Automation I got two rooms on switches - one single, one double - and I didn't get electrocuted! I also got a Harmony Hub on sale and synced it with my switches and google home. Now when I say "turn on the projector", the projector and receiver turn on and the living room lights turn off. I'm trying to get "time for bed" to turn off the living room and turn on the bed room, but it's running into trouble (I think it's already a keyphrase). Home Improvement We got an unpowered push mower and it's fantastic. I thought it would be miserable, but it's actually easier than a motor mower in a lot of way, and it's super quiet and relaxing. My wife and I take turns mowing because it's a great way to get some exercise and listen to a podcast. The shelving project got shelved (:D) because it's way more complicated than I thought it would be so I'm making real plans this time. I got a new case for my computer. My old one was over heating. I thought it was because it was such a small case, but on taking it apart I actually put waaaaaay too little thermal paste on the CPU. I'm trying to hide this fact from my wife who thought a third case in a single year was foolish already. Work I made a proposal to change jobs. I stated what I was good at and how my current job was moving me away from those strengths and my manager was super supportive! It's crazy that I have this narrative of slave driving management in my head, and how that keeps me from speaking up, but in reality they're just nice people who want other nice people to succeed and be happy. It's a really nice thing to see.
I got that Fiskars mower. It actually requires less effort than the NiMH powered Craftsman it replaced (which our tenants stole, along with everything else that wasn't nailed down). You gotta keep up on it, though, and you're going to want to buy a string trimmer to get the nasty weeds. I have one that's powered by the same batteries as my drill, which also has like hedge trimmer, router, impact driver, air compressor, jigsaw, zip saw and a million other pieces. It's rad.
http://www.blackanddecker.com/products/product-stories/matrix None of these things are as great as the dedicated tools that do those things but considering how little I need a router, it's a great router, for example.