Unsure of the progression to lucidity

Hi Everyone!

I have been interested in lucid dreaming for a while, and have been trying out a couple of methods for the last 3 months. I know its not a long time, however I started to wonder, how will I know if I'm getting closer? The only real sign I'm improving is having better dream recall due to dream journaling. But otherwise, I'm not sure if Im making any progress. I have been reading a lot, gaining a lot of knowledge about lucid dreaming, but no actual experience yet (other than one that happened accidentally for a short scene years before). At this point, i feel like you either become lucid in a dream or not, no real indication otherwise. How did you know if you were getting closer?