When is too much really too much?

I am certifiably wiped. I am totally exhausted. Today is the first day off in 33 days, which included 2 major concerts for my students, 2 overnights away due to competitions and a 2 day event filled with 8 hour meetings and the next day 4 hours of workshops and 4 hours of meetings. I am pooped, but must persevere as we still have to eat and keep a roof over our heads...which, incidentally is now valued at $25, 000 more than it was 2 weeks ago when a "no problem to fix that leak" quote by a roofing company ended up costing $25k in 3 days. No - they were not fleecing me as my entire family saw it for themselves that the roof trusses were rotted completely through and everything needed to be replaced. Literally. Needless to say, that wasn't in the repair budget.

I am looking at taking on a church job in the fall. It should pay between $9-10k for the year. Not what I was previously making 5 years ago doing the same thing, but it is a guaranteed $9-10k that I currently don't have.

But, that doesn't start until the fall.

I'm bone weary tired and whining (I acknowledge that) about the very real and present needs of keeping the bills paid while students take the summer off. I have advertised for summer singing schools in places that I know have none of that offered for a decently cheap rate, but no one is signing up. I only have 6 hour long students and no weddings booked and no funerals on the horizon as the person who was out ill in April & May is back to the bench full time. I have no church fill in time, so 6 hours of students a week isn't going to cut it, but those 6 hours are spread out all over, so the only thing I can come up with is overnights.

It's not something I will be able to keep doing come the fall, so what are the realistic chances that someone will hire me for the next 2 month? Minimal, right?

Plus, I am tired. I think I've mentioned that before in this post. And I'm starting to wonder when too much is really too much? Do I take the financial hit and not work to regoup physically & mentally or do I keep putting one foot in front of the other until I absolutely can't? I don't think there is actually a right or wrong answer to this question. I guess it comes down to being selfish or not. I haven't yet decided, but figure I will have to decide soon. I will either have to cancel my summer school offerings and get a real job within the next 2 weeks.

My life is like a gong...I mean, game show! Stay tuned for the final decision LOL