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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? #109

May 23, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you make a batch of no-knead bread, get depressed because of an undiagnosed medical ailment, forget about it for a week and a half as it rises […]

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advice, clothes, Diana Vreeland, Egypt, fashion, inspiration, luxury, Reading

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #146

May 21, 2016by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

LOVE: Time Machine: One of the better decisions I ever made in life was to only buy Apple products. They obviously cost more, but I can hardly contemplate the time […]

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Angela Lansbury, Apple, computer, cooking, eating, eggs, Europe, Eurovision, illness, Murder She Wrote, music

Why Don’t You? #108

May 16, 2016by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

Monday: Why don’t you make perfectly clear ice cubes with boiling hot water? It may sound counterintuitive, but this is the only way to make ice. I was sick to […]

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advice, clothes, Diana Vreeland, DIY, fashion, health, inspiration, money, travel, vacation

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #145

May 15, 2016by Benjamin Phillips 4 Comments

LOVE: Champagne Hunting: Other than gin, there is no alcohol I love more than champagne. It is flawless. I’m obsessed with filling flutes up and staring at the bubbles. Whenever […]

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alcohol, beauty, champagne, Des Moines, hair, Harry Styles, restaurant

Why Don’t You? #107

May 9, 2016by Benjamin Phillips 5 Comments

Monday: Why don’t you set yourself up an emergency “treat yo self” fund? I didn’t do this intentionally, but I had an extra savings account handy for a week of […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, health, interior design, money, shopping

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #144

May 8, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: New Rice Cooker: For ten months of the year for the past six years, I have eaten nothing but brown rice for lunch. It’s not the most thrilling meal, […]

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cooking, food, health, restaurant

Why Don’t You? #106

May 2, 2016by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

Monday: Why don’t you spend some time going through social media and deleting people and groups that don’t bring you happiness? I was appalled the other day when I saw […]

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advice, death, depression, Diana Vreeland, DIY, Egypt, fashion, inspiration, Royal, shopping, travel

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #143

May 1, 2016by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

LOVE: Instagram Maps: I never realized that there was a map feature on Instagram that shows where you take all of your pictures. What a marvelous thing! It doesn’t simply […]

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Beyonce, book, death, Egypt, music, photography, travel

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?

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #142

April 24, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Easily Changed iOS Keyboards: We are so spoiled by the future. We don’t even realize it anymore. I remember being in high school in the computer lab — remember those? — […]

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coffee, future, health, language

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