Well last night was not good at all. I have practically nothing in my journal.

The most useful tool for me to recover seemingly lost dreams has been (as laberge urges) to stay very still after awakening and let my mind wander. If I do get up for something and return to bed within a few minutes, my mind is often flooded with my previous dreams. This works especially well if i assume the position I had while dreaming.[/b]
That's good advice, but if I'm using an alarm clock to wake up I have to move. Laying still is actually what I did to recall so much of the dream i described previously. It worked for me then, but I usually don't wake up easily on my own.