Hopefully, I've put this in the right place.

I'm not trying to say that reality checks are useless for me (or for anyone else), but I am wondering how good of an idea it is to "create" my own RC. Since everything that I expect to happen in my dreams happens, I've started saying to myself, "The walls are going to be blue," or "My dad is going to be in the doorway when I look behind me"--things like that. If it does not happen after I fully expect it to, then I'm much more likely to be awake, but if it does happen, then there's a good chance I'm asleep. After I do that (just in case), I execute one of the more traditional RCs.

Is doing this all right, or should I stop and continue just plugging my nose and trying to force fingers through my palms? I'm going to continue with "regular" RCs regardless, so that might not be a problem.