Thread: first lucid dream!

Hello,

Sorry, this may have already been covered a 1000 times but I do not have time to read all previous posts. Last night I had my first lucid dream and I am so excited I cannot stop thinking about it.

I became lucid because I saw my reflection in a mirror in my dream, and I did not recognize myself (I looked like a man with dark hair, the opposite of what I am) ! Immediately I realized (after I have been on this site for about one month, and have been reading about mirrors in dreams) that I was dreaming.

I performed a reality check, (tried to stick my finger through my hand, and it worked) so I knew I was dreaming. The excitement took over and to try to stop myself from waking up I spun around myself 3 times, after which I immediately woke up.

What else can a beginner do, once they realize they are lucid, to stop themselves from waking up?
Thanks!