Welcome to the world of Lucid Dreaming! It truly is a fantastic thing.

By the way, what were you doing when you saw Lucid Dreaming mentioned?

Anyway, your technique sounds a little unreliable. If I were you, I'd just get your dream recall up for the time being. I just 'told' myself to wake up after every dream I had, and oddly enough, it worked.

After that, I'd try your hand at a mix of WILD, MILD, and HILD.