Quote Originally Posted by CanisLucidus View Post
good NLDs serve as a nice consolation prize for the nights where I don't have a lucid dream.
well said!

I'm dealing with a couple minor headwinds: my strength training has felt a little more physically demanding than usual, I've been unable to rouse myself at my usual waking times, and our youngest has taken to emitting one lone, piercing shriek over the baby monitor in the middle of the night. I wind up sort of waking straight into a fight-or-flight response!
Wow, yeah I don't miss those days. Chris used to get me up 6 times a night for feedings. I would get my lucids in during an afternoon nap, where he'd sleep 2-3 hours straight. Don't know if you have that luxury or not.


What needs to start happening again:
-Get out of bed during my 3:30-4 AM window.
-Dream recall returns to normal, w/ minimum of 3 dreams.
-Wake up from dreams and remember them well enough to initiate DEILD.

How I'll do it:
-Keep a waking journal, which I'll update in the evening. (This idea was presented as an aid for dream recall in this thread and I think it really has merit). Side benefit: good opportunity to review the day and write down cute stuff the kids did.
-Set bed time intention to remember and wake up after every dream.
-Refocus on lucid living practices, which slipped slightly past two days.
-Stop wussing out when I look at the clock and it's 3:30-4 AM. RC, get out of bed, etc.
Sounds like a good plan to me. I like how solution oriented you are. Alot of people hit a snag, then get frustrated or feel sorry for themselves, or WORSE, give up altogether over things that are easily fixable. I fully expect some pretty damn successful lucid stuff from you man. You're setting a great example for the other students as well, much appreciated.