After having renovated the balcony, the bathroom, and the two small bedrooms downstairs, I am happy to say that this will be the end of it, simply because I am emotionally, physically, and financially exhausted.
According to Robert Treborlang's book "Staying Sane in Australia", far from being haphazard, renovations follow a clear and traceable pattern. Research has shown that each stage of a renovation bears, in fact, a strong correlation to the marital problems of those undertaking it:
| Additional storey | Couple would prefer divorce but can't afford it |
| Modernising windows | Spouses fancy some infidelity but haven't found right person |
| Shed turned into den | Husband caught up in midlife crisis but too afraid to have outside liaisons |
| Extending loungeroom | Wife trying to keep husband having affairs at home |
| Brandnew dining room | Marriage in economic rut, Mrs Bovary dreams of mixing with people above her station |
| New bathroom | Husband dissatisfied with sex-life; wife close to menopause |
| New kitchen | Marriage on the rocks - wife threatens to walk out |
| Entire house redecorated | Couples have simply given up on each other and lead separate lives |
Make of this what you will! (of your own renovations, that is ☺)
