I agreed wth you. 11. Learn as much as possible within and outside your job scope. You never know one day, you will be notice by your boss for your initiative and responsibility person.
Same boat. Once I have a beautiful wall, now, it has been repaint by my children. Chair legs got marker pen drawing too. Doors got stickers...all sort of children world. Luckily my reno keep to the min due to this issue. Cheers!