Innehållsförteckning för 31-Aug-2017 från Pick Me Up!

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…

Sarah Rees, 33, Neath Watching The Chokeables advert on Facebook, I chuckled. The quirky St John Ambulance video explained what to do if your child is choking. Though fun, the invaluable advice stuck… One afternoon, in February 2015, my son Leon, then 4, had just returned home from school and was playing on the floor with his 20-monthold brother Luke. While the boys mucked about with their toys, I was on the sofa chatting to my mum Linda over the phone. 'Glancing over, I noticed Luke’s face was bright red' Glancing over, I noticed Luke’s face was turning red, and his expression was one of panic. In his hand I saw an action figure with a gun that shot soft balls. Within a second, I’d put it together – my…

Amy Martin, 20, Billingham Turning around, I did a double-take… It was February this year, and I was at home with my partner Alex, 23, and our daughter Lexi, then 2. I’d just noticed Lexi was walking strangely. Constantly stumbling over her right leg. ‘She’s probably got a dead leg,’ Alex suggested. She sometimes sat oddly, making her leg go to sleep, so we didn’t think more of it. But, 20 minutes later, Lexi’s face began to droop. ‘She almost looks like she’s had a stroke,’ I panicked. But she was only 2! However, when Lexi became more lethargic, I called our GP. On his advice, Alex drove us to North Tees Hospital to find out what was wrong with our little girl. While we waited in A&E, Lexi played…

Treat of the Week Millionaire’s Shortbread Serves: 25 Prep Time: 45 min Cook Time: 50 min ▪ 135g butter ▪ 175g plain flour ▪ 55g caster sugar ▪ 1 orange, zested Topping: ▪ 379g can condensed milk ▪ 75ml golden syrup ▪ 150g butter ▪ 100g sugar ▪ 3 Terry’s Chocolate Oranges 1 Preheat oven to 180C/Gas 4 and grease and line a 20x20cm brownie tin. 2 In a processor, blitz butter and flour, add sugar and orange zest, and blitz again. Form into a ball, then push into base of tin to an even depth. Bake shortbread mixture for 25-30 min until golden brown. Leave in tin to cool for 10 min. 3 For topping, heat milk, syrup, butter and sugar, stirring, until butter melts and mixture begins to…

Photos Museum of London/REX/Shutterstock/Getty Images In 1935, the first Y-front Jockey pants went on sale in Chicago, US. Creepy Keepsakes Since 1875, items collected from the UK’s most grisly crime scenes have been kept in a secret room at London’s Scotland Yard, known as the Black Museum… The End Was Nigh! These apocalypse predictions have, thankfully, all come and gone 1 In the year 999, Christian clerics were convinced that the world would end on the first day of the new millennium in 1000. It didn’t! 2In the 15th century, Puritanical Christian group the Fifth Monarchists thought, since the year 1666 carried the sign of the Beast (666), it had apocalyptic significance. 3The new millennium, 2000, was rife with end-of-world predictions, including the second coming of Christ. 4Scientists have admitted…

Ellen France, 32, Hatfield, Herts I know what you’re thinking – rats are vermin. They live in sewers, spread diseases… Not exactly house pets. Well, I’ve had 10! I bought my first rat Sophie six years ago, when I was pregnant with my second child Ronnie, now 5. Rats are so gentle and tame, and make great pets. So, I got more – before long, I had Doris, Emily and Rosie. Sadly, they died after 2 years. So I got Betty and Milly in March 2015. My first son Haiden, now 11, was never really interested. And Ronnie hardly looked up from his books. By 18 months, he could count to 20 and was already learning shapes and colours. ‘We’ve got a little Einstein here!’ I laughed to my hubby…

Clair McGlynn, 39, Cheshunt, Herts Sitting in bed next to my boyfriend Sam, I pointed at the laptop screen. ‘How about this one?’ I asked him. We weren’t choosing our next Netflix series or a holiday destination, but a sperm donor. We’d been trying for a baby for five years, and now I was trying to persuade Sam that this route was worth exploring. Tests had shown that Sam wasn’t able to have children. Only, he didn’t want to use a donor – he wanted the baby to be ours genetically. And I didn’t want to consider adoption. I wanted so badly to carry my own child. I prayed every day that we’d find a compromise. We were in love, after all. But it was no good. My yearning for…

Dr Arabella Onslow has been a GP for 11 years and was Rosemary Conley’s Health Professional Slimmer of the Year in 2012 after losing 10st. Pregnant or not? Q I did a pregnancy test and I thought it was negative, but I looked later and it was positive. So I did another a couple of days later and it was negative. Was I pregnant or did I have a miscarriage? Karina, Brandon A If you leave a pregnancy stick to dry out, it can evaporate and leave a mark on the stick where the line is – looking positive. If a retest is negative, then it was never positive. Blister concerns QMy daughter was born with blisters on her lip. They don’t bother her, they come and go, but nobody seems…

Andrea McGowan, 42, Bolton When my Yorkshire Terrier Dolly, 5, fell pregnant this year, I was ecstatic. ‘There’s at least four pups in there,’ the vet smiled after a check-up. Paw-some! This May, after nine weeks, I woke up at 5am to Dolly whimpering. My hubby Mark, 53, was working away in London. Luckily, my daughter Courtney, 21, was home from university. So, pulling on our dressing gowns, we went into mid-woof mode, having delivered a litter five years before. This time we delivered three littl’uns in half an hour Puppy power! But something wasn’t right with the third… ‘He’s not breathing!’ Courtney cried. Desperate, I rubbed him with a towel, trying to revive him. After 10 minutes, I laid him down next to Dolly. She started nuzzling him… and…

When we drop our kids at school, we trust they’ll be safe. Yet, every month, over 1,000 are injured on the roads around British schools. This is the frightening statistic highlighted in an in-depth study by Road Safety Analysis. In June, an 11-year-old boy was airlifted to Birmingham Children’s Hospital after suffering life-threatening injuries outside his school. A month before, a girl suffered serious head injuries after being hit by a car outside her school in Surrey. And, in September last year, 5-year-old Lennon Toland was struck by a van and killed on his way home from primary school in Glasgow. Public Health England’s analysis of police-reported road-casualty data over a fiveyear period between 2008 and 2012 showed that the largest number of child injuries occur between 8am and 9am…

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UK: PARENTS EXECUTED Tragedy had already touched the lives of Patricia and Bob Seddon. The Manchester couple’s daughter Lesley had passed away in 2008, aged 40. She’d suffered with epilepsy, and left behind a disabled son, who Patricia, 65, and Bob, 68, devoted their lives to. They also had another child, Stephen, 46. Stephen had once lived a luxury lifestyle as a seemingly successful businessman, driving a Bentley and taking luxury cruises. But in 1999, he was exposed as a fraudster and jailed. Following his release, his generous parents did what they could to help Stephen. They remortgaged their home to buy him a house, gave him thousands of pounds. Stephen also became the sole beneficiary of their £230,000 estate. And he saw that windfall as more important than his…

Haley Mactavish, 31, Norwich When my hubby Alun, 33, broke the news last November that he’d got a job in Antarctica, I burst into tears. We’d been together since we were 18. And hadn’t been apart for longer than two weeks! But Alun was an electrician and this post – rewiring an Antarctic base – would mean we'd be apart for four months. How would the kids cope..? When Alun left, Ashton, 12, took it well. But Cherry, 10, and Romy, 4, cried daily. I missed him, too. But Alun had a brilliant time… skiing, ice climbing, he even got to see penguins! In March, two weeks before Alun was due back, I’d had a bad day, when he called… ‘Want to hear a secret?’ he said to me, ‘I’m on the…

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• 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…

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Lynette, 28, Bolton My daughter, 6, and son, 4, go to their dad and stepmum’s house at weekends, and they often take them swimming. In the changing rooms, their stepmum strips, she even got in the bath with my daughter. I’m not accusing their stepmum of anything, she loves my kids and they like her. She’s just more free-spirited than me. But I still feel weird. Should I ask her to keep covered up around my kids? YES Pick Me Up! reader Gemma Carrick says, ‘As the children’s mother, you’ve the right to bring them up in a way you feel is appropriate. Say something like, “The kids love going swimming, but said they saw you naked. If you could take care to cover up, I’d really appreciate it.” Make…

1 It affects the heart. ▪ True ▪ False 2 It’s a terminal condition. ▪ True ▪ False 3 There’s no exact cause. ▪ True ▪ False 4 It can be diagnosed with an ECG. ▪ True ▪ False 1 TRUE The condition is fairly common and causes the heart to beat extremely fast for periods of time. 2 FALSE WPW syndrome usually isn’t serious. Many won’t have symptoms or only experience occasional, heart-racing episodes. The condition can normally be cured when treated. 3 FALSE It’s caused by an extra electrical connection in the heart, brought on by a strand of heart muscle growing while the baby’s developing in the womb. 4 TRUE An ECG records the rhythm and electrical activity of your heart. An ECG will detect unusual patterns,…

The Prince of Wales was on Corrie in 2000 for its 40th anniversary revelries CAN YOU KICK IT ? Check out these hilarious football team names from around the world Hearts of Oak They come from Ghana, play in Accra, and are the country’s oldest club. Young Boys of Bern One of Switzerland’s oldest clubs, their home is the Stade de Suisse Wankdorf. Amon Rattanakosin Krung Thep Mahanakhon Mahinthara Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Ayuthaya Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit Bravo Association Football Club Bangkok Bravo FC Officially has the longest club name in football – at the moment. Lov-Ham Pronounced ‘love ham’, the team comes from Norway and was originally two teams – Lovasen and Hamre – who merged. FL Fart Norwegian club, located in…

Vicky Evans, 35, Newcastleunder- Lyme After seven years of being in a relationship, I was single again and utterly miserable. At just 33, I felt so rubbish about myself that I never imagined I’d find love again. Depressed, I was on Prozac, and didn’t have the confidence to go on dating sites, let alone meet someone in the flesh. In fact, I didn’t really have any confidence at all – and it was all because of what was lurking between my legs… In the last year or so, I’d got myself in shape by eating more healthily and going to the gym. I’d lost 3st, and looked good. Trouble was, the weight loss had toned me up all over, but had left me with saggy, crepey skin around my vagina.…

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Flattering Fashion So what exactly do you wear between the seasons? The Tu range at Sainsbury’s has just introduced a transitional collection, which includes this fab culotte jumpsuit. You just have to add layers as the weather gets cooler. Food Swaps Swap 30g CRISPS AND CHEESE & CHIVE DIP… 252 CAL For VEG STICKS AND 50g REDUCED-FAT HUMMUS… 173 CAL Get Moving! Yoga Studio, £2.71, Amazon Appstore Perfect for beginners – this app has a library of 280 poses with advice and instructions, along with 65 yoga and mediation classes in HD. You can customise sessions as you gain in experience. Free cold drink when you sign up to Greggs Rewards before 10/9/2017. Visit www.greggs.co.uk/rewards Take 3... cool treats Try this…. Weight Watchers Creamy Mac & Cheese, £2.59, Asda, Co-op When you…

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