What do you think?

I am frustrated. I am thankful that my three-month contract in my current Communications role was extended - by a month - but, worst case scenario, I will be unemployed again very soon.

I remain positive, but my frustration comes in here - I am considering taking an expensive intensive NCTJ diploma course to help me get a journalism job. NCTJ stands for National Council for the Training of Journalists, and it seems that most of the jobs I apply for require this qualification.

But - and this is a big but - I studied Journalism and News Media for three years at university. After that, I worked for three and a half years at a national, consumer magazine. I have written freelance articles for a local paper and several websites, on subjects such as music and travel.

After working for the magazine - as some of you may know - I went travelling for eight months, and arrived back in the UK at the end of last year.

I was unemployed until May this year.

I am frustrated because I consider myself a journalist. What do you think? Rather, am I a charlatan, a dreamer?

I feel I will already know much of what is taught on this course and would spend a large amount of money - money that I don't have - to simply get those four letters on my CV.

This is where I would like some feedback from you. Should I do the course? Should I carry on looking for work with my current qualifications? Should I get a job in Sainsbury's?

Should I carry on intermittently writing on this blog, having no one commenting on it?

I had promised an article on Spanish swearing. One will follow. And I had promised myself that I wouldn't begin this blog post by saying sorry for having not posted, but I wanted to get something written and this is what I wanted to write about.

I didn't want to start by apologising, so that's how I'll end.