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Dear Fair,
I keep forgetting to exercise - is this going to have a long term effect on my quality of life or should I live in the moment and be content with my inadvertent inertia?
Troubled of Surrey, England
Dear Troubled,
'Content' seems to be the operative word here. Finding contentment is everything and if you think you can be content sat on your arse then I guess that's good. But are you really living the moment? Or, indeed, living at all?
Let's look at the alternative; you get yourself down to the gym and do whatever people do there. Ok, now are you living? Are you improving your prospects for a better quality of life? Some (mildly irritating people) will say, yes!
So my solution is to get up, get your gym bag together, fill up your water bottle, grab a granola bar and get to the gym. If it is anything like how I remember mine, they have an area with a big tv, armchairs and a coffee maker. Force yourself to hang out there for as long as you can manage. Et voila! You will have gotten out of the house, gone to the gym, caught up on current affairs without breaking into an unseemly sweat.
Fair
I keep forgetting to exercise - is this going to have a long term effect on my quality of life or should I live in the moment and be content with my inadvertent inertia?
Troubled of Surrey, England
Dear Troubled,
'Content' seems to be the operative word here. Finding contentment is everything and if you think you can be content sat on your arse then I guess that's good. But are you really living the moment? Or, indeed, living at all?
Let's look at the alternative; you get yourself down to the gym and do whatever people do there. Ok, now are you living? Are you improving your prospects for a better quality of life? Some (mildly irritating people) will say, yes!
So my solution is to get up, get your gym bag together, fill up your water bottle, grab a granola bar and get to the gym. If it is anything like how I remember mine, they have an area with a big tv, armchairs and a coffee maker. Force yourself to hang out there for as long as you can manage. Et voila! You will have gotten out of the house, gone to the gym, caught up on current affairs without breaking into an unseemly sweat.
Fair
Dear Fair,
Thank you for your gentle encouragement to go to the gym nevertheless. I most certainly will consider that option but am a little disappointed by the prospect of a water bottle and granola bar for light refreshment.
On another tack, may I politely ask is sex a good way of exercising? I have heard that it is and wonder whether I should direct my efforts more down this avenue for a woman of my proclivities?
Troubled of Surrey, England
Dear Troubled,
YES!
Fair
P.S. Regarding the water bottle at the gym - fill it with vodka/tonic and I would suggest a savory granola bar for nibbles but leave your Marlboro Lights at home. Also, keep your sex regimen out of the gym. I have found that they do not appreciate it and buttocks can leave an embarrassing smudge on the glass wall in the squash/racquetball courts when it gets steamed up.
Thank you for your gentle encouragement to go to the gym nevertheless. I most certainly will consider that option but am a little disappointed by the prospect of a water bottle and granola bar for light refreshment.
On another tack, may I politely ask is sex a good way of exercising? I have heard that it is and wonder whether I should direct my efforts more down this avenue for a woman of my proclivities?
Troubled of Surrey, England
Dear Troubled,
YES!
Fair
P.S. Regarding the water bottle at the gym - fill it with vodka/tonic and I would suggest a savory granola bar for nibbles but leave your Marlboro Lights at home. Also, keep your sex regimen out of the gym. I have found that they do not appreciate it and buttocks can leave an embarrassing smudge on the glass wall in the squash/racquetball courts when it gets steamed up.
Dear Fair,
I suffer terribly with insomnia. It appears that 3.30 is my 'witching hour' and I wonder what it is that wakes me up? Sure, my partner snores but I'm pretty used to that. And I might have to answer the call of nature but why do I wake at the same blinking time every night? Feel so tired, I'm losing my mind.
Yours blearily,
G
Dear G,
No, you're not losing your mind, you actually have small goblins in your bedroom. They are completely invisible and are made from all the hormones that you have leaked out of your ears during menopause. They are very naughty and highly active at night. Your only option is to be nice to them and ask them not to wake you up. Research has shown that they can actually be beneficial if you start talking to them. People might think you're talking to yourself but you'll know better. For instance, if they hear you say, 'Where are my bloody glasses, I only just had them?!', they will magic them on to the top of your head. Hope this helps,
Fair
I suffer terribly with insomnia. It appears that 3.30 is my 'witching hour' and I wonder what it is that wakes me up? Sure, my partner snores but I'm pretty used to that. And I might have to answer the call of nature but why do I wake at the same blinking time every night? Feel so tired, I'm losing my mind.
Yours blearily,
G
Dear G,
No, you're not losing your mind, you actually have small goblins in your bedroom. They are completely invisible and are made from all the hormones that you have leaked out of your ears during menopause. They are very naughty and highly active at night. Your only option is to be nice to them and ask them not to wake you up. Research has shown that they can actually be beneficial if you start talking to them. People might think you're talking to yourself but you'll know better. For instance, if they hear you say, 'Where are my bloody glasses, I only just had them?!', they will magic them on to the top of your head. Hope this helps,
Fair
Dear Fair,
I look really hot in skinny jeans, everybody tells me so! I usually buy from Gap Kids because my butt is so tiny
and my legs are so slender. My question is: I am 54, at what age do you think I should stop wearing stuff that shows off
my gorgeous figure, like when should middle aged ladies stop wearing skinny jeans?
Thanks in advance,
B
Dear Fair,
I wrote to you a few weeks ago and haven't had a reply. Please refer to my previous email and give me an answer. I need to know because I'm about to go on vacation and have bought myself a silver string bikini, which everyone agrees, shows of my flat toned tummy to perfection. I'm pretty sure I can get away with it but would love to hear from you!
Patiently waiting,
B
Dear Fair,
Since I didn't hear from you, I went ahead and enjoyed my vacation in my teeny tiny bikini. It was a cruise and I can't believe how much I ate! Yet I only put on three and a half ounces!!
Still, I would love to hear from you...I can't help thinking you're ignoring me!
B
I look really hot in skinny jeans, everybody tells me so! I usually buy from Gap Kids because my butt is so tiny
and my legs are so slender. My question is: I am 54, at what age do you think I should stop wearing stuff that shows off
my gorgeous figure, like when should middle aged ladies stop wearing skinny jeans?
Thanks in advance,
B
Dear Fair,
I wrote to you a few weeks ago and haven't had a reply. Please refer to my previous email and give me an answer. I need to know because I'm about to go on vacation and have bought myself a silver string bikini, which everyone agrees, shows of my flat toned tummy to perfection. I'm pretty sure I can get away with it but would love to hear from you!
Patiently waiting,
B
Dear Fair,
Since I didn't hear from you, I went ahead and enjoyed my vacation in my teeny tiny bikini. It was a cruise and I can't believe how much I ate! Yet I only put on three and a half ounces!!
Still, I would love to hear from you...I can't help thinking you're ignoring me!
B
Our First Problem page letter! Which was actually written by my mate on my birthday, so errr, it's actually about me...
Dear Fair,
I am considering purchasing this gift - a wearable hearing aid, for a friend. She has a birthday and I like to socialize
with her. I would like your advice? Could this pass as a piece of jewelry?
Dear Complete Mystery Person,
You sound like a good friend. After some research, I have to say that this will not pass as 'jewelry'. However, as a good friend sort of person myself, I recommend you do send her this guy who could whisper directly into her ear without the need for batteries. PLEASE.
You sound like a good friend. After some research, I have to say that this will not pass as 'jewelry'. However, as a good friend sort of person myself, I recommend you do send her this guy who could whisper directly into her ear without the need for batteries. PLEASE.
Dear Fair,
Thank you for your suggestion. I know it is wise to exercise caution when buying these gadgets so perhaps I will get one of those for myself first - just to test it out before I pass it on to her.
Thank you for your suggestion. I know it is wise to exercise caution when buying these gadgets so perhaps I will get one of those for myself first - just to test it out before I pass it on to her.
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