Hi Laura! So glad to have you join us... don't feel bad... I just celebrated my 20th "scrapiversary," too!
I've changed your permissions, so you are free to jump in and get settled. If you notice anything strange, that should correct itself when you have 10 posts. If you'll comment on some layouts in the gallery, that'll get your post count up a little more quickly.
I'd encourage you to start a thread or two in the main forum to ask any questions you may have as most of our members won't read this thread.
Welcome to SSD!