The aim was to be in bed by 10pm. Total failure (so far) this week, but did manage to get there by 10.15pm, so… goal almost achieved! We will make another attempt tonight.
I started the script for my weekly vlog yesterday, but it is far from complete, so that’s my first task of the day (after walking the dog). I finish writing my script around 12pm, load it into the teleprompter app on my iPad and have a quick rehearsal. My vlog is about my voice, and the effect that Parkinson’s Disease and Deep Brain Stimulation have upon it. I was planning on using some “duff” takes to demonstrate how my voice lets me down on a daily basis, but today I am not having any problems – typical! So, I manage to film myself in about half of the time that it normally takes me, which I’d normally be really pleased about!
I load the footage onto my MacBook and set about editing it. My tremor makes the editing a bit of a challenge, but I manage to finish the editing in a little over 90 minutes, which is pretty good going.
By the time my wife returns from work, I have uploaded the video to my YouTube channel, published it, and posted links to it on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as well as to the various Parkinson’s forums that I subscribe to. Now I can relax (and, hopefully, get an early night).