Welcome to my workbook! I am not new to LD, but I am very interested in developing the skill into a serious practice, and in sharing the experience with other lucid dreamers (since most people I know don't understand what the heck I'm talking about!! LOL). I don't normally participate in forums, but this one looks pretty great, so here I go!

Prior to October 2013, I experienced only a handful of lucid dreams in my life, most of which were triggered by nightmares. Although the concept of LD always fascinated me, it wasn't until I had a mind-blowing night of spontaneous LD last October that I decided to get serious about learning HOW to LD rather than wait for them to come to me. When I finished school in December, I finally had enough time on my hands to start practicing induction techniques, and was very pleased with my quick success! I averaged 2-3 LD per week for a couple months. Then things got stressful at work and my practice came to a dead stop. However, I renewed my commitment earlier this month, motivated by my desire to use LD as a tool for self knowledge and spiritual exploration. After several "partially lucid" dreams, I finally had a fully conscious LD this morning (two, actually) so I feel like I am back on track! FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS!!!

DREAM JOURNAL: My recall is good. I usually remember 2-3 dreams per night. I am currently recording my dreams daily in a database I created. My database makes it easy to store, analyze, and search my dream content. I also keep a dream journal by my beside for night time note taking.

SLEEP: Since I am currently not working, I sleep 9-10 hours per night. I have been going to bed between 12 and 2 AM. The most comfortable time for me to wake up naturally is between 9 and 10 AM.

REALITY CHECKS:
read text or digital clocks
check my hands, count fingers
tell myself what I was doing for the last five minutes
ask myself what it means to be dreaming

DREAM SIGNS:
lights in the sky (common nightmare theme is alien invasion)
animals
ex-boyfriends
places I used to live
feeling of "something isn't right"
flying

SHORT TERM GOALS:
return to my previous average of 2-3 LD per week
complete a monthly contest task on this forum
talk to a DC
improve stabilization
basic summoning

LONG TERM GOALS:
5 LD per week
master WILD technique
fly to outer space to explore the nature of the Universe
master summoning

LUCID/DREAM RECALL HISTORY:
success with stabilization using hands, self talk, focusing on the ground, and spinning
flying is stunted, can't get very high
summoning and "control" of dream elements has been fairly unsuccessful
successfully walked through a closed window
successfully faced long term nightmare theme instead of running away
successful WILD (first time was the most bizarre experience I've ever had in my life!!!!!!!!)
success using galantamine supplement
success using DEILD
often become only partially aware, not fully conscious
partial awareness LD usually turn into sex dreams (which irritates me because it feels like the primal part of myself just takes over)

CURRENT TECHNIQUES:
MILD, including night time routine, incubation, daily affirmations
WILD (with WBTB)
binaural beats MP3 from BrainSync, as recommended by Rebecca Turner