Hey Dennis 
Sounds very promising that you were already near lucidity after practicing this little! But I’d first work solely on your dream recall. If you can remember at least one dream each night, then you’ll have more chance of remembering more accurately whether or not you became lucid that night. Because, if you don’t remember your dream, how do you know (except perhaps a vague feeling that “something has happened”) that you had a LD? 
Once you have a decent dream recall, you’re ready to embark on your search for lucidity.
If you need advice on techniques to remember your dreams better, don’t hesitate to ask But here’s already a good topic about dream recall: https://community.ld4all.com/t/the-big-remembering-dreams-topic-part-iii/13843
Good luck 