Hi brittnipg, I'm in a very similar position, up until recently i was caring for my sister who has mental health issues. you can make good money here but it isn't easy money by a long shot .
popping a post up about what you had for tea will get you nowhere, but if you can take a great photograph of it, add a recipe it could make you a few bucks.
but the first thing you want to do is write an introduce yourself post and verify yourself with a photo of you holding a piece of paper with the date and back it up with a link to your twitter or facebook with a comment saying your on steemit..this helps distinguish you from the fakers (we don't like them).
go have a look at the posts under the introduce yourself tags to get a better idea of what good posts are laid out like. if you need any help with formatting your posts adding pics check out @merej99's blog she has a pretty good post that explains it.
welcome to steemit and good luck