Dimension X

I'm beginning to get the hang of this, I think...!

This was a short one, but while I was in the dream, it still felt like I had a sense of time. I think this was the first DILD I've had where I felt like I was actually there, as if I used the WILD technique.

I'm not sure when, but I became lucid for no apparent reason in the dream. There was no obvious trigger that made it happen... But nevertheless, I was with my dad outside a store at night and I remember him leaving me at the store, but then I was hiding and I saw him get out of the truck and walk somewhere. I tried to stay hidden behind a fence as I watched him walk into a house.

This dream was a lot longer than it may seem here, though...

Does anyone have any tips for the DILD technique, other than the really obvious ones?

I was with my dad in some kind of store. For some reason, I had my backpack on with me. I remember as we were leaving, I had to put something in a recycling bin. So we went to the back of the store where there was a bin. I went into my backpack searching for the thing to put in the bin, but found nothing. Then there was a barbecue that basically appeared out of nowhere, and my dad started... Making burgers...? Yup. I then remember having 2 burgers in my hands. One in left, and one in right. Then my mom was there, and it sounded like she was talking about something kind of important. That's all I remember from this dream... It wasn't really awesome, just weird.

I rate this dream 3/5 awesome dances.

Ok this is probably one of the longest dreams I've ever had... So all I remember is that I was in this parking lot, and there were a few people around me and I had a cell phone in my hand, which is weird because I don't actually have one. Then I was in a convenience store looking for something. I remember at some point in the dream I had randomly gotten $40. So I was looking for something to buy I guess. Then I remember the convenience store somehow turning into a full-blown grocery store. So I went further inside and I remember the things I got. I bought only 2 things, or at least 2 that I remember. A box of Chips Ahoy chocolate chip cookies, and a can of Chef Boyardee ravioli. Apparently it was the last can of ravioli too... The inside of the store itself was bright white and the shelves were shorter than regular ones. So I was taller than them. Some of the items were open, and their contents spilled, too. That's all I remember... It was probably one of the longest dreams I've had, but what I find weird is that I was only semi-lucid. I knew I was in the dream, but I still went along with the "story".
I've had quite a lot of dreams where I'm in a store or somewhere public. And in all those dreams, it appears as though the main focus is always to get home. O_o