@positivepantson eesh, been there.
It took me 8 months to conceive in my first pregnancy and it felt like forever at the time. I then had a missed miscarriage and it took me another 8 months to conceive again. Both times I'd gotten to the given up stage, where I truly believed it'd never happen for me.
I had private fertility tests after 6 months the second time (totally unnecessary of course because I'd fallen pregnant naturally within the 12 month mark previously) and as expected for many couples in late 20s, we had excellent fertility. The consultant put me on 'expectant management' i.e., she thought it'd be overwhelmingly likely I'd be pregnant within 6 months and that I should not get any fertility treatment whatsoever, I didn't need it . I was pregnant 8 weeks later with my now dd.
My first month ttc to giving birth was 27 months and it was agonising and frustrating ttc. You too however, are also overwhelmingly likely to be pregnant by November and avoiding Xmas drinks! You don't hear about as many people taking 6-12 months because people who take only 2 months or better still, conceive first time love to tell you that fact, whether you wanted to know or not!!
Ditch the lube, ditch the ovulation sticks and just dtd every other day for the next cycle. You're putting a lot of pressure on yourself and that is counterproductive when ttc. If you test early, just don't test until you're certain you're late for pregnancy. The stark single line can feel so emotionally painful and you convince yourself that you're only 10dpo and it could still turn positive. For some it will, for most it won't and implantation would have likely happened by then.
Good luck and be kind to yourself. I'm sure you know this but it is really totally normal to take a year to fall pregnant.