A Few Questions

I don't know if this makes any sense, but I've been controlling dreams ever since I was around 7 or 8(I'm 14 now.) However, I've never actually been aware that I was dreaming by actually pointing out that it is a dream, I was just controlling them by using superpowers, changing the color of the sky, etc. Is there a reason or a name for this?

Since I really want to attain actual lucidity, I have begun keeping a dream journal. However, I have great difficulty feeling motivated to log a dream in the middle of the night. Any tips?

And finally, what methods do you use to lucid dream? Do any of you use a combination of MILD WILD? It sounds like you could MILD until you wake up then proceed to do a WILD.