I love flying,
I passed my IMCr a few weeks back and looking at your initial post have similar hrs as you
It took me much longer than the 15hrs spoken about earlier on this thread, but frankly I couldn’t care less how long it took, as it becomes immediately clear within about 10 seconds of launching straight into a cloud that if you are new to it (as I clearly am) and are not thought out and prepared and current (especially as someone new like myself) that you are not far away from an impending disaster
The one thing that helped me be more prepared, in addition to going over the route in advance with my instructor, was to practice the trip after a lesson on a MS flight sim, which costs like 40 quid and then a joystick for another 30 or so. This is money very well spent. Irrespective of helping to cut the number of hrs that it may or may not take in gaining the licence, I find it very good to go through an approach on the flight sim before heading off on a trip (especially somewhere that is new to me) as it helps me mentally prepare what I intend to do. In addition to being cheap as chips, there is no need to go to a club to practice on a sim, you can simply have a go at home as you wait for dinner
Maybe with more experience than I have this would all come very quickly, but the sim is an easy way to help prepare oneself before a flight into imc
At least that is my experience
Good luck with your IMCr
Nick