Hang on!
Stick with flying somehow. The instructing is not a bad thing and try to renew your ir/me every year. One other thing i would like to mention: try to book with your ex-mcc partner somewhere a cheap sim (does not have to be a full motion sim) and practice your mcc stuff again. U stay in the loop because you dont want to screw up your first sim check on a job interview. Dont waste money on flying small piston aircraft, it is fun, but that is it.