Just curious, did you make your own wordpress theme, or did you use a template?
I'm trying to decide how much work I want to put into it.

Creating a full wordpress theme seems to me to be way too much work for a blog.

When our clients need a blog we usually find suitable templates and modify them. As an example visit the blog for TheDogDiet.com or GiveAKidney.net. Same basic template but a few changes.

HTH

I agree- too much work for a casual user. The only reason I would see to design your own would be if you need it to match a corporate website or something.

For already made themes that you may modify to suit your taste, you may want to check out some of these free theme sites:

http://www.freewordpressthemes.com/

http://www.wpthemesfree.com/

http://www.freewpthemes.net/

We also have an assortment of basic themes available by default with your blog.

I used an available theme and just modified it somewhat for my needs, no need to reinvent the wheel .