I am over a month into my variation of Ryan Nicodemus’(of The Minimalists) “packing party” and I have yet to go a day without unpacking something. On most days I unpack only a few items. I expect that day will come soon, but I also expect days where I’ll be unpacking a lot more. I’m starting to think about what items are going to survive the final clean out even if I don’t use them on a regular basis – like the keys to my parents’ house in California or the Ziploc back of spare change I haven’t unpacked yet. If I think of those items and I know they’re going to be spared, then I’ll unpack them. Likewise, the moment I know an item isn’t going to survive the final clean out, it will go into the pile of things to be donated to charity.

Here’s what I unpacked during the last week:

Day 29

Crockpot and pan

DVD

Day 30

DVD

Towel set

Handout and magnets (to attach it to the fridge)

Day 31

Sweatshirt (It’s finally cold enough that I want a sweatshirt instead of a zippy to walk Rosie in the morning)

Day 32

Antibiotic ointment

DVD

Replacement tube of Rosie’s toothpaste (I have several replacements for toiletries I currently use that are still in a box. I might unpack all of those because they will be used. Don’t worry – I only have 1 replacement for each item at most. I’m not like an extreme couponer who has 100 bottles of shampoo.)

Day 33

Dress

Cassette

Day 34

Music stand and sheet music

Donation to charity: unused travel size toiletries

Day 35

Aztec sun (I’m storing this on the wall for now)

Birthday card for brother-in-law (bought it during Independents Week sale)

Stage manager bag of pens, highlighters, velcro, and safety pins (to work at Ignite Phoenix event)

Vinyl pants, FMBs, and pasties (to wear at Ignite Phoenix event)

Mascara, foundation, lip liner, eyeliner, shimmer powder, and lipstick case

KT Tape (for my sore leg), alcohol pads, and knee socks (to sleep in my KT Tape)

Music binder

The list on this post goes through last Friday, but I usually shoot the weekly video on Sunday so I’ll be talking about a few things that you won’t see on the what-I-unpacked list until next week. I’m definitely trying to treat my condo more and more like a home. I don’t want a lot a knick knacks – just a few sentimental items that make me smile.

Other updates from the Minimalism in 90 Days project:

What was Unpacked During Week 1

What was Unpacked During Week 2

What was Unpacked During Week 3

What was Unpacked During Week 4