Great advice TOM TEE. Women have a natural instinct to control their nest and mother the people in it. It helps to convince them that the basement is only the tree that holds the nest up. So when your outside the nest, in the basement, she should understand it's OK not to be concerned about you or that space. Wish I had a basement for a layout space back when my only choice was a room in the nest. I got back into trains after the little birds left the nest. Started a layout and that started the end to a 31 year marriage. That was 7 years ago and a hard lesson learned understanding the way instincts work in women. I guess I fell into that category P51 is talking about. As for us guys, explain to your wives how our instincts drive us to be creative and making things better. It's very hard for us to just sit doing nothing while waiting to be mothered. We crave being engaged using our hands and mind. If we didn't, mankind would have never advanced and we would still be living in caves. Now on the second time around, that logic helped in my new relationship. It's so nice to hear those words "go to your basement"!
Congratulations Allen. Thank God your passion is also your career, puts food on the table and keeps a roof over your head. Your layout would just be an extension of your career and help to contribute to the magazine. No women can argue with that. If you remember you met my present wife when we looked at the OGR building when we lived in Lake Milton. She says "hello" and "go to your basement"! Lol
