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

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Why Don’t You? #46

September 29, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

I’ve run out of my stash of Diana Vreeland portraits, so I’m going to start these posts with a picture of ME for you. From the depths of my selfie […]

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advice, art, cooking, Diana Vreeland, dreams, inspiration, Julia Child, shopping, Why Don't You?, work

Why Don’t You? #45

September 22, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you start consuming five lemons every day? They’re wonderfully good for you and so delicious. When I have extras hanging around — which admittedly is not often […]

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advice, art, clothes, Diana Vreeland, fashion, health, inspiration, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #42

September 1, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 3 Comments

Monday: Why don’t you take a day or two to fix up your shoes? I don’t know anybody who regularly brushes or polishes their footwear, and I think that’s awfully […]

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advice, cosmetic surgery, Diana Vreeland, fashion, garden, hair, inspiration, shoes, suggestion, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You #41

August 25, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I do hope you enjoyed all of my travel posts. They’re my absolute favorite thing to write and I hope to do loads more of them in the future. You’re […]

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

Why Don’t You? #39

June 16, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you spend an afternoon deep cleaning all of your windows? I’ve been meaning to do this for a while, but I think I shall soon. It’s so […]

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advice, cleaning, Diana Vreeland, inspiration, interior design, life, television, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #37

June 2, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you stop buying bottles of juice and dedicate yourself entirely to juicing? I have a citrus juicer and I always forget how simple and tasty the fresh […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, food, garden, health, inspiration, life, travel, vacation, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #35

May 19, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you back up all of your pictures to some online service so that you never lose them? All of mine are currently on Flickr, which is a […]

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advice, animals, couture, Diana Vreeland, fashion, food, inspiration, money, pet, photography, shopping, technology, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #34

May 12, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you write a complaint letter to the writers of Saturday Night Live and demand that they stop putting a game show skit in EVERY EPISODE? I’m so […]

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advice, career, Diana Vreeland, Disney, Disney World, Eurovision, inspiration, Met Gala, music, sleep, television, work

Why Don’t You? #33

May 5, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you visit your local greenhouse and buy all sorts of interesting herbs and flowers? There is a new one near me and I can’t wait to fill […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, garden, health, inspiration, shopping, spring, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #32

April 28, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

Monday: Why don’t you investigate how to best use the public transportation in your life? I don’t live in a city, so this doesn’t apply to me, but so many […]

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advice, clothes, Diana Vreeland, Dolly Parton, fashion, inspiration, transportation, trip, Why Don't You?

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