>>a few days ago
>>First MILD attempt

Well, you're a beginner, for starters. Patience is key (it could take weeks or months before your first lucid dream). There's a whole mess of things you'll need to learn and do before you start recognizing what you need to look out for before a MILD.

First, is to boost your recall. If you haven't already, start keeping a dream journal. Recall begets recall, and eventually your dreams will grow from hazy third person movies and into interactive realism rich with detail. It can be argued, however, that the reason you dream passively is because you live passively (question everything).

Any questions on MILD? What happened in the dream before you attempted it?

EDIT: Remind me not to leave my tabs open for so long. There were zero replies when I first clicked, I swear.