I'm new to being back out "on the market." As such, this is a little awkward for me. Be honest with me. Where do I need to focus to present myself better?

Looks good...More pics

Wow ... that's a LOTTA words (spoken by someone who's not exactly known for her 'brevity'). Not many people will take the time to wade through all of that verbage - sorry, but it's true.

Get to the meat of what you're looking for and what you have to offer ... leave out the 'social commentary' and personal revelations -- that's great one-on-one conversation material for later.

Hang out on the Forums - it was the best advice I got when I joined the site. You can network, have fun and get yourself noticed.

Best of luck, and welcome!

Looks great!

Don't call it the Market

sum it up! your profile is long! I'm sure there's a lot of usefull information in there, but I'm sure I wouldn't want to sit there and read that whole thing.