Life on Florida’s West Coast

Oh Christmas Tree! How Green Can You Go?

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If the stores near you are anything at all like the stores near me, they had their Christmas decorations up for sale before they even put out the Halloween stuff. I was shocked when I walked into my local Target and saw this. When I was young, Thanksgiving was the marker and store did not put out the Christmas gear until after the turkey. So, now I’m thinking a lot about the Christmas decorations out in the garage.

I took most of the Christmas decorations after my divorce. I came into my marriage with most it, in fact. My tree lights are pretty old and as much as I like them, they are starting to get pretty hot if I leave them on for very long. Safety is an issue in our home, because I want to keep my family as safe as possible. You can buy LED mini lights for your tree now and that makes me feel great.

The LED mini lights are 80% more efficient than standard incandescent mini-lights. Plus, a LED mini light lasts about 50,000 hours. Your typical light lasts about 2000 hours. That’s enough of a difference to make me switch out all of my holiday lights. Just think about a world where everyone used LED lights for holiday decorating. I have read reports that talk about the energy spikes around Christmas due to decorating with lights. It’s just about as green as you can get and still use lights on your tree.

HolidayLEDs mini lights are even perfect for outdoor use. The lights come in a variety of colors and there is even the cutest white snowflake light. I like that one the best.

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