Dream recall better during weekend

[ruba]

I know this has to do with the REM stages etc, but I don't know much about it + maybe this whole thing isn't true, and I'm just having bad luck that I can't recall my dreams at those particular days. So here's what I've been experiencing for the past 2 weeks or so (since I joined DV). I recall a lot more dreams during the weekend. And this is not just by coincidence, but it's because I wake up naturally during the weekends (let my body decide when to wake up.) Let's put it like this. I recall maybe 1 or even no dreams from the night of sunday - monday to thursday - friday (so that's the entire week except the weekend), and I remember about 5 or 6 during the weekend. The only LD I've had was during a Saturday - Sunday night. I also tend to recall dreams better and more vividly when I go to bed earlier. Is this a common thing? Is there anything to do about it. Because setting an alarm clock is just inevitable, since we all have to go to school or our jobs. thanks in advance, Ruba