I have had a couple of dreams this week that I think are touching upon the same thing, though I am not sure what it is.
In the first dream, my wife was cutting the lawn, but the mower had stalled. She asked for my help, and I was unable to get it started again despite various attempts and adjusting the carburetor.
In the second dream, which I had last night, I was moving into a college dorm with an old friend of mine. We needed to build a landing on the inside of the dorm room and we were at a lumber supply store getting what materials we needed. Twice during this process, I stopped to brush my teeth. The toothpaste was very foamy and thick, and when I tried to spit it was so sticky I could not get it out of my mouth. When I woke I was not afraid nor did I have any overwhelming emotion associated with either dream. Perhaps just a bit of confusion.
Both lawn mowing and teeth brushing seem to be about keeping up appearances to me, but there is some strange twist in both dreams that I am not grasping.
It may also be worth noting that I do carpentry work for a living.
Thanks