Hi everyone i am new to lucid dreaming as long with this website i know it takes a long time i have been writing down my dreams for about a week now but i do not know how long it is going to take for me to lucid dream or if i am doing something wrong or just missing something all together. Every night before i go to bed i tell myself tonight i am going to realize i am dreaming, then i fall asleep, once i wake up i write down whatever is on my mind about my dream(s). during the day i also do reality checks, i look in the mirror and i try pushing my finger through my hand while i ask myself am i dreaming? i do these maybe every hour and a half to two hours. can someone who knows what they are talking about please help me out. I am a newbie lol but i just want to know if i should do something different or if i am doing just fine.