Well angie im no techie but if i had any advice for your blog it would be to


1 blend the ads with the colors on your page so they dont stand out, ads but dont let em look like ads, you can custom the title, text, border and url of the blog as far as color goes,
(to view an example of this go to )
golf-hut-nightfox.blogspot.com

2 would be to track your blog in adsense channels

3 put your ads above the fold and make sure they're relevant to your blog.

4 and most important at least i think is always continue adding content or at least ad a sentence or something so that google senses an update on your blog helping your blog to get further up in a fresher list of recently updated sites or blogs where you can be found easier. Cut google refreshes lists daily when a site or a blog has been updated or changed. You probably knew all that already, as u can see im still a rookie.