You're going to love clipless and wonder why you didn't do it sooner. Anyway that is how I was with them. It took me a year to finally let the guys at the LBS talk me into it but only about a days riding (4 hour ride) to know that I wasn't gong to end on my nose with my feet stuck to the peddles. (knock on wood) I have never been down on my road bike. By the time you are outside again you will be way past having it mastered.
you go girl.
Dea