...For really easy PP, download CaptureNX2 and give it a try.
It's a lot more basic than CS but also a lot easier to get good results quicker(when your experiences is at the beginners end of the spectrum).
If you're experienced with CS, then CNX2 may feel very limiting, I can see that, but I'm experienced with CNX2, and to me CS is very frustrating to get my head around fluently.
You can download a trial version of CNX2 and use it for 30days or so ... and you can integrate it into your ViewNX2
workflow easily.
If you still use VNX2, you can do basic sorting, rating and keywording(easier in VNX2 than CNX2) make batch adjustments to images for typical
raw edits, such as whitebalance and
exposure and picture controls .. etc....
Then you can simply open that file in CNX2 with a click of an icon in VNX2 and the edits you've (just)made in VNX2 are transferred over to CNX2.
(this helps with one of the issues you've recently raised too).
HERE is a link to a simple and easy
workflow for CaptureNX2 .. if you're curious.