By: Jillian Kramer My friend set her tools on the countertop and went to town: She unscrewed the hinges from her kitchen cabinets and set the doors on the floor. She removed opaque and label-laden boxes of pasta and granola from the shelves and replaced them with clear jars and canisters. She swapped mismatched dishes for a monochromatic, ... read more
What do you do if you're someone that cleans her home, makes a minimal effort to live green, is conscious of the health effects produced by the products they use, is perhaps at least somewhat hyperaware that the price of household cleaners is ridiculous and is into homeopathy? The answer is you become a devotee of nature's tools. Lemon, ... read more
I have a love/hate relationship with water. I need it always, desire it sometimes but when I've been busy working at jobs (never an apartmentjeanie job, of course) without access to a cooler, faucet or preferably bottled water, it’s impossible to even focus on water consumption. Ok, so I can be a little melodramatic, but it can be a chore to drink ... read more
My sister has lived abroad with her adorable family for the past 6 years. We speak over the phone daily but that doesn't take away from any excitement I feel when they're in NYC. This summer I'll be hosting part of the Profeta family for a month. This brings me to ponder what it really means to host them. I'm not the most attentive host that ... read more
What a difference a year makes! 12 months ago I didn’t have a business coach, much less knew why I would need one. A year ago, I had never metmy VA (virtual assistant to those unfamiliar with the initials) in person although she had access to every password, checking account and my social security number. Before May 2014, I had never been in the ... read more
My home is tightly edited. I have an absurd amount of collections & possessions, but I feel quite strongly about the purpose they serve. However this uber organization doesn’t prevent me from recognizing when it is time to let go of the past and knowing how to document it for its future. Atop my microwave sits a display of tiny toys, ... read more
This month I did something completely uncharacteristic - I vacationed in the same location 2x. The fact that I repeated a travel destination more than 2x ever is unheard of much less in the same calendar year. I'm completely enamored by Charleston's mix of colorful history, inventive cuisine & tattooed mixologists. New & old blend ... read more
It has been an obscenely long time since I posted. To say I've been busy with client work is an understatement, but I wasn't too busy to have the rare opportunity to observe this woman deliberate over the merits of my recently discarded tv stand. (It had been striped it of all its crafty charm prior to leaving it in the building's trash ... read more
I have extolled the mastery of the nail technicians at Sakura Nail Spa in New York City in previous posts and their creative application never ceases to amaze. Around last Christmas, my manicurist of many years showed an Instagram image of my beloved bulldog, Little Bit to a visiting technician from the Tokyo location. He (yes, that is correct ... read more
Although my incredibly talented graphic artist, Cody of Loki Loki is the pregnant one, I feel like I've just given birth to a beautifully healthy baby. The new & much improved photojeanie|apartmentjeanie|partyjeanie site is so gorgeous, accessible & informative that I can barely stop looking at it. I feel like a proud parent who just ... read more
