One thing to consider, It may be worth you cashing out the initial deposit when you hit say $100 and grind 2NL for an extra couple of daysto get back to 100$ before you try moving up.
In your case there would be several benefits.If you did go ape shit again it wouldn't be the deposit gone again , you then just redeposit the 26$ and start over. Maybe do that at each $100 milestone marker. That way you can start to recover the deposits you have already lost and if the worst comes to the worst , you can then deposit back in and start at a higher level.It would be a modification of your original plan but would effectively mean that some of your bankroll is being kept off the poker site as a contingency fund and is not "available" for a nights madness chasing losses.