Well, considering the theory that you perform common habits in dreams, which is the way MILD works, maybe if you tried to remember everything that happens and pay CLOSE attention to details in your life before you go back to sleep, maybe you'll do so in your dream, therefore waking up with better dream recall.

And contemplating these odd things that happen in dreams and thinking how odd they are may help too. Tell yourself to keep a look out for these things, and take note of them, and of course if you're aiming at a MILD you should do a reality check each time these happen, or anything else odd.

Just a theory, but I'm gonna try it out tonight!