Sorry in advance if this is a dumb question. Way back in high school I was a DV subscriber and i was desperately trying to have a lucid dream. I had remembered having them when I was younger but I really wanted to be able to become lucid like everyone on DV. When I got to college I stopped trying because I was so stressed and busy that there was no way I could focus enough on becoming lucid. Anyways, now I feel like I am at a point in my life where I can start to try again but I have encountered a unique problem. I was reading up on dream recall and it was suggested that I wake up in the middle of the night during REM sleep to record my dreams. I started to do this, setting an alarm for 6 hours after I fell asleep but my boyfriend, having to get up early for class was getting really mad at me for waking him up every night. I tried drinking a lot of water before bed, as was also suggested by the site but that proved very unreliable. I was wondering if anyone else has encountered a similar problem and if there were any creative solutions.

Thanks,
-Lilly