Thanks for the feedback guys. It's funny, depending on the day, my mood, and the lighting in the bathroom I go from thinking things are going great and the beard is on track to feeling like I must be crazy and I should seek professional counseling. The encouragement is much appreciated. Cheers.

I'll post an update every week. My original goal was to get through 8 weeks and decide if I'm happy with it or not. I may stretch that out to 12 weeks if I'm not relocated to a guest bedroom by then.