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Renovation Rule No 1: Never rely on a family member

Rule number 1 of renovations: Never, ever rely on a family member. Plenty had said it to me before I figured that couldn’t be the case for my family. Besides, why should my money go to a stranger when instead it could be going to somebody I was close to? Because a stranger was more likely to keep promises, that’s why.

My laundry-to-be sat as a rock pool. The smell of blue metal dissipated, and every day my hopes of the rock pool becoming the much desired laundry faded. And yet I still waited for my brother to come and magically transform the rock pool into a room that had a toilet, a shower, a laundry tub, and, oh joy, my own washing machine. I eagerly awaited the day I’d no longer have to hoard my washing in enviro bags and send them to my mother to be washed, folded and returned (wait, I must be going mad, the chemicals are getting to my brain... did I really say that? Yes, enjoy it while it lasts).

One day became one week. One week became one month. One month became 4 months, and I’m still waiting. Lesson learned. It’s probably time to get somebody else...

• Posted By: The Renovator at 4.04PM

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