every now and then, i begin to feel like matt doesn't support my scrapbooking ventures... he starts to fuss a little when i want to lock myself up and get some work done, or he doesn't properly "ooh" and "aaah" when i show him something i've just poured my heart and soul into. and i feel neglected.

and really, it isn't that he's not supported, it's just that he's about as excited about scrapbooking as i am about his video games. so, he feigns interest, admires my work to the best of his ability, and tells me he's proud of me.

most of the time, that's good enough for me.

then, out of the blue the other night, he says "can i talk to you about something?"

i panic a little... for months i've been dreading the day that he might actually ask me to give up scrapbooking.

but he says "i'm starting to think that maybe having the computer and peripherals and our family finance stuff in your studio is getting in the way of your creativity."

now, i've been handling finances for myself since i was 16. when my checking account got into trouble (read: when i got my checking account into trouble), my mom set me up with Quicken and i've been using it ever since. when we were married, we agreed that i'd just continue managing our finances, because i had a system... and because i'm a control freak and like to know where our money is at all times.

so the idea of moving our stuff to a different room (idea proposed: his office) is a little disconcerting for me. that would be a change in my system. i'm not saying my system is perfect, or that i'm even very good at keeping up with it. but the bills get paid, and we rarely overdraw our account, and our debt is being paid off in a very ambitious manner. it works.

so, that was a little birdwalk. my MAIN point, is that my husband wants to help me. he wants to help me rearrange my studio, and even buy a few organizational necessities (necessities. you hear that? necessities. go easy, kate.) to that i will work more productively and efficiently, without being so easily stifled. yay!

so i'm starting to plan.

i want more wire cubes. at least one more set. i want one more, or maaaaybe two more, cabinet unit(s). i want to move my main workspace to the opposite wall, so that i'm looking out a window. i want to set up all of my toys, books, albums, etc, on the storage cubes and cabinets, which will line the long wall to the right of my new workspace area. and most of all, i want a comfy reading chair (i'm thinking hip floral papason a la target, for the sake of penny-pinching) and a rug (white - am i crazy? - and loopy. love that feeling on my toes.)

so there you have it. i'm having a fabulous time picking out accessories... now, to get it approved by The Committee. :)