Hey, hey, I've been interested in lucid dreaming for a couple of months now and now that its summer, I can put more effort into it. So for the past two days or so, I've been keeping a dream journal (it could be just a coincidence, but I think I've been remembering more dreams and with more details ) and been doing RCs frequently. I'll look at my hands and say "Am I dreaming? Is this a dream?" and then I'll closely inspect them, count my fingers, and try and put one of my fingers through my hand. Two nights ago, in my dream I was looking at my hands and say a big purple spot on it, and looked at it closely, feeling pretty confused. This past night I had a dream where I counted to three using my fingers, and again I was confused. I know I didn't actually realize but I think thats pretty good so far, right? Oh, and does anyone have any other tips and how long do you think it will be until I have an actual, proper lucid dream? I've had dabblings in lucid dreams before (ie. dreaming about lucid dreaming, thinking I was transitioning instead of in reality being in a dream, experiencing sleep paralysis + side effects) but I've never had a real one. I know its different for anyone but maybe an approx. or from your own personal experience. Any replies would be greatly appreciated.