Great answer, Kwakatak!
Not to get too Zen on you, but playing music should be natural and flow from your body, it should not be a struggle of counting "1 & 2 & . . ." while balancing a canoe on you head.
You may not be there now, but it's good to know where you are heading, right?
So, it's like dancing. Can you dance a bit to popular music? Not fancy moves, just swaying. Now can you sing/hum along with the record? Just softly, no one has to hear. Now tap your right hand on your pants pocket . . . keep on singing. Now change the tap to an "air guitar" strum. Voila! Your are practicing while you are at a party!
Also, when practicing singing/playing with the guitar, just do the right hand part. Mute/deaden the strings with your left hand and strum with the right while singing. Use the guitar as a percussion instrument.