I have started taking dream notes in the night, and early morning when I awake. I keep a small note pad beside me, and I write only outline notes of my dreams, like taking notes in a class. Then when I wake up in the morning, the notes stimulate my recall, and I write my dreams out in more detail in my dreamjournal book. This method has served me well, so I thought I would share it. And by taking short dream notes I find it easy to fall back asleep, as opposed to staying awake for 5-10mins while writing out every detail.