Trust me, PI will get easier... It may not seem like it right now, but before you know it, you'll be doing everything so naturally.
I would suggest watching a few YT videos and following along and making notes on the steps they use. Create icons for the processes and scripts you use and save them as a default layout.
Also, I know the program is a chunk of change but go ahead and invest in BlurX, And NoiseX. You can use Starnet++ but StarX is really nice too. And Russel Crowman, the developer of the "X" plugins just announced that he's working on a major upgrade to StarX that will be just as game changing as the new BlurX 2 AI4.