Related:

• Experiment with new ways to visit the toilet. Whatever you're doing now, it's not going to work.
  -- Forty-two things to do as preparation for life as a mermaid....
• If you like riding horses, consider going back to the traditional side-saddle mode.
  You will fall off far less. -- Forty-two things to do as preparation for life as a mermaid....
• Come to terms with the fact that mermen seem to be few and far between.
  (Well, how many have *you* seen?) -- Forty-two things to do as preparation for life as a mermaid....
• Discover that you *can* eat seaweed. -- Forty-two things to do as preparation for life as a mermaid.
• Tear out all but the first thirty or so pages of _The Joy of Sex_.
  Believe me, all those advanced positions are just not going to be possible....
• Forget about the problem of ingrowing toenails. -- Forty-two things to do as preparation for life as a mermaid.
• Try to appreciate sex with your knees tied together.
  (This may be slightly more challenging if you are female....
• Sell your mountain-side chalet. You never used it much anyway.
  -- Forty-two things to do as preparation for life as a mermaid....
• Practise wearing a dress or skirt rather than jeans.
  It'll be far more comfortable in the end. Give up on conventional underwear....