I use Honeycam. The Best damn GIF recorder out there BUT I sure hated to spend $26 for it when ScreenToGif has about 90% of the quality. I finally bought it after I noticed slight color shifting and artifacts in my GIFs and boy I dont regret it when I look at the GIFs though. Try the demo and you can easily see the difference. (It easily has the best GIF editor in the biz)
Yea, I'm working on my games full time. Got the Android module from the GM Humble Bundle and have decided to pump out a couple smaller ideas I can get done quickly as a break from my larger project.
LOL, sometimes I feel the same as you and work on small stuff in the project to get stuff done. Often those are the special tweaks that enhance the project far more than the hours spent.