It's interesting, I think, how preparation for events and happenings sort of overpower you and take over large tracts of time and attention. Such that when they happen, you find yourself lost for a bit, trying to get back to life-as-usual and figure out what's the next thing that is going to overpower you, and take over those large tracts of time and attention.
The good news being that with practice, most things take less effort. You can get used to moving mountains after you've moved a couple. Doing the impossible? That just takes longer.