I'm kind of in a similar boat, I started on the 26th of Jan last year and am about to go for my PPL test. The most annoying this was the sheer number of flights cancelled last year due to weather, at one stage I had done less than 50% of the flights I had booked. As soon as I finish my PPL I will be moving straight on to doing the CPL. Working full time shiftwork and learning to fly has been a challenge but I am lucky to have a job where I could study for my exams and also do most of my flight planning.
even with a 3 month break in the middle of the year I am aiming to have the CPL sorted by octoberish