HH#17 Serenity or Community?

I don't know anyone IRL who scraps, so alone or with online friends.

Alone only because I can't be away from my stash. I have to have my whole room to work effeciently. I would love to be more "portable."

I rarely scrap when I'm home alone - I'm not sure why. I scrap with friends every couple of months; typically at my house because I live almost exactly halfway between my two best scrapping buddies. The advantage of hosting is that I don't have to plan, pack and transport my supplies!

I also like to go to day-long crops and I'm excited because I recently found someone that hosts them pretty frequently in my area. I'm also on the lookout for weekend retreats within a reasonable driving distance.

Alone. I can't focus with other people around.

I love to go to retreats and have uninterrupted time to scrap. I like being around others. I don't get to do that very often though. I don't mind being alone at home. Pros - no packing or unpacking. Con - too many distractions.

I don't have space at home right now with DD and Dgs living with us, so my stash is organized in the garage. Even when I had my own room, I prefer to scrap with others. There is something for me in seeing what everyone is doing that gets my creative juices flowing.

I much prefer to scrap at home alone. If I have other people around I just get distracted, but by myself I get totally in the zone.

I don't have a massive stash so I like having all my options around me while I work.

In my scrappy world there is a time and a place for both. It feels like the right balance for me. Right now I am without any scrappy friends outlet and I have to admit I am feeling a bit alone and unbalanced these days.

I scrap pretty much only at crops, but I like to scrap alone or in silence and I love when everyone else is in their groove and the room is pretty much silent.

This article speaks to me.  I hate noises like machines and listening to music from someones phone or laptop. www.ozy.com/acumen/the-link-between-leaky-sensory-filters-and-your-inner-genius/41729?utm_source=NH&utm_medium=pp 

Alone, introvert all the way

That was interesting to read, especially since I love quiet to concentrate.  Where I sit at work I can hear the radio of another team and even though often no one else can hear it the sound of it often makes me want to take pencils and stab them into people's ears.  I have trouble zoning out if it's my own music too - I tend to get too caught up in the songs I love to focus on my work.

I have to say I prefer scrapping alone. Really, I scrap at the speed of a snail. When you add in people, I just want to talk. That slows me down even more. Then I have to hear people tell me how slow I am.

I love scrapping with others for the social aspects. But I think in my case it should be called talking and eating with others.

  Although I'm not opposed to having people come scrap with me.  Of course, my room isn't quite big enough for that now. And my house isn't ready for company.