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Okay. Here's how you go about determining which day is "Average Day" for you and your significant other (SO) or whole family. And by "family" I mean nuclear, extended, blended, or circle of intimate friends.
Let's say your birthday is May 12, the 132nd day of the year. And let's say your SO's is October 25, the 298th day of the year. Add these day-of-the-year numbers together and you get 430. Now divide by how many of you there are (duh, two). The result is 215, and the 215th day of the year, August 3, is therefore Average Day for you and your SO.
Done and done! You've got yourselves a fresh and eminently eligible excuse to party—and plenty of time (usually) to create a richly detailed plan of outlandish celebratory attack. Just muster the unmitigated gall to have an unmitigated ball; and be sure to rename it something besides "Average Day," because it's going to be anything but, yo! An anagram of your names might be a good place to start.
Blended families can benefit especially from celebrating Average Day. Each member's day-of-the-year number (DOYN) plays an equal role in the equation, and the unique and proprietary nature of the resulting date can help foster a sense of unity and belonging.
The only thing to remember is to round up should you wind up with an Average Day DOYN like 199.3; the decimal simply means it's the following morning, afternoon, or evening: in other words, the 200th day of the year.
Give figuring out your family's Average Day a try right now. I said, right now—unless you want my daughter Thea to cut you.
If you don't have a calendar that shows DOYNs, click here for a table created by some guy named Coletti.
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Does that mean you must add those whom do not reside in the same household? Love the last sentence!
ReplyDeleteI'm warming up my cutting wrist presently....
ReplyDeleteAnyone who's family to you can be in on the deal, regardless of where they live.
ReplyDeleteI loved Average Day. It was almost as great as watching Thea and Remy have Best Friends Day in the backyard. Actually, it was better because we had cake and ice cream.
ReplyDeleteAnd Thea can try cutting me if she wants, but I'll get Kelly to come over and pistol whip her.
I don't remember average day. I do, however, remember "anything goes" day when Mom went to work at the drug store. Now THAT was the best!
ReplyDeleteWe had ice cream CAKE, Carla. Get with the program.
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