Separation Anxiety...Excuse me while I vent...

Well...not merely a vent, I'm also looking for some help and encouragement if there are those out there that can find it in their hearts to do so.

While many of you are praising Blogger and enjoying your move from Multiply, I'm still struggling. Once I got things set up here, I like it for the most part, BUT...I'm already missing not being able to use my own store of photos for my backgrounds, or having a viewing history where I can see who has visited. I also really don't like the lack of privacy here...I enjoyed being able to adjust that entry by entry if I wanted. Friends of mine are still having trouble viewing my page and one of them sent me the link to her page and when I clicked on it I found myself on my own dashboard page! HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?? I still cannot see her page.

I want to like it here, I want to feel at home, but so far all I've had is headaches.