That is so funny because I have the exact same story!
I put the camera down back in the 70's because I was NOT any good at picture taking, plus the cost of film and development, it was too expensive! I'm still not a great picture taker, but I'm better, especially since digital cameras came along, I can take as many as I want, keep the good ones and delete the rest. I delete a lot of pictures!
I look forward to the pictures you get this year.