Hey dreamst8, it is great you found this forum! I am sure there are plenty of people who are naturals at lucid dreaming, who like you:

1) Never knew it had a name,
2) Never realized that it was very valuable -- until recently, and
3) Never thought to actually hone it as any skill.

So you are very luck! I hope you can share your progress with dream control (and other things) here on Dreamviews. If you have any questions about lucid dreaming or this website, just send me a PM!