This year will be the five year anniversary of divorce. I was married to a guy who I thought was my high school sweetheart and soul mate. Turns out I was wrong. Without going into too much detail, I was totally blindsided by how the relationship ended. I really thought we were going strong and that things would last forever. Until one day when the truth came out. I was heartbroken and devastated. I didn’t think I could go on. The divorce was the hardest thing I’d ever experienced in my life, but my attitude is definitely changing. I’m starting to see it as a blessing in disguise. I wasn’t actually happy in the relationship. I was simply just used to him. Now, it’s five years on and I’m living my best life without him. I’m happier, healthier, and feel more freedom in my life.
I’ve slowly been doing everything possible to erase his existence from this home. It was a slow process to start. In fact, I was scared of making any changes to the home as it meant I was accepting the reality. The tables have definitely turned now as I am thriving on these changes. I’ve changed up the bedroom, kitchen, living room and next I plan to change up the bathroom. I want to get a really modern bathroom design renovation. Melbourne has so many trendy homes, and I want my home to be one of them. My house is quite a nice house and I really want to erase any trace of my ex-husband. I was never a huge fan of the bathroom as it was a bit too 1980s for me, so I’m really keen for this change.
Even taking aside the aesthetic and sentimental need for this bathroom renovation, the bathroom definitely also needed a shower grout repair. A lot of the grouting was brown and cracked. I guess it’s just something that happens over time, and the bathroom was over thirty years old.
Is it odd I’m finding these renovations cathartic? Apparently renovating after a big life change is normal.