Mentor Needed - Help!

Hi All.

I am in significant need of some mentoring. There is a gift card in it for you. I am having way too much trouble understanding what may be clear directions/instructions to younger people than I, and have been sinking 20 hours/week struggling through the Projects and still not getting it. I watched the video for Project 3, but it kindof skips ahead and she is already moving things around on a canvas - I could not figure out how to get there with my photos, having trouble with layers, did not understand the instruction "save to a file that recognizes transparency." What does that mean? How is one suppose to find that information, it is not in the book.

I am 50 years old, working 50 plus hours a week at a stressfull job, and am pulling my hair out and seriously regretting taking this course with lack of support for one who only has weekends available, and would rather not have to spend the entire weekend (up to 20 hours) trying to hunt and peck and guess and scream and cry. Not as sharp as the younger folks at the whiz computer stuff (although not dumb with a law degree). Have not cleaned my house or been able to cook for my husband for two weeks. I finally threw in the towel on Project 3 and submitted what I had managed to struggle through. I have another online computer class, but at least I can understand those instructions.

Anybody I can call? (503) 341-8598 Thank you!!! Tresa