My Scrappy Environment

Michele on Scrapdango had the blog challenge for this week. This is her challenge: "My challenge to you is to describe your "scrapping" environment. Do you have music playing when you scrap? If so, what kind of music keeps your mojo going? Do you have natural lighting coming into your craft studio? Or do you have what I have...that awful fluorescent lighting? Are you off limits when you're scrapping? Or is your family allowed to come and go as they please? Do you put product and tools away as you progress with a page? Or do you let everything stockpile and put it away when mission complete?"
I am blessed with an entire room for my scrappy environment. I do have the computer and the file cabinets and the fax machine in there for DH's business. However, it's mostly a scrappy room. I'm also blessed with two windows as it's on the corner of the house so I have lots and lots of natural light. I have two 6 foot plastic tables, a piano, a bookshelf that DH built for me and a desk with one wall taken up by a closet. We took the doors off so I would have more room. We painted it a light yellow which also helps the sunny feeling of a South Florida house! AND I was blessed with a brand new leather chair last week! I'd had the old chair for many years and it was well used before it was given to me. Steve couldn't stand it anymore so he bought me a new one. Funny how my back doesn't hurt anymore! Hmmmm... :)
Music, well that's something new in my room. Until I found www.pandora.com (thanks to our accountant!) I didn't normally listen to music while I scrapped. My radio doesn't pick up my fav station very well and I hated all the "talk" and ads. Now I choose my own songs and just let the computer play them for me. My fav bands are Third Day, Mercy Me, Casting Crowns and Aaron Shust. I love praising the Lord and have found my projects are MUCH better when I am listening!
Since it's just Steve, Baxter (the dog) and I my scrappy time is usually alone time. However, every 20 minutes or so Baxter will come in and want to be petted. And Steve will holler at me about something or come peek at what I'm doing. I always show him my work when I'm finished and he always tells me what he thinks. Sometimes he's a bit puzzled by the artistic bend, but that's okay. :)
As for my scrappy process, I definitely have to put things away in between projects. Otherwise you'd never see the room! Hehe! I do have little piles of things here and there - like the pile of stuff bonus things to give me extra points for Scrapdango's Use Your Stash Challenge. And the pile of "to dos" on my desk that have been sitting there all week. (blushing here!) But what a mess it is while I'm working! Especially if it's a project like a mini album or themed album. :)
And right now I'm getting ready for a full weekend of scrapbooking!!! My BFF Shelley and I are going to a midnight crop at Scrapbook Place in Boca on Friday. Then starting tomorrow afternoon and going throughout the entire weekend is the My Sketch World Spring Fling online crop! YIPPEE!!! Thankfully Steve's fiberglass supplies for the boat are scheduled to arrive on Friday so he'll be busy boat building! We'll both be happily doing our things and connecting every so often.
Happy Scrapping and join me in the online crop! It'll be TONS of FUN!!!