Thanks NyxCC! I got a solid 8 hours of sleep last night with a very vivid dream but unfortunately it wasn't lucid. I think I also just discovered a new dream sign as I look back in my dream journal and that is that I dream that i'm in the city a lot. I used to travel to the city every morning to get to university earlier this year. So I think that would go well with the mild technique - I should think to myself to make sure I reality check when I find that i'm in the city