Santa - - well, it is a start

I am not sure why I am doing this project...... I started this Mill Hill Santa. It is a kit called I Believe. I understand why I liked it but I don't get why I am struggling so to do it. The beard is sryma crosses and beads. The suit will be those long stitches with beads added. It is heavy on the beads. I tried using my divided plate and that won't work. I then started using small bead boxes to store the individual colors and then used a Bead BoB Box when I was stitching.