hey!! you welcomed me, so I'm here to welcome you as well c:

I totally understand the half lucid feeling, as well as the recall issues. However, I believe simply involving yourself in the idea of lucid dreaming and thinking of it often helps bring them about! I've become involved in the idea again only within the last week, and haven't kept a dream journal in years, but have already had several nearly-lucid and lucid experiences!

I wish you a lot of luck in your dreaming goals and again welcome you to the community