Feeling overwhelmed

I'm working from the rear of the frame-the easier end-towards the front as I strip and repaint with epoxy.
Yesterday, I decided to go looking for the brass distribution

Hubcaps, dome light, trunk emblem...nothing organized

block for the rear brakes that mounts on the rear axle. I began pulling old dusty boxes out from beneath the shelves, and with each box opened my heart sank a little more.
The first box wasn't too bad. Each part that came out was familiar to me. Window regulators. Seat trim. Steering wheel. Even the complete front brake line assembly with blocks and straps.
The second box had a few familiar items, but just as many oddities that I can't place, neither in my mind nor on the car. The next box was

More disorganization

the same, only I started recognizing parts from the '57 that I had back in the 90s (the red overspray identifies some of those pieces). Other parts look nothing like anything that goes on this car. A mixture of odds and ends.
Another box yielded the same pile of confusion, and still I hadn't found the distribution block. I then turned to the two buckets of bolts that hold a mish mash of nuts, bolts and brackets. Many of these things have nothing to do with the '55, they've just found their way into the bucket over the years. Dumping them out on the floor was like pouring a thousand  jigsaw puzzle pieces out. How will I ever sort this stuff out?
I have four or five more boxes, but I'm pretty sure most of that stuff are parts that I restored and wrapped up for safekeeping. I never found the block, so I turned to eBay this morning and ordered a new one for $13. Money well spent to avoid frustration and lost time.

What a mess. How could've I been so stupid?

The goal this weekend is to get the front half of the frame stripped and repainted. If all goes well, I may even have time to start installing the new disc brake setup. A lot of time lost last weekend was due to a gimpy paint gun and other annoyances that slowed me down--things that shouldn't happen again. One step at a time...