ha. where did the rest of my post go? let's try again...

I've been out of education since 2003 and doubt any of my Masters tutors will remember me, let alone my undergrad ones. how do I deal with applications that need academic references? My job is completely unrelated to what I want to study so references from my employer would be inappropriate. any advice welcome and apologies for messing up my first post!

I've been applying for phds