hangingon, your experience has also been normal for me as well. it takes a lot of time to get into that stuff and stay at it. I pretty much will say one such thing, then not again for 6 months... then another.... 6 month reprieve.... it's just too much. like it takes that much time (or what ever time it is for each) to forget how talking about it went the first time, and try it again....
BTW, i love the kitty icon you have as your avitar - looks just like my whiskery meow when he was a wee beast >^_^<