And the Barre chords ain't so dreadfull, very soon you'll find them very natural.

That's for sure!! I partially barre for an F chord (index finger sideways on the 1st and 2nd string) - it got much easier after I used it in a few songs!

At least it sounds like I'm on the right track... I'm also working on transitions (I'll be putting together an exercise for some of the harder transitions - like G to B7).

So...

1) New chords (Barre)
2) Smoother (tough) chord transitions.
3) Scales (7 Major scales then minor and other modes)