I don't even know how to 'watch this' so I can know how many people respond to this post.

They are working on adding features that will allow you to change your profile, so some of what you are experiencing is a lack of tools that let you do things!

After things calm down a bit, I hope they will get some tutorials in place to help us use the new DS.

For your journal - the little menu icon on the upper left in the banner - click it and select "Journal" then scroll down to find the New Journal plus sign. Click it and you should be at the entry page.

For your mood - click on your avatar photo in the upper right of the banner. Select "profile". Click the little down-arrow next to your current mood and pick your new mood. Then hit "submit". This changes your mood globally; if you change it in a post or reply it is just for that post or reply. Clear as mud yes?

To change your mood globally click on your avatar pic in the upper right of the banner

wow, that looped back on me. Glitches glitches, they are b!tch3s.

Oh and on the watch this - I don't think you get a choice. You will be emailed LOL

I feel your pain. I have just been learning by trial and error. I don't think starting a new group will help. I had a hard enough time finally finding this group again. You can tell the number of responses to your post by the little conversation icon by the heart icon. It doesn't show you the dates and the last person to post however.

In effect, all groups are forced to help each other cope with the new site. Give it time. I am sure we will get the info we need eventually.