I'm at the "what to do" phase

I'm at that phase where I am wondering what to do.
The boxes in the basement are mainly stuff from my classroom and stuff from the kitchen. It is not so much that I want to get rid of the kitchen stuff (even following the "if you haven't used it in a year throw it out" principle) but do I unpack it, repack it, leave it alone?
After I pass comps if every thing goes smoothly with my dissertation then we should only be in this house for a year plus a little bit longer....