Feeling lame, my knee clicks really loud all the time now. Thinking I should probably get it checked out... anyways before I go to bed I thought I'd share my method for lucid dreaming.

The best advice I can give you is to do your research. I'll try to put as many tips as I can but what it really comes down to is your brain recognizing that it is in fact dreaming. Google search should pull up a few excellent articles.

Tip: Do your reading. As easy as it is to skim something and get what's important from it; I really urge you to take the time and make sure you understand the concept of recognizing you're in a dream.

Knowing you're in the dream:
This is the fine line that most people get stuck on. You want to know about your dream state while simultaneously believing that you are in reality. Realizing you are in a dream will cause you to wake with a start most of the time, this is the annoying part of lucid dreaming because you can spend hours trying to get to sleep only to wake up minutes later. The key is finding the balance. You want your body and brain to know that you're dreaming but you yourself can't know. That's why reading is so important, it allows your brain to learn and know the facts instinctually without thinking too hard. For me I notice that things just don't feel like they should. Standing up and other actions seem effortless etc.

(I apologize for the shitty writing, i'm very tired and cant sleep)

Once inside the dream your confidence and previous dreams/ideas will start to take over. Full control takes time and a good memory. I would recommend keeping a dream journal if you typically have a hard time remembering what you thought about.

Dreams are usually easier to control if you are familiar with the locations/objects/people. Before you go to sleep think about your favourite memories involving what you plan on dreaming on. It really helps if you try having similar dreams throughout the week. Practice makes perfect, even with dreams.

Be aware of your surroundings:
As you mill about during the day, take time to look around and adventure. The more perspectives you get increases your geographical understanding of your city/town/property. As you get to know the places in the real world better, the landscapes in your dreams will become full and vivid. This also goes for objects and people.

You have to believe you can lucid dream, otherwise the above tips are useless. I believe you can and hope this helps.