16-17 days, I just wrote in my dream journal every morning and did lots of reality checks. I also read a lot about lucid dreaming and sleep-related stuff. After that first lucid, I joined a SSILD trial on the DV forums which I got 2 lucids from. SSILD is my favourite technique so far, I'm not good with the harder stuff like WILD or FILD. It's nearly been 2 months for me and I've had 4 lucids in total. Totally worth joining that trial, it gave me more motivation by having somewhere to report my experiences to, as well as having a dedicated focus on a particular technique. That trial is still ongoing and is open to new people joining if you're interested.

http://www.dreamviews.com/attaining-...ild-month.html

In terms of it getting easier to get lucid.. I still don't 'know' how to do it, so it just feels as challenging as always. But each success I have makes it seem like I'm getting closer to a switch or something, and that one day I'll just be able to make it happen.