Maybe Quitters Really Do Prosper

This is a bit behind the times, but it's been an overwhelming past few days. Last week I finally decided that after getting rejected by all the companies I'd managed to get interviews with--because, despite the fact that I was applying for jobs for which I was amply qualified and going to be taking big pay cuts, they all had oodles of more qualified applicants to choose from--that maybe right now just wasn't the right time and I'd be better off focusing on grad school. I'd talked to my parents about consolidating my stuff with the stuff they already have in storage and moving back to Nebraska to live with my grama and uncle. I'd figured out when I needed to give notice at the shoe store and my apartment complex. And I'd agreed to go hiking in Yosemite with my dad in July. On Tuesday of last week, my mom bought me a plane ticket to fly out for two weeks (because, hey, I'm unemployed and if I'm going to fly out to see my parents, it might as well be a long enough trip to make it worth my while). On Wednesday, I get a call from one of the temp agencies I've been on the books with since September wanting to know if I'm available immediately. I tell them I can work out shifts at DSW but that I've got this two week trip planned for July that it's too late to change. I assume this is going to be it because every other time they've called me, it's all amounted to nothing, especially if I've had anything that might conflict. So on Friday, I'm at DSW to pick up a new pair of shoes before I turn in my notice on Saturday (I'd rather it not look like I'm only buying shoes to get the discount...though that's exactly what I'm doing), when I get a phone call from the temp agency wanting to know if I can start work on Monday morning for an indefinite (read as long as they like me and I like them) period.
So that's it. I'm employed again. I just had to completely give up all hope of ever finding a job in order to acheive it. Maybe quitting isn't such a bad thing after all. (Though my DSW managers aren't terribly happy with me for quitting on them, but as I've tried to explain, they were going to lose me anyway, and this job pays enough that I don't have to deal with the stress of working 7 days a week, so it's not worth it.)