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

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Category Archives: dreams

MEXICO CITY: Casa de las Flores

May 1, 2020by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Each day in Mexico City was a revelation for me. I learned something new about the culture, about myself, or about alternative ways to live. I eagerly look forward to […]

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culture, dreams, health, life, Metro, mexico, Mexico City, shopping, travel, vacation

WHY DON’T YOU? #225

April 6, 2020by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you make a quarantine resolution? It’s like a New Year’s Resolution except that it doesn’t come with the misery of lasting for the entirety of a year. […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, dreams, fashion, hair, inspiration, music, Reading, resolution, suggestion, travel, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #220

February 17, 2020by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday:Why don’t you you plan a trip to attend something that will surely go down in history books? It’s not always possible to plan for this as world events tend […]

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advice, cleaning, Diana Vreeland, dreams, inspiration, shopping, suggestion, travel, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #211

October 7, 2019by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

Monday: Why don’t you teach me how to make a smoothie? I didn’t think this would be the most challenging culinary task of my life, but it has turned out […]

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advice, cooking, Diana Vreeland, dreams, health, inspiration, life, suggestion, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #206

June 17, 2019by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you figure out what my recurring dream means? All my life I’ve had dreams about multiple tornadoes in the distance, slowly and inexorably approaching my house in […]

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advice, Chanel, cleaning, cooking, Diana Vreeland, dreams, inspiration, life, shopping, suggestion, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #195

February 4, 2019by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you spend the entire week in bed under a heated blanked since the polar vortex is descending once again? The windchill is supposed to be a balmy […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, dreams, fashion, inspiration, Paris, shopping, suggestion, weather, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU #187

October 22, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

  Monday: Why don’t you start a dream journal? In my early 20s, I’d scribble out my dreams each morning with more dedication than I’ve ever shown to anything before […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, dreams, election, fitness, health, inspiration, suggestion, travel, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #176

March 25, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Schitt’s Creek: Ever since Netflix was stupid enough to remove every episode of Murder, She Wrote, I have been lost and cast adrift. My life had less purpose without […]

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Broadway, dreams, Honey Boo Boo, Joanna Lumley, New York CIty, shopping, television

Why Don’t You? #135

March 20, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you slather yourself in coconut oil, turn on the fireplace, and sleep for fourteen hours? Everybody needs pampered once in awhile. So, save yourself some coins and […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, dreams, food, inspiration, restaurant, suggestion, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #127

January 9, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you keep a little box of raisins in your cupboard? These are most certainly not for eating because there is no reason that any human being should […]

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advice, Anna Wintour, clothes, Diana Vreeland, documentary, dreams, future, inspiration, movie, suggestion, Tea

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