first studio

i found this photo today of my first Auntie Oti studio

it was wedged between my closet and bedroom, 

with a nice view on the back yard

i made phone calls, answered emails, wrote invoices

and printed shipping labels up here

downstairs i would pack orders either in the living room

(sitting in a rocking chair) or in the kitchen

that is also where i would see customers

all the stock was in the basement

we washed everything in the laundry room next to the kitchen sink

it was a crush, but looking back at this photo,

how sweet and simple it seems