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Tag Archives: laundry

WHY DON’T YOU? #248

February 15, 2021by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you get yourself an absurdly big table to use for folding laundry? The themes of my life last year were: adhesives and excavation. I learned how to […]

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advice, art, cooking, Diana Vreeland, health, inspiration, life, Politics, shopping, suggestion, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #238

August 17, 2020by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you clean a room so thoroughly that it startles you? You feel so at peace when your heart races at the sight of what appears to be […]

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advice, clean, Diana Vreeland, inspiration, life, Martha Stewart, suggestion, television, 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? #192

December 10, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you go to the theatre and see whatever is playing? I live close to Des Moines, and there are a surprisingly diverse variety of options. There is […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, inspiration, shopping, suggestion, theater, travel, Why Don't You?, wine

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #141

April 16, 2016by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

LOVE: Downy Wrinkle Release: I don’t mind ironing, but I never do it. It’s nice to have a crisp, clean shirt, but what a pain to haul out the iron […]

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“If you don’t do it, you won’t have done it.” –Patsy Stone

“Things are fine, and life is fine. And life is so much fun. It’s one big movie.” –Joan Rivers

“My only ambition in life is to wear size 28 jeans.” –Karl Lagerfeld

“Buy an atlas and keep it by the bed; remember you can go anywhere.” –Joanna Lumley

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