Desperately need the categories section from 1Password Windows 7 Sidebar in 1Password 8

This talk of Vaults in the sidebar has me looking for some input, as it has me thinking maybe I'm using 1Password "wrong," or I'm overlooking something obvious, or maybe there's a way I can improve my workflow.

Although I use multiple vaults between my company account and my personal one, I rarely ever switch between them. I keep the dropdown on "All Accounts" and just search when I need something . . . except for when I use the category list to quickly jump in to find something like a Credit Card or Wireless Router. I have eight vaults total. Maybe that is the difference (i.e., maybe that is very low compared to some people who like vaults in the sidebar?)?

I'm always open to the idea that I'm just dense, and that I'm overlooking an obvious way to use 1Password (specifically Vaults) and improve my workflow.

Maybe the use case has something to do with the number of items saved in Password somebody has? I have 2200+ items in 1Password, so clicking on a Vault in the sidebar is worthless, as it takes me into a long list, and the item I want could be number 1383. Is there something I should be doing to make Vaults more useful (i.e., are people using Vaults as an organizational tool?)? I guess my point is that I'm not seeing how having something in the sidebar that just jumps me into a massive list is helpful, as opposed to having Categories there, which breaks down that list into manageable chunks. Oh, and I guess Tags break it down, too, but I rarely use them.

Thanks to anybody willing to share how you do things. I really feel like this is one of those things where I'll feel stupid for overlooking something obvious.