Congratulations on Boo. What a sweet ride I can say that because I have one too (named Esmerelda). Enjoy your new bike, and don't get too frustrated with the clipless, it will come - we all have/had to go thru it.

Let's see, the 10 things I wish someone had told me when I started cycling last year... don't know if any of these will help..

1. Set your tension on the pedals nice and low, especially to get started (they can be adjusted with a hex wrench).
2. Figure out which side feels more natural to stop to first (which foot do you want to put down).
3. Cycling shorts do make a big difference
4. Going uw-less in the shorts is the norm (but it does feel strange at first, now I am used to it and it feels weird not to which I do on certain ahem times of the month).
5. keep your knees warm when riding below 55ish F.
6. Use easier gears and spin faster rather than harder gears that make you push a lot (save those for the downhill. Think "float like a butterfly!"
7. Get a computer, it's invaluable to know stuff like your speed, mileage, ride time. may not seem that way at first.
8. Eat before you're hungry, drink before you're thirsty. You will need to find out what this is to you, but I seem to need a snack of decent proportions every 22ish miles. And have a swig of water every 15-30 mins.
9. Shift early and often for the uphills. That's related to #6, but basically try to keep the pressure light uphill and your pedal speed the same.
10. It's ok to have fun! [I didn't start having fun on the bike until a few months in, and then it was like, hey, this is kind of neat!]

Hope some of these are new inputs to you...