Nah its not sad time its happy time I can't even count the amount of hours months possibly even years of time that I've dedicated to Maya and I still feel like a Newb most of the time but as long as you enjoy all those frustrating hours your in the right place

Like Chirone said though post your work for tips and look at other peoples work and ask how they do it you will learn tons very quickly. SM is the best resource out there because of its active forum and the fact that ppl are actually really nice here unlike some other forums no one here will make fun of your work or your newb questions. Plus we have access to a lot of professional modelers who are always great to share their talents.