"If I knew Html or CSS my life would be much easier but I don't."
Boy oh boy, doesn't that speak volumes.
If this is something you plan to pursue as a hobby or for a living, you'll need to learn both or it'll be an uphill battle.
I'm not being sarcastic. We all started somewhere. I was three years before I ever used a style sheet. Looking back at some of the work I did prior to "my education", I'm ashamed to admit it was mine. But I learned from my mistakes and got better. A lot of people here helped me along the way. Nancy O. has some excellent resources she'll point you to. She keeps a better listing of them than I do. Take her advice as sage... it is.