So, I decided earlier this evening to change out the little banner to sign up for my newsletter (left column; I thought the old one was hard-to-read the more I looked at it). Three and a half hours later, I have totally revamped my blog -- new header, new colors, changed the Krista avatar to match, changed the width of my overall blog so it would be narrower, got rid of the background. I wanted something cleaner looking.
Mike's working late on magazine deadlines tonight, so I just kept going once I got started. I have my YouTube playlist going in the background (see previous post), and I've been rocking, singing, and redesigning.
What do you think? 
[Edited 8/18: Yeah, apparently I wasn't done yet. I got rid of the right column entirely. I hope this makes my blog easier to read and navigate! Like it?]