Thanks Livgivare
and thanks to the rest of you too, I appreciate your comments.
Things got even better today. I've recently taken my life in a new direction aiming to become a journalist. I have a place on a postgraduate course and today was offered a fantastic work experience placement that could last up to a year!
There's one problem. The course costs £3000....and the placement is 4 days a week: unpaid.
So I'm now slightly torn, on the one hand I'm thinking that things look great and am really pleased, good course, great placement, but on the other hand I am kicking myself for wasting so much money as I'm not sure whether I can afford my fees.
Incidentally, if anyone knows of any sources of funding in the UK for someone in my position please speak up now! I've been looking around at bursaries and scholarships but haven't found any because they require the course to be accredited, mine isn't because it is too new.