Hi Janine,
I will asume you have downloaded the October skymap from Skymaps.com.
A good place to start is in the west after sunset when it is dark. About 7:30 pm should be about right. If you look to the west at this time you will see Venus shining very bright - this is impossible to miss - Venus is, by far, the brightest object in this part of the sky!
If you have a look on your sky map you will see Venus marked on it. Venus is in the constellation Scorpius - Scorpius is one of the few constellations that actually look a little like the object it is supposed to represent, a scorpion (well, it looks like a scorpion to me!). You've got three bright stars in a line that represent the "head" of the scorpion, the body of the scorpion with bright red Antares at the "heart" curving back to the "sting". The sting looks a bit like a fish hook or the hook on a coathanger.
Now have a look at the constellation in the sky - can you relate what you see on paper to what is in the sky?
Looking back at the sky map you will see there is a constellation above Scorpius called Sagittarius. The sky map people have labelled part of Sagittarius, "The Teapot". This is because it does look like a teapot! Again, see if you can relate what is on the 2D map to what you see in the sky.
On the sky map there are various objects labelled that are not stars - there are circles, circles with crosses inside them, squares. These all represent objects that will be really interesting to view in your binoculars, they are star clusters, globular clusters and nebulas - some of these might be just visible to the naked eye. Have a look at the legend in the bottom right corner for an explanation of each symbol.
The area of Scorpius and Sagittarius is one of the best areas of the sky for scanning with binoculars. While you are waiting for your binoculars it would be a good idea to become familiar with this area and when they arrive you will have plenty of objects to look at. Also, once you know these constellations you can use them as a "jumping off point" to learn other constellations.
Good luck!