Day one of hectic rush schedule, and I'm already exhausted. I was so exhausted after work, I fell asleep in the car as Kevin drove us home. I couldn't keep my eyes open, and I just passed the hell out. I kept fighting it, but I couldn't do it. My eyes would not stay open. I didn't even know I was tired until I sat down, and then I was down for the count.

Which isn't good when I have a novel to finish by Sunday.

Today was brutal. As I told Kevin, I was training one person officially, but I had everyone needing my help. I was pulled in 100 different directions. The two others I worked with really don't know how to do much, and they were training two others. I heard my name called every two minutes.

And we had an emergency. I heard a girl screaming, "Someone call 911" and because someone ran off with our phone, I ran across the store to get to the other one. I told a manager, she was calling, so I ran back across the store to help the girls. A girl had a seizure and hit her head on the floor. They were crying. We got them a seat, something to drink and waited until the paramedics arrived. The girl had never had a seizure before, she's not diabetic, nothing like that. So scary.

It was just chaos today, and rush officially starts next week. Considering the newbies are barely getting any training, we are short handed, and the lines will be out the door, I'm expecting it only to get worse from here.

And I have novels to write. I'm starting to stress, just a bit, about getting everything done. I'm tired. Truly tired.

It's only a few weeks, and it'll be worth it in the end. I know that. But while in the moment, I just don't see how I'll find the energy to do everything that's needed of me and still sleep.