Adsense

Can anyone help me make sense out of adsense?
I am to the point in computers, where it just doesn't make sense. I can't put the stuff where I want without a lot of useless fooling around.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, look at the Google search thingy just below the table of contents. It's in the wrong place and I either have to delete it or play with it again.
ArrrGGGGHHHH!
BTW, if you do a search using it, I will get a fraction of a penny so I can start a real live website someday soon. I have someone ready to design it for me, and the ads I have listed on here and there will help pay for it. I don't pay anything for this blog, but it is time consuming.