Well, I did it. Last night I gave my two and a half weeks notice at my second job (the library). It is bittersweet because I really like working there, but it’s part time so I couldn’t leave my day job for it. Also, I’ve been working two jobs for almost a year and it has really taken its toll on me. In the words of my doctor (nurse practitioner, whatever), I’ve been “burning the candle at both ends” for a while now and “something’s got to give.” I was sick basically all of March and part of April (I got tonsillitis two or three times in two months). ok, ok, you win, nurselady! So, yeah. I’ll miss the extra paycheck but M and I should be just fine without it. And since I’m taking the fall semester off, I’m not going to do much of anything for a while…I’ll just go to work from 8:30 – 4:30 five days a week like other people. No more 12-hour workdays, YES! And now I have time to actually knit! And sew! And read! And um, finish unpacking the house we moved into back in June!!
Like I said, I have mixed feelings…I’m going to keep an eye on the job postings for the city because my boss gave me a heads up last night that some full-time positions might be opening in December. So keep your fingers crossed for that, because as she said, I can always come back! Also, she said that she’d be happy to give me a good reference, so that was really nice of her. But I’m mainly just relieved that I won’t be killing myself with work/work/school this winter! 
Oh hooray for you! I lived that kind of life for a while. Pregnant, 30+hour work weeks and school. Not to mention a hubby that was as much work as a kid. I hope things get better for you. Then it was like that again a couple of years ago when I worked for a monster that demanded 50+ hour work weeks – didn’t go well with my life as a wife/mom with 4 kids.
You deserve to LIVE life, not have it run all over you. You will make it without the extra $ and be much happier in the long run. Good for you!!!
Good for you! I can only imagine how nice it will be to relieve that stress. You got the second job so you could move out, and now you’ve moved out, right?! =)
I hope a possible different fulltime job presents itself to you soon!
I’m glad you don’t have to work two jobs anymore. We will miss you even though we hardly ever saw you since you were here at night.
Hopefully the full-time positions will open up soon.
Isn’t it a good feeling though?