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It's natural. If for no other reason, people like variety and it isn't fun to feel you are locked in to one style of play or painting. Unlike video games (where it is easy to switch to another army) with Tabletop, switching is a big deal which represents a lot of time and often money.

That said, some ideas for you:

Start more than one army. You might be happier with several small armies instead of one big one. Take your time deciding on which ones are your favorites. Then collect some of each. This can be an expensive route, but perfectly valid. You can take time to do this - a new army every couple of years is fine. Disadvantage: you may never have a huge army of anything. Advantage - you can enjoy smaller games with lots of different playstyles.

If you find you always are into the latest thing and that the feeling passes, why not try this? Challenge a friend to a game and when it is done, switch armies. This gives you a taste of what the other guy gets without you needing to buy more. In this way, you could sample more armies than you could ever afford to buy and paint.

Re: color scheme - I solve this by painting each unit in different colors. I get to try a little of everything. I'd be bored out of my noggin if I had to paint everything the same color (though many do just that). With an Ork Army, it works out very well. I don't see why you couldn't do this for other armies, too - consider them to be an alliance from different worlds or some such if you need fluff to explain it.

Good luck!