First LD!

Last night I had my first LD. The strange thing was, though, that it was after I gave up on trying to be lucid. I've been doing reality checks regularly for about a week now. I stopped yesterday, because I was making no progress and the concept of lucid dreaming somehow ceased to fascinate me. This is odd, but I'm thinking it's easier for me to become lucid if it's in my subconscious and not in my active thoughts. I thought about not doing a reality check several times during the day, and I didn't.

Unfortunately, this method of passive thinking doesn't seem to help with recall, so all I remember is the moment I became lucid and a few seconds after. (My guess is that I lost lucidity anyway.) All I recall is that something made me aware I was dreaming, and I got really excited. I immediately focused on calming myself, and then rubbed my palms because I could tell I was losing it. I got it back for a brief moment and it was all dark, and I made something appear and then my memory hits a brick wall and I have no recollection of the following events.