Thanks for reading and taking the time to respond!
It's honestly been great just to have something to point at when people ask if I've done anything. AND, once you've made and wrapped something, you're aware of the million tiny time-sucking mistakes that you get to avoid in the future. (Seriously, the pain of implementing pausing was the biggest shock) and then that should allow you to make bigger and bigger projects.
Good luck with your first few projects!