Dream recall question

When I wake up, the first thing I think is "Time to write in the DJ". But I usually don't remember any of my dreams right away. Then after about 5 to 10 minutes I will start to remember the dream. Is that normal, or do I just need to improve my recall? Does something trigger my dream recall memory?

My recall has improved a lot since starting my DJ. Before I would remember a fragment about once a month. Now I remember 1 or 2 longer fragments pretty much every day. That is... about 10 minutes after I wake up.

Thats normal for me. I usually remember it when I wake up ( if i remember anything) and if I don't I lay there with my eyes closed and think reeeeeealy hard about what I just dreamed. Sometimes I do remember and I write it down.