Here's an analogy to consider: We get snow every year here in Canada and people can deal with it OK. But last week we got a record snowfall that pushed people past what they normally have to deal with. I got past things by breaking up the job over a three day period. Considering that involved moving about 10,000 cubic feet of snow by hand - I thought that was reasonable for my age and physical condition. Some poor fellow in Toronto tried to tackle whatever he had to deal with in one shot, suffered a coronary and died on the spot.

Thing to keep in mind here is that this is supposed to be a fun venture and nobody has anything to prove. Do whatever you can to keep it that way.