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My life, as Amelia Edwards once said, is the "satisfaction of a purposeless curiosity."

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Category Archives: clean

WHY DON’T YOU? #258

July 26, 2021by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you get driving gloves for the lawn mower? You know, like my never-met-idol Karl lagerfeld always wore? They truly make it more comfortable to drive the bumpy […]

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advice, clean, Diana Vreeland, education, inspiration, Karl Lagerfeld, language, suggestion, television, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #238

August 17, 2020by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you clean a room so thoroughly that it startles you? You feel so at peace when your heart races at the sight of what appears to be […]

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advice, clean, Diana Vreeland, inspiration, life, Martha Stewart, suggestion, television, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #244

October 5, 2019by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Echo Wall Clock: I have become obsessed with smart devices as you may remember from my insane post about smart lights from IKEA. I’m madly and absolutely in love […]

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Amazon, clean, cleaning, Politics, shopping

WHY DON’T YOU #188

October 29, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you try a food you are absolutely sure you want to have absolutely nothing to do with? All my life I have been enraged at the idea […]

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advice, clean, cleaning, Diana Vreeland, diet, fitness, food, inspiration, seasonal depression, suggestion, weight, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU #179

May 28, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you have your DNA analyzed? I know we’ve discussed this before, but it’s been such fun. Many people aren’t completely sold on the science yet and different […]

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advice, car, clean, Diana Vreeland, diet, garden, inspiration, language, suggestion, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU #177

May 14, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you spend the day deep cleaning your house? I like to think that I keep everything fairly neat and tidy, but I was quite horrified at how […]

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advice, clean, Diana Vreeland, emotions, health, inspiration, language, sleep, suggestion, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #214

April 14, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

The best part of learning is that it’s never over, you know, and when you start looking into one thing, you discover an entire world that should have been in your face the entire time.

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baking, beauty, book, clean, David Lebovitz, Egypt, fashion, film, future, life, Paris

WHY DON’T YOU? #173

April 9, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you go to the doctor when you’re sick? One would think I would have learned my lesson when I preached this in my Multiple Sclerosis article. But […]

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advice, clean, Diana Vreeland, diet, health, illness, inspiration, procrastination, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #171

March 26, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you pretend you never treat yourself and treat yourself? I just discovered that there’s a gorgeous little exhibition going on at the Oriental Institute until the end […]

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advice, clean, Diana Vreeland, elegance, food, inspiration, life, suggestion, trip, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You #25

February 24, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you spend the day tossing out all the unnecessary flotsam and jetsam you’ve accumulated in your home? If it serves no purpose, toss it or donate it […]

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clean, clothes, cocktail, cooking, design, Diana Vreeland, fashion, shopping, spring clean, vanity, Why Don't You?

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