I am new here and have been trying to set up my profile. Can anyone tell me why I get this message below when I try to acess my profile?

I am assuming my account is awaiting activation. Does anyone know how long this takes? I just want to create my own profile and join in on the forum and talk with you.
Karen3690, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:
Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.
Thanks for the help