I guess this could apply to any language, but I'm feeling stuck, and not for the first time!

I haven't reached any great milestones with Arabic - I've mostly learned some grammar (fusha), a bit of vocab, but I'm lacking in direction. Not a great self learner (used to strict teachers!), and need guidance, a plan, on how to head towards spoken proficiency in a dialect. At the same time, continue with fusha. Is that even viable, or should I just pick one or the other? I've read on a blog that it's not a good idea to start fusha before learning dialect, but nobody tells you fusha isn't spoken - you have to find out yourself!!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.