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Helen Norton Artist's avatar

Well yes, as a serial renovator and improver of crappy houses for 30 years I concur. The main problem often links back to the diligence of others to 'make good money' off the jobs as you go as well. We have grand visions and they are only too happy to cost them out.

They are all just doing their good jobs of course, but you start to grow weary of supporting the 7 suns of pluto and their 100 children. I remember it well. I have had a full break from 'renovating, extending and building' for one whole year now (a record for me in my life as an adult)- and on a farm apart from a broken down pump that needed replacing, its been heaven, not having all those 'creative issues' to deal with (including the build/fixers) - to say the least.

I have thought deeply about all this (really) and because I have always been in 'business' (owner operator) I can now see as I step away from it all, how the 'wheels of commerce' are more like a grinding wheel than a cart of transit!

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Janice Withrow's avatar

Excellent analogy. I've been thinking of remodeling my 20 year old kitchen....maybe I should rethink this lol.

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