The journey from $500 to $1000 is seriously infinitely long for me
This has been true for a lot of players.

For some it seems to be some sort of mental thing. I've seen it time and time again where people get fixated on the numbers and can't wait until they crack four-digits. That's all they think about and it consumes them, and they make it a lot harder on themselves to reach their goal.

For you it may be a time issue. Right now you're not able to play very much.

Or, it could be a combination of the two.

Just something to think about.