Try and get hired at American ASAP. Nothing will improve your live better than living in base and if moving is not an option switch airlines now before your seniority makes it prohibitive. This is why spirit was my number one choice airline. Otherwise I'd be trying to go to a legacy, but going back to commuting long term sounds like a death sentence for my sanity and my marriage. I never realized how much time and money you leave on the table when you commute- until I stopped.