In Oregon we have mild winters and as such grass in our yards are green and still grow requiring maintained by mowing. After 20 years of service with Autodesk, I was awarded a credit I could use for various gifts and I chose to green my house with a home improvement gift certificate. I have retired my gas engine lawn mower for a nice efficient Greenworks Pro 60-volt Brushless Lithium Ion cordless Electric Lawn Mower. It was really nice to mow the lawn this weekend with the new electric mower and just push a button instead of fighting the pull started and and not to worry about oil and gas or the exhaust.
It was also time to replace an old toilet with a lower water usage model toilet. Yes, I got a toilet with my gift certificate. I also replaced a couple higher efficiency LED light ceiling fans and sourced some local 80 year old reclaimed wood with a story to re-build my fireplace mantel in the house.
It was a really productive weekend and I feel good to be using less energy and oil…