Thank you all for your input. I will admit that these days I haven't had much time to practice, but on my days off, i do what I can. I have several books by Steven LaBerge. I consider "Exploring the world of Lucid Dreaming" a very good resource book. I believe the problem these days is that I rarely get any sleep to begin with, so when I finally do get some, I become comatose for a few hours. Still, on my 'nights' (graveyard shift) off, I HAVE tried the method of waking up for an hour and reading, then going back to sleep. I have yet to try the suggestion tjhands suggested about waking up every other hour or so. Well, todays another day, so I have another chance. I will try not to think too hard about it. I just woke up, so I will probably be online checking out more posts tonight. Thanks for your input.