Did some job hunting outside of "flying" not necessarily aviation. There was a little desk job out there that i interviewed for, with garmin's aviation division. As the HR rep went through the list of perks, i began to almost drool. Location within minutes of my home, in your own bed every night, not going to lose your job for a medical, or missed altitude, 3 medical plan options of which the first two plans are 100% paid by the company, 14 days of vacation starting during the first year, Stock options that were unreal as in you could literally supplement your income with them, excellent retirement, performance based raises, and a 75% match on your 401k.......75%. obviously, i didn't get the job. It did show me however, what other type of work is available out there besides airline gigs. It may not be "all that and a cup of tea" compared to flying a jet, but it might make things worth while and livable.