this wasn’t my real home as the scale wasn’t quite what you may imagine. Standing at roughly a metre high, my château was actually a treasured dollhouse that sat pride of place in my dining room. Encasing everything that my dream home would contain, there were all manner of goodies inside – paying homage to French Régence style. And much like renovating a real home, I’d started this one from scratch… Working full time in the Royal Military Police, joining the Army…

Sitting on the floor with a mountain of clothes in front of me, I felt a wave of nostalgia. Slim fit dresses, leather hot pants, boots… They all belonged to my mum Audrey. She’d passed away in May 2020 aged 90, after battling dementia. I missed her every day – and I couldn’t bring myself to part with her clothes. ‘You never throw anything away,’ I’d always teased, as her wardrobes burst at the seams. But now I couldn’t, either. Mum’s style was iconic, and making my way through piles of clothing from over the decades, an idea came to me. Why not show them off? So, I decided to organise a charity fashion show. After all, Mum’s quirky style choices weren’t just garments – they were vintage fashion pieces…

INSTANT appointment With NHS GP and Bio-Synergy ambassador Dr Gary Bartlett (bio-synergy.uk) Bladder blues Q I’m scared to make social plans because of my weak bladder. Are there any treatments forthis? Christine, Jersey A There are many causes for a weak bladder so you should make an appointment with your GP to discuss it, just to rule out more serious causes such as a bladder infection or diabetes. Caffeine is a well-known bladder irritant and might be a cause of your weak bladder. I would suggest seriously reducing caffeine intake and consider switching to a decaffeinated alternative tea or coffee. If you have weak pelvic floor muscles, try doing pelvic floor exercises daily. There are specific medications which can help to ease a weak bladder. As the bladder is essentially…

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SIT TIGHT Want something a little different to jazz up your monochrome outfit? Lucy and Yak have a selection of patterned tights that will do just that! Made for petite, tall and plus size girlies in mind, pick your perfect pair. • To see more please shop: lucyandyak.com…

Amanda Macdonald is an experienced psychotherapist, counsellor and member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Amanda helps adults and children manage and overcome life’s hurdles – including relationship, stress and confidence issues. To find out more about counselling visit: bacp.co.uk. Search Amanda Macdonald Therapy. Hey big spender Q My sister is really reckless with money. By the end of the month she is begging for money – I want to help her but I need her to step up, too. What can I suggest? Bethan, Sussex A Seeing someone you care about making mistakes can feel painful, but rescuing them won’t help in the long run. Your sister must learn the skills to manage her own money. Help her to learn how to manage her finances in a…

• Nathan Anthony Bored of Lunch: Healthy Slow Cooker Book Even Easier, £20, Amazon Steak and Guinness Pie 439 CALORIES PER SERVING YOU WILL NEED: ◻ 800g beef steak or rump (or 1kg brisket), chopped◻ 440ml can of Guinness◻ 200ml beef stock◻ 1 tbsp tomato purée◻ 1 tsp dried rosemary◻ 1 tsp dried thyme◻ 1 tsp dried oregano◻ 1 bay leaf◻ 1 tbsp brown sugar◻ 2 carrots, roughly chopped◻ 1 red onion, chopped◻ 1 celery stick, chopped◻ 1 heaped tbsp cornflour◻ 3 garlic cloves, crushed◻ 1 sheet of ready-rolled puff pastry◻ 1 egg, beaten, to glaze the pastry◻ Salt and pepper, to taste◻ Tenderstem broccoli and carrot and parsnip mash, to serve (optional) HOW TO: 1 Throw all the ingredients, except the pastry and egg, in the slow cooker. 2…

What’s trending Drumroll please…this year’s Pantone Colour of the Year is Peach Fuzz! Following on from last year’s rich magenta, Pantone 13-1023 Peach Fuzz is a soft, comforting hue nestled between pink and orange – chosen to express a yearning for community and cosiness during uncertain times. Radiating warmth but with a touch of modern elegance, add a pop of peachy fuzz into your home now! • Please visit: pantone.com GET IN TOUCH Send us your stories and photos, including all names and ages, a daytime phone number and full address. E-mail hello@pickmeupmag.co.uk WRITE TO Pick Me Up! Media Centre, Emma-Chris Way, Abbey Wood Park, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7JU PHONE 0117 440 0607 FACEBOOK facebook.com/pickmeupmag SEE OUR WEBSITE lifedeathprizes.com Future Publishing Limited reserves the right to reuse any submission sent to…

Pushing the buggy across the play area outside, I tried to rock the child nestled inside to sleep. A usual day at my job as a child practitioner in March 2022, I was always lifting heavy equipment like pushchairs and baby seats. I was used to picking up the younger children and being on my feet every day, too. But as I pushed the buggy across the garden, I was almost knocked off my feet. ‘Oww!’ I exclaimed. A sharp, stabbing pain in my stomach, like a really bad cramp, rocketed through my body, causing me to hunch over. It was excruciating and as I walked, I found that with every stretch of my abdomen, I could barely move. I doubled over in pain at work ‘I think I’ve pulled…

Best known for growing big veggies in his back garden, Gerald is a lifelong gardener keen to share his green fingered wisdom. He’s here to let you in on a few gardening secrets behind his big veg patch, including what’s lurking beneath the soil… • Please follow @stratfordgerald on Instagram 1. What inspired you to start growing the biggest vegetables possible? I’ve been a gardener all my life, and my partner Elizabeth has always loved gardening, too – so when we moved to Oxford eight years ago, we got a nice big back garden and thought ‘let’s do it’. In another life I was successful as a fisherman, catching huge fish. So I thought, I’ll use the same line of thought and grow big veggies! 2. What is the biggest…

Verdict: GENIUS! Snuggle up! Dachshund Long Hot Water Bottle, £12.99, Cancer Research It’s cold – everything is chilly. Your fingers, belly, tootsies. It’s a shame a hot water bottle won’t stretch that far. Or maybe it will. This Dachshund will save you from a winter chill. Put your best PJ set on, get yourself a drink and snuggle on the sofa with this adorable character. From your head to your toes, you’ll be toasty. Imagine cuddling this in bed – we highly recommend. The ulti-mutt Dachshund dash… Walking with one dog is challenging enough – but how about dealing with 1,385 in the same place? That’s exactly what dog owners did in Melbourne on 19 June 2023. Trying to beat the Guinness World Record for the largest walk by a…

Lugging the kids’ school bags through the front door, I was beginning to have enough. Our weekly routine had all sort of merged into one. Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could just move away? I thought. A question I had asked myself time and time again. It was an ongoing joke that me and my hubby Dave, now 53, had teased ever since we tied the knot back in 2015. And there was always one place that we revisited in our thoughts – France. Having been all over France between us in the past, the culture was something that really stood out to us. We both agreed that the food, the lifestyle and the way in which the French valued family was something special. Staying just outside of Paris…

As Simba, Timon and Pumbaa strutted across the TV screen, my little boy Albie bounced with excitement. ‘Simba!’ he cried happily. ‘Yes, that’s right,’ I smiled. The Lion King was two-year-old Albie’s favourite film. We’d watched it so many times I felt like I could quote the whole thing from memory! Back in May 2021, me, Albie and my older boy Jenson, then four, had been a bit poorly with a viral infection, so The Lion King had been on on repeat as the three of us rested up on the sofa together. The Lion King was Albie’s favourite film Thankfully, the boys’ dad Jason had been around to help me out as I recovered, looking after our eldest Caleb, then six, and taking over the school run. As we’d…

Plastering their romance all over Facebook, it was clear that Anastasia Stevens was head over heels… How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard? she wrote, alongside a photo of her husband Jeremy Lake Bailey. Facebook was a way that Anastasia, 36, and Jeremy, 34, kept in check with their friends and family while living in Layton, Utah. Anastasia’s dad Don Stevens, 73, and stepmum Becky, 61, also had pretty active social media accounts, too. With life at home all systems go for the couple, Anastasia worked as a dog trainer at Zen Paws, while Jeremy resided at Hill Air Force Base. And it was the perfect job for animal-loving Anastasia, as she could pour her kind soul into getting needy pooches back on their…

ARIES 21 March–20 April Deliberation is the work of many – action is of one alone. Stop listening to what others are telling you to do and take charge of the life you want to lead. You’ll see soon enough that by acting from the heart, everything you do will make you happy. Cutting yourself off from the friend who holds nothing but jealousy for is you is your priority now. Call: 09058 170 710* TAURUS 21 April–21 May Uranus brings a more social feel to your life. You realise that you can and will do what you want, regardless of how others try to control you. Changes to the home you make at this time are the key to you making the life you want to live. Be careful…