I rooted mine this past weekend and wont go back.
I read thru all the notes here and on the rootnook boards and used
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUoHALWvPts to get some the points that were vague for me. The only problem I had (and still appear to have) is the phone idle battery issue.
Since I rooted the nook, my wife wants it now.
She was completely "meh" about it before.