Prospective Memory Training Exercise - Silly Sentences To Help Remember Targets

I have been reading Stephen LaBerge's Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, and *trying* to hit those my targets every day. I was pretty hopeless the first week, and this week has not been much better. So, I decided to try and make it easier for me to recall the targets by making a silly sentence I can easily recall and use to remind myself throughout the day.

Yesterday I took the Tuesday targets:

The next time I see a traffic light
The next time I hear music
The next time I throw something in the garbage
The next time I hear laughter

and made this sentence: I laugh when I hear the music of traffic lights! Such garbage!

I did miss the first instance of music, but it seemed to help.

Today, Wednesday, I made a silly sentence from the targets today:
The next time I turn on a television or radio
The next time I see a vegetable
The next time I see a red car
The next time I handle money

When I turn on the radio or TV, I see a vegetable driving a red convertible car waving dollar bills at everyone it passes.

I've hit two already. :)

I'd love to hear suggestions from other dreamers for silly sentences to make this exercise more accessible.

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Daily Targets
Sunday:
The next time I see a pet or animal
The next time I look at my face in a mirror
The next time I turn on a light
The next time I see a flower

Monday:
The next time I write anything down
The next time I feel pain
The next time I hear someone say my name
The next time I drink something

Tuesday:
The next time I see a traffic light
The next time I hear music
The next time I throw something in the garbage
The next time I hear laughter

Wednesday:
The next time I turn on a television or radio
The next time I see a vegetable
The next time I see a red car
The next time I handle money

Thursday:
The next time I read something other than this list
The next time I check the time
The next time I notice myself daydreaming
The next time I hear the telephone ringing

Friday:
The next time I open a door
The next time I see a bird
The next time I use the toilet after noon
The next time I see the stars

Saturday:
The next time I put a key in a lock
The next time I see an advertisement
The next time I eat anything after breakfast
The next time I see a bicycle

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I also thought some folks might be amused ... I was reading my home newspaper online this morning, soon after I wrote today's silly sentence: "When I turn on the radio or TV, I see a vegetable driving a red convertible car waving dollar bills at everyone it passes." I was scrolling past the cartoon page, when I noticed this:

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I thought, well, I can use that produce as a vegetable! And so I looked down to read something as a Reality Check and this is what my eyes landed on first. Very appropriate!!!

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Friday's:

I open a door and a bird flies out, trailed by stars, twinkling and tinkling in the afternoon.

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Friday:
The next time I open a door
The next time I see a bird
The next time I use the toilet after noon

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The next time I see the stars