Reality check:

Are you raising preschoolers and/or teenagers? (-5 points)

Do you have a "significant other" who is covering at least half of the household expenses? (+7 points)

Have you gotten a professional critique of your resume and cover letters and/or are you using professional resume maker software? (+10 points for the best $20 program you will ever buy)

Are the rent, utility bills, and car payment still current? (+5 points)

Are you selling fast food/delivering pizzas (-4 points) or working in an office? (+4 points)

Is your part-time job a seasonal or short-term position? (-8 points)  If so, are you already registered with all the temp agencies in town? (+3 points)

Are you working for a CPA who can sign off your work experience as soon as you pass the last exam section? (+10 points)

Have you already passed some exam sections? (+5 points each for one or two, +20 points for three)

Will any of your already-passed exam scores be 18 months old in the current testing window? (-7 points)

Do you make time to go to church on Sunday mornings and get your perspective-check button reset? (+7 points)

Do you take one night off each week and just chill out doing something mindless? (+6 points)

That should be a start...