Annie,

I'm so happy when I can be of some small help around here!

Do you know the joke about the guy who was searching frantically for his wrist-watch under a streetlight? His friend comes and helps him search. Eventually it comes out that the guy lost the watch on a different corner. "What? So why are you searching here?"

"Oh," he says, "because the light's better over here."

Reminds me of your "strongest arm" experience.

Keep plugging away. You will make progress. Your persistence is way more valuable than you realize--it just takes a long time for the benefits to start showing up.

Abby