Space for songwriting

I had a conversation with a friend describing that since my girlfriend moved in I haven't written many new songs. He remarked that it's a very common . He mentioned that he knows a number of people that need to go away from their home to write. Even though he lives alone, he was thinking about renting a cabin in the mountains to get away from the distractions.

I've heard the same concept from Lisa Loeb during song school last year. She was under pressure to write a single. To do this she stayed in a hotel and rented a conference room for three days. The result was the single that got her on the charts (sorry can't remember its title).