What happened in your last lucid?
this morning, i got lucid at a dream party, and picked up a caged thing that look like a badminton birdie. i looked through it in my dream, because "i wanted to get lucid".
i spun it like a kaleidoscope and watched as i spun it round and round. The whole party scene spun round and round. i mingled, walked through a few walls, etc.
then i spun it again to get more lucid. it worked! i did this about three times, each time gaining new clarity. this also served as a reality check, letting me know i was still lucid.
the last time, i wasn't sure if i was lucid or dreaming? i tried to walk through a stack of books and failed. a DC came up to me and said, "Eat some of the books instead of trying to walk through them."
so i ripped off some "book" and ate it. sure enough, i thought, i am still lucid. a new reality check!
i kept playing with my kaleidoscope birdie until i woke up, gaining/confirming lucidity each time i used it.