It really can be discouraging, even after half a year. Building your following never ends and with the growing amount of members, even a big following is no guarantee.
It is no problem, I like raising my voice here sometimes. It might not be seen by many, but it's good to write down my frustration from time to time :-)
I really like your posts and they are good quality. I hope your following will grow very big! You're on my mind for if I need a food post to fill in my slacking in that department! I've got a few of my own lined up for now though, but my slacking days shall return eventually ;-)