Everyone is saying the same thing that I would! Move home!! The jobs will happen!!!
What difference does it make if you wait tables in TN or SC until you get the jobs you want. And having been to both Johnson City
and Charleston, I'd have to think that the tips are better in Charleston... he he
My experience is that people who want to and aren't afraid of work, always manage to find something!! Your work ethic will speak for itself and the next thing you know someone will be offering you a job in your field.
Also, just knowing that you can go over to mom's house for dinner/moral support (and knowing that she'll never let her grandson Sully want!) is something in itself. When I first got out of school and was living on peanuts, my main meal of the week was Sunday at Gma's house. God bless her, she would make enough to send me home with food for several meals through out the week. She taught me how to cook her southern classics, and I got to spend quality time with her that I would do anything to be able to get back again!!
BTW - I'm from Greenville, SC and Charleston is one of my favorite cities - ever! That's where my Jersey-boy-husband and I honeymooned and have always said we'd like to retire - ahhhh some day...