Day 17 - The Plan! The Plan!

Sheila and her trusty blue steed (whose fleshy body just happens to be made from blue goo)

I had another brain storming session with myself today. I needed to look back at what i have done so far and assess. I asked myself the following questions:

• what is working-ish? 
• what is working well? 
• what is NOT working?
• what can be easily improved? 
• what is going to take some "elbow grease" (a.k.a. capitol &/or learning) to improve?
• what is the smallest/easiest change that i can make to improve turn around time of shooting videos and recording audios? 
• what is the most important next step?

my biggest challenges/priorities:
1. I have been frustrated with the time it takes to set up my phone for recording videos. I don't seem to have the right type of "things" to create an easy to use, fast set up, flexible camera holder at home. Set up is agonizingly slow and often takes just as long (or longer) than the actual recording does!!
 
2. I have an ancient mic that plugs into my phone. It works pretty well considering its age (I’ve had it for at least 4 years and it is 2nd hand). It is a tiny mic and I need to hold it while I speak into it - I usually get a hand cramp part way in and have to switch hands, and it usually picks up the noise from this simple switch. I have tried to make a mic stand and I have one set up that works when I sit at my desk, but it is not transferable. 

So what is my plan?
I am going to use the gifts from you, my dear ones, to buy a phone tripod and possibly a new mic (that comes with a tripod). I have done a bit of research on a couple mics that will work. Next I will research a phone tripod. Hopefully someone has them in stock and can ship/deliver or maybe locally and I can pick up soon! I am ready ready!

So keep on sending those good vibes!

Hugs
:)

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