Hey there, I'm pretty new to the scene as well, and while I do think that having a busy schedule makes it harder to put the effort in, I also think that nothing in life worth having comes without a bit of hard work.

I was probably using being busy as an excuse (I'm not suggesting that it's the same for you), but if you think about it, it's not really that hard to write down your dreams every morning, and do reality checks if you put your mind to it.

And the rewards are more than enough to keep you going!
Once you get that first lucid dream, you actually have something to show for all that time and effort, and it's that delayed gratification that makes the initial steps to achieve lucidity just that little bit harder.

Just keep at it and I'm sure you'll get there soon enough!
Good luck and welcome to Dream Views!