Doubledown, you are showing remarkable clarity, patience and strength. Joann is a great DB coach. They are all good, but I really like her.
In this phase, anything will push the W closer to OM. You are starting off better than me, and it's my second go at this! I merely asked my W what was taking her so long getting home from work every day and she was off and running. Well, first came a test or two that I did very poorly at.
Keep up your DBing, and be consistant. And brave! I also have done my share of snooping, and it's rarely good. Remember "don't belive anything she says, and only half of what you see."