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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? #126

December 26, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you make a list of your top ten moments of 2016 so that you can reflect on all that’s happened and notice that not every single moment […]

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advice, champagne, Diana Vreeland, inspiration, shoes, shopping, Simple Life, suggestion, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #125

December 19, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you get yourself hypnotized so that you can eradicate your proclivity to procrastinate or whatever else ails you? I can’t imagine how much better my life would […]

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Christmas, cleaning, clothes, procrastination, snow, suggestion, weather, winter

Why Don’t You? #124

December 12, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you spend the weekend as a suburban wine mom? I had the most delightful couple of days staying in Ankeny, sipping on rosé by the fireplace, watching […]

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Why Don’t You? #122

November 21, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you put fresh flowers in every room of your house or apartment or manor or hotel room or tent or wherever it is you live? The first time […]

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advice, book, Diana Vreeland, fitness, inspiration, interior design, shopping, suggestion, travel, walking

Why Don’t You? #121

November 14, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you get Coolsculpting instead of working out? As a skinny fat person (look it up. Very real), I’m obsessed with this. You go to a clinic and […]

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advice, cosmetic surgery, Diana Vreeland, election, Europe, food, Hillary Clinton, suggestion, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #116

October 10, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you keep me in your thoughts and prayers and well wishes at this harrowing junction of my life? I’m not any more ill than usual, and I’m […]

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

Why Don’t You? #112

September 12, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you start a savings account for a vacation home? (I’ve surely suggested this before, but I’m not willing to dive back into a hundred of these posts […]

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advice, beauty, clothes, Diana Vreeland, Egypt, fashion, Harry Styles, inspiration, suggestion, travel, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #110

May 30, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you take up a new hobby like sketching or stitching or something? I have a pant pattern on my desk that I’m dying to try, but I’m […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, dreams, shopping, suggestion, technology, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #105

April 25, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you start pretending you are the star of a reality series? I find that I emulate Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, and the Kardashians a lot. Not the vocal fry […]

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

Why Don’t You? #104

April 18, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you settle your funeral plans now since you never know when you might die? Especially these days. I was thinking a lot about the urn I want […]

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advice, cooking, Diana Vreeland, Ina Garten, inspiration, interior design, shopping, suggestion, Why Don't You?

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