I slept well last night (cannabis assisted), waking up just a few minutes before my alarm went off at 7am. I have my vlog to do today. I had intended to start scripting it yesterday but didn’t get around to it, so I have a busy day ahead of me, vlogging about Amsterdam.
I get the necessary morning activities out of the way first (tea, Nutriblast, dog walk, PopMaster) and then sit down with my iPad to concoct a script for my vlog about last weekend’s activities. It doesn’t take me too long, and I’m soon able to load the script into the teleprompter app on my iPad and have a rehearsal or two to see how long it takes for me to read it – I like to keep my vlogs between 4 and 5 minutes if I can, because I don’t think the majority of people have time to spend watching more lengthy videos. It can be a bit of a challenge to tackle a subject in less than 5 minutes, though.
I set up the camera and tripod in the lounge, adjust the lighting and manage to film myself without too much trouble (about half a dozen or so takes). I load the footage onto my MacBook and edit the video (after taking the dog for her 2nd walk of the day), adding in a couple of stills that I took while we were in the hotel at Schiphol airport. My wife arrives home from work, so I get her to review it (she approves, even though it does poke fun at her), upload it to my YouTube channel and publish it.
Time to relax with a beer, Netflix and some cannabis – my tremor has been running riot today (both sides, so it’s more than likely related to how tired I am rather than progression) and dystonia in my right foot has also been bothering me. My balance seems ok, but my walking has definitely been a bit pants.