Reality Checks:
Remembering how I got to where I am.
Finger count
Nose Pinch

Dream Signs:
The feeling of anxiety is common in my dreams.
There are also two common characters, but these are people I see regularly, so I don't think these characters are reliable dream signs.

Short-Term Goals:
LD once a week
Remain lucid for 10 minutes

Long-Term Goals:
LD every night
Control my perception of time in LD

Lucid/Dream Recall History:
I have been keeping a DJ for about a month now. I can recall one dream reliably every night. Many nights two.
In that time I have had one LD (DILD)

Current Technique:
MILD

Sleep Schedule:
Monday - Friday 9:30 pm - 5:30 am (usually very reliable)
Saturday - Sunday 9:30 pm - 8:00 am (This adjusts a bit depending on weekend events)

Night-time routine:
For a couple months now I have turned off the lights and screens at 8:30 pm and only use low-blue sources of light. I read a book or draw until 9:30 when I go to bed. I have struggled getting to sleep my entire life and this seems to help.

Reasons I want to LD:
It really seems like a travesty that I have to sleep a third of my life. Rounding up to an expected life span of 90 years, I can expect 30 years of my life to me spent unconscious and forgotten. That's devastating. LD gives me the opportunity to get some of that time back. Not only that, but I can spend that reclaimed time in a holodeck, riding dragons with supermodels.