Here are the meanings of "mesmerize"
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v] induce hypnosis in
[v] attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" .
I think the choice of the verb is right, but what sounds wrong is "after I was done mesmerizing". What you could say is: "I was mesmerized. After a while, I went to put away etc...