[Wax Frog]

Here's a few ideas I've picked up while reading about dreaming, lucid and otherwise - the moment you wake up, if at all possible, do the following:

Keep your waking situation unchanged - keep your eyes closed and don't move! If an alarm clock is going off, or you have some other disturbance, do what you can to alleviate it and then get right back to bed and close your eyes.

Allow your mind to wander, do not fall into your waking pattern of thought. Keep things as 'hazy' and relaxed as possible.

If, after a few minutes, nothing comes back to you,you can try something I came up with on my own - ask yourself questions about your dream - was I indoors or out? Was it dark or light? Did I have friends or family with me, or strangers, or was I alone? Sometimes these will trigger a dream memory, or at least a sort of 'feeling' that leads to a dream memory.

When I do this in combination with dream journaling, I quickly get to the point where I am remembering a dream every day, often two or three!

I also agree with Shades that you're trying too hard. You really need to take a relaxed and fun attitude with this; just sort of fall in love with the idea of both sleep and dreaming, embrace the whole process as gently as you can, and recall will come.