08/18/2026
I’ve recently been reminded just how hard it is to work from home with a baby😅
& it’s made me think a lot about the younger version of me who was building this business.
When AOIP was still in its early years, I had my babies home with me full time and loved 4 hours away from my family . Loch was a toddler, Isla was a baby, and I breastfed both of them for three years,all while photographing clients, editing galleries, answering messages, marketing, running the business… all of it. Somehow, at the time, I never really thought of that as anything extraordinary.
I just did it
Lately I’ve had a few people ask me during sessions, “How did you build all of this?” And I never really know how to answer because when you’re the person living it, you don’t always see it from the outside.
Even my therapist recently pointed out how young I still am and how much I’ve built in a relatively short amount of time. And I realized… I don’t think I’ve ever really given myself credit for that???
Now here I am with another breastfed baby, easing my way back into shooting, currently without consistent childcare, trying to edit between naps and feedings and tiny hands reaching for my computer😭😵💫 I keep thinking…how in the actual hell did 22/23-year-old me do this with TWO of them and no employees?!
Today me has a whole team of incredible people I can lean on when I need help finishing something, answering something, or keeping the wheels turning.
She had herself. So this is just a little love letter to younger me. 🤍 I’m really proud of her.
I’m also SO excited to be behind the camera again. I didn’t realize how much I missed creating until I started shooting again, and it feels like I’m entering such a fun new chapter of this business.
Which brings me to this little reminder…
Our Pool House Model Call is open THIS WEEK. ✨
I’m looking for women who want to come create something beautiful with us as we start filling this space with new work and prepare for more Pool House sessions in 2027.
If you’ve been thinking about applying, please do it. Once we’ve chosen our spots, they’re gone. 🤍
And apparently I need you guys to book so Bowie and I can continue our very productive coworking arrangement. 😂
Apply here- https://form.jotform.com/262244799368069?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv0