[Gypsy]

Originally Posted by wet dog

That system would also work for those counting down the days, when your youngest is living the house. I thought of a watch that ran backwards, digital timer, for the empty nester crowd.

"We have 4 yrs., 2 months, 6 days, 12 hrs., 8 min., and 33, 32, 31, ... seconds until our youngest is 18, and mom and I are gone".

Nice. You could also use something like the online clock showing the seconds ticking away until the next presidential election.