Un-Green but learning

Posted by Lisa Gilbride

I just want to let anyone that reads my posts know I am no expert when it comes to being “green”. Matter of fact, upon starting this project I realized how un-green I am. I have to thank Sonja for the opportunity to educate not only you the readers but myself as well.

Just put “green” in a search engine. It’s overwhelming and exciting! We are all heading that way full speed ahead!

While doing research to come up with topics, I was amazed at what is available to us “un-greenies” like myself .

Take for example Solar Hot Water Heaters. I had not a clue someone had already figured that out. What a superb idea, since hot water usage is 20% of your utility bill! Not only that, it’s really not that expensive, especially if you are or are blessed to have a do-it-yourselfer. These systems are sold in kits starting at approximately $1600 if you shop around. Plus, with the added bonus of being able to get a special tax credit from the government, this system would pay for itself very quickly. If you have it installed by a professional, I’m sure that cost would go up considerably. I will have to look into that a bit further when my husband is around; he’s an engineer, so he’s into that sort of thing.

Now when my husband and I move back to the US from Mexico and decide where we will build our dream house, you can bet I will have this system.

Hopefully by that time, I’ll be so green I won’t leave a stone unturned to having a self-sufficient property. Perhaps I will still be here blogging and people can go through the process with me. I’m looking forward to learning more and sharing it with people that are just like me.

Until then……Go Green!!

– by Lisa Gilbride