Don't give up. No matter what else is going on, there is always brass to be prepped.
My system for .223:
Deprime
Tumble
Swage
Lube and size
Tumble
Case gage to sort out the cases that need to be trimmed from the cases that are ready to load.
Trim the long ones
Hand prime all of the cases
The primed cases are ready to load when you have powder and bullets.
It's not fast, but the rounds come out consistent.