Thanks for your thoughts, Xanous. I think I need to do more hypnosis on myself and think through the problem.

Usually I audio record the dreams and transcribe them to a text file on my computer that syncs with my phone, so I can read them during a wake-back-to-bed and get in the mindset of lucid dreaming.

I've been traveling lately so it's hard to sleep properly anyway. We'll see how the new year turns out, I'm looking forward to it!