welcome to the board jane
make sure to read the rules and understand them and you will have a great ti'me here...there is nothing stopping you from becoming private or retired...I do hope to see you in those forums one day.
...for now, while you are in the member group...please check out our wonderful community that we invite you to be a part of. All you have to do to get started is view codex like a place where you can just hang out. talk about anything you want be it related to neopets or not. oh...and if you wanna make more money, be sure to check out our amazing programs...
they can automatically price the items in your shop saving you the tedious work of using the shop wizard over and over again...thats just one example of a very useful program. we have more in the program section...be sure to check it out
oh and do enjoy yourself while you are here at neocodex