Organizing thwarted by disorganization

Even though it is Sunday, I really wanted to get a little bit of work done. I sanded and wiped the towel cubby first. The second coat feels pretty smooth, so maybe the next coat may be it. I would love to finish it tomorrow and put the towels away on Tuesday (this will free up room on a bookcase for C's dvd's).

The main reason I was antsy to do some work is that I wanted to organize my broom closet because it is a critical path item to clearing the dog stuff off the countertop. I have 3 15" wide tall pantry cabinets side by side. One of them is the broom closet, and is designated as non-food storage. This is the perfect place for the dog stuff. Believe it or not, the dog generates a lot of clutter. There are toys, travel supplies, care supplies, and of course the various varieties of collars and harnesses we tried. I wanted to do the broom closet portion of this tall cabinet first because it takes up the lower portion of the tall cabinet. Once it is organized, I can tell how low the lowest shelf can be, and start working up from there. Because the cabinet is so deep (24"), I need to use pull-out bins of some sort so things don't get lost at the back.

After removing items that didn't belong, I mounted a few Command Adhesive Hooks to hold the broom. (These are great hooks - they mount with a special adhesive that leaves no mark on the wall when you remove it. No nails and no committment!) I put the vacuum back in, and had only to put the bucket in. (No mop at this time - there is so little flooring that needs mopping I just use a rag and some spray cleaner. I'll probably upgrade to a Swiffer when I need a mop.) I decided to hang the bucket from the top of the broom closet portion of the cabinet with a cup hook. This is where I got thwarted - somewhere is this wonderland of construction mess, I have a box like a fisherman's tackle box filled with all sorts of odd hardware. There are cuphooks in here. The problem is that I cannot find the box! Ugh! This is why I like things organized and decluttered. I hate looking for things and losing things. Why have something if you can't find it? Now I have to go to the hardward store and buy new cuphooks tomorrow and wasn't able to finish the project. Oh well, at least I am on my way. It gives me hope that each day I am getting closer to being organized and "moved in."