Time is another things humans are bad at. New Year's Eve celebrations try to help. Being surrounded by snacks also helps. 

I dreamed last night, and enjoyed my dreams, and now I'm left with the feeling but no memory. How long has it been since I've had a nightmare, I wonder? I've felt afraid in dreams, surely, but I don't recall waking up and still being afraid in many years. 

Maybe because I have dogs and they demand my attention as soon as I wake. And food. No time for lingering emotion; there are practical matters which must be attended to.