All the information you've gotten seems spot on. The only thing I would ask is what part of the US are you from? I am from the East Coast and I have a lot of trouble with the type of media to grow my phals in. My phals are all currently in FWC and they are thriving. I am NOT saying you should try this though. My point of this post is that you have to find a plant that you are in love with, one that is not too hard to figure out, and one that works in your environment without much help. In my environment it is very dry in the winter and bark doesn't work well for me. However, I have found that I love to grow cattleya orchids (I currently have 5) for me they are fairly easy. I also have some dendrobiums that do not require a winter rest, a brassavola, and about 16 phals. The phals I find are the hardest orchids that I have! They are very picky and you have to be soooo careful that you don't get water in the crown area.
Anyway, I think your issue may just be that you need to find an orchid that is easy for you. What is easy for one may not be easy for another. When I started out I bought my orchids from Lowes. The ones that were in the better gro bags. I have found that by doing this it helped me get a better understanding of how they grow and also it is pretty inexpensive.
GOOD LUCK!
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