Independence Day

In Great Britain, it’s called “Boxing Day,” in Germany it’s the “Second Christmas Holiday,” but this year at the Vance house December 26th was “Independence Day.”  Yesterday marked the completion of Jenelle’s most ambitious project of 2009 (well, next to having twins): cleaning and organizing the entire house.  Jenelle calls it “The Purge.” 

Being an accountant, Jenelle determined a monetary storage cost for each item that she scrutinized.  If the storage cost exceeded the item’s value (cost_storage > value_item, for those of you who think like that), it was off to the garbage bin, recycle bin, or the Goodwill.  Let’s say that Jenelle kept those three destinations very busy.

After many weeks of work, the result: the house looks like it’s been expanded (or robbed).

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Author:jonathan
Date: Sunday, 27. December 2009 20:38
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  1. Christie Hume
    Sunday, 3. January 2010 15:30
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You can come do my house.

  • Victor Monreal
    Friday, 15. January 2010 12:44
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    That equation is brilliant. The only problem is that for me, nearly everything fits into the cost_storage > value_item. I guess that makes me a minimalist?

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