Great job on the articles. I could indeed use a bit more images and design in order to jazz it up and keep peoples interest in a 'professional blog' even if it might be hobbist. You can add an image if you click on the banner area for your blog which might compliment your profile [not distract it]. I'm also working on mine still.

Feel free to check out mine as well
www cambrynreichert com
www yourpennypinchingsourceonline com
www toymanchesterterrier.blogspot com

p.s. make sure to add the icon on the side of your profile to allow people to add you as their friends or to subscribe to you. You might also want to consider a Twitter account to post on there so people of similar interests would want to follow you as you post your articles that cater to them and key words they might find you from on there. This is HUGE for driving traffic to your site in additional directions.

otherwise--well done with the articles. It just needs more graphics to increase the over all flair of the profile which will only enhance the well written articles.