Hurray for you Mimi! I think that if I can do it anyone can. I've waffled quite a bit between clipless and not, but something clicked into place (no pun intended) a couple of weeks ago and I feel MUCH more comfortable with the clipless. I've even done a couple of 40 mile rides in them. One thing I do is to unclip the foot I first release with WHENEVER I think there might be a need to have it free. I know I unclip more than most people, but like when I'm coming up to an intersection- why chance it that a car might be coming through and have to unclip at the last minute? It makes me much happier riding with the clipless knowing that I can have one foot free whenever I want. I usually just put my heel on the pedal. THe Specialized shoes I have give me enough grip like this. Sometimes I even pedal for a ways with one foot unclipped. It seems to work for me. I can't see any downside to this. Just take it slow and at your pace- YOU CAN DO IT!!!