How (not) to quit your job

Oh how I wish this was a simple "step one" kind of deal.  Instead I am learning on my own and realizing I'm making mistakes, even as I'm making them.  Here is a great list of what you probably shouldn't do:

• Moan "Oh my God I hate thisssssssssss. I'm not gonna make it!" to your coworkers.  I know they are struggling too and don't have an exit plan so I shouldn't contribute to bringing them down, it's just so difficult.
• Randomly spend money.  But I really wanted to know what Jack in the Box was like.  Not good, it turns out. (Except their $0.99 brownie bites.  yum)
• Accept a verbal promise from your boss that she will look into taking you off the schedule for a few days, when what you really want is a plan set in stone.  You need to know what you want them to do ahead of time, don't make them read your mind. This is your responsibility, not theirs.  Their responsibility is staffing the department, yours is knowing your limits.
• Try to keep it a secret when you suck at keeping secrets.  I don't even know how many people I said "but nobody really knows" to before I just gave up.  I myself have told at least twenty people...which means the whole department will know in short order.

At least I have learned via others the importance of 1. Not burning bridges and 2. Not using all your occurrences before leaving, just in case you have to come back before they roll off.