I know exactly what you mean. It's like you were lucid, but not 100%.

This is how all of my dreams are. When I wake up, I'll remember I had a lucid, but I don't remember being fully in control. Almost like a normal dream, just that I knew I was dreaming. It's not like real life where I am 100% consious of whats going on. Anybody have any help with this?

I'm assuming that when I become lucid, I just need to stand there, take a few breaths, and take in my surroundings and actually become 100% consiouslly awake of whats going on.