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Category Archives: sleep

WHY DON’T YOU? #249

February 23, 2021by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Mars is 292.5 million miles away and they got there while taking a space selfie, but I have to use my car’s GPS to find even the most obvious gas station. What a strange and wonderful Universe we live in.

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advice, Diana Vreeland, fitness, health, inspiration, interior design, Joanna Lumley, sleep, suggestion, travel, tv, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #215

November 19, 2019by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday:Why don’t you commission an artist to paint a recreation of your favorite painting in the Louvre or from whatever museum you haunt? I’ve long been enchanted by David With […]

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advice, art, book, design, Diana Vreeland, inspiration, interior decorating, life, Reading, sleep, suggestion, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #248

November 15, 2019by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

LOVE:Everything Harry Styles Does: So, unless you live under a rock — and I take umbrage with that saying. What on Earth does that mean? Who would live under a […]

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design, Harry Styles, interior design, life, Mexico City, music, shopping, sleep

WHY DON’T YOU #184

October 1, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you get the latest surgery I’m obsessed over? It’s called MiraDry and it uses microwave rays to decimate the sweat glands in your armpits. Isn’t it wonderful […]

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advice, bed, cosmetic surgery, Diana Vreeland, election, inspiration, life, money, sad, sleep, 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?

WHY DON’T YOU? #166

February 12, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you study “invisible diseases” to try and understand the suffering some people go through? You know I have Multiple Sclerosis, and I honestly feel healthier than ever, […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, inspiration, multiple sclerosis, sleep, suggestion, television, travel, weather, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #163

January 22, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you run away and treat yourself to some peace and quiet? I go through these cycles every year — usually in the middle of winter and the […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, health, inspiration, language, mental health, shopping, sleep, suggestion, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #154

November 6, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you subscribe to all the magazines you admire at the airport bookshop but refuse to buy because they cost far too much? I’ve discovered that you can […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, Egyptology, inspiration, language, life, Reading, sleep, suggestion

WHY DON’T YOU? #148

September 18, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you schedule your day to ensure you receive eight hours of sleep? I’m laughing at myself for writing this because I literally never do. But last night, […]

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advice, death, Diana Vreeland, fashion, health, Hillary Clinton, inspiration, life, multiple sclerosis, sleep, suggestion, television

Why Don’t You? #129

January 23, 2017by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

Monday: Why don’t you get a little coffee machine for your bedroom and hook up all of your lamps to a timer and then have the television programmed to come […]

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

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