Blogging frustration

ok, well last month I decided to mess around with my blog.  Wanted to change the layout a little bit, but not the entire look of it.  It changed the entire look of it and I haven't been able to retrieve the old one!  I've also had trouble simply figuring out how to actually post a new blog. I know there was one that I'd tried to post, and it didn't end up there.  So, this that I'm writing right now is an experiment.  If there's any blogging experts out there who know how to help with this, please let me know!  Meanwhile, if this goes through and gets published successfully, I'll have more to say tomorrow.  Wish me luck!  If you're reading this, though... I obviously don't need luck!