I hear you claire0917,
I can customize themes no problem, but I'm a bit over getting neck deep in code.
Being a niche marketer I look to get a number of blogs up and running, getting search traffic and earning, pronto.
After which I let them run a while then concentrate my energy on the few blogs/sites that are performing.
I've noticed that this strategy seems to work well for a number of professional bloggers/internet marketers so I have somewhat adopted that model.
I think getting in there in the code is great, especially if your new at it!
Its essential to have a good foundation in coding knowledge HTML/Java Script/PHP if you want to become a successful blogger.
So I guess with the wordpress themes I was just fishing for some great (different) themes which wont take up a lot of my time customizing and maybe some great themes I can offer off of my blog.
I do use
Thesis and I have to say it has saved me heaps of time in customizing, but just the same I still stay on the look out for other great themes.
For anyone who want's to get a polished, highly customized blog in virtually no time at all, and has a hard time or hates dealing with code, I think Thesis is the ticket.
By the way Claire I visited your blog and its very nice, it looks very polished and professional and I love the colour scheme and you have blended the adsense perfectly I think.
If your up for a mini critique just send me a PM.
Reagrds John