Hi Chris, Hope you're feeling much better! We have some at work down with the flu and it is *nasty*!
When I was just starting out with EQ5, I did spend quite a bit of time with the videos - they do a good job of stepping you through the basics.
And even in the projects on the EQ website today, they still have instructions for EQ5 users! Check out the mysteries - they have two projects - 'Equinox' and 'Skylights' with instructions for all versions. With each lesson, you will learn something new!
It does take time but I love EQ!