Tip of the Day
If you are in a major panic at the dentist* (*or insert scene of alternative panic), try reciting lists of things in alphabetical order in your head to take your mind off the drill and the poky things and the massive hole in your tooth and whatever else.
Yesterday, that worked for me, although I kept forgetting the alphabet. Interestingly, I went back to my default settings whenever I did it - when I tried alphabeticalising TV programmes, I could only think of children's programmes (which I never watch) and when I thought of place names, they were all in Scotland and the North East. Perhaps I regressed in age during my trauma?
And trauma it was. I DON'T WANT TO GO INTO DETAIL.
Oh, and it's also useful to smile at the dentist upon entering the room and say "I will be calmer today." If you do that, she will probably smile back and vow to do the same.
PS: Tuesday's competition deadline is NEXT TUESDAY! Woo!