I am a stay-at-home dad and artist (painting and sculpture).
I stumbled into lucid dreaming when I started keeping a dream journal to pass the time while at sea in the navy. That was 15 years or so ago. I have had lucid dreams off and on ever since. After seeing Stephen Laberge on Discovery Channel and then reading his books, I have started using the methods to induce LDs.
I have had more than my fair share of rough experiences with sleep paralysis and false awakenings over the years, but thankfully now have a much better understanding of it all.