My personal mental illness is that I won't be able to finish a project because I can't find the tool or component I need that's squirreled away in a bin, but I won't look for it because that would mean a whole day of organizing my storage shit, and I won't buy a new one because then what was the point of hoardingstoring the one I had for all this time.

If you buy more, you’ll find the old ones right away.

I'm a proponent of using RJ45 ports at the ends of the cable run, and quality factory-made patch cables.

Next year you'll order some cable to crimp the connectors on with the crimp tool?

Find a place to store the crimper.

There will be thine treasure.

Two years ago I bought a roll of strip lights. I finally got around to cutting a section and putting it up. After a few days I wanted to add onto it, so I got some connectors. Then . . . the strip lights were right here. I . . they were right here because I just put them up! AH!

Oh that's - huh, I guess I ordered two different kinds. That's not the same. *insert approximately three hours of searching under and behind every single thing* . . . wtf?!

A bag of RJ45s is now expensive enough to qualify for free shipping on its own

Ain't that just the way

A couple of years ago, I converted a bedroom into a tool and supply room. There's also a tall, stainless steel table in the middle to stage jobs on. It's not perfect, but it's much better, and the paint, etc. has a warm place to spend the winters. It's also my sewing room, and my 3D printer is in there. Highly recommended upgrade.