Our HQLT this month
(high-quality-leisure-time)
ADELE:
Moving bricks for 3 hours in the cemetery for an insect habitat, walking along the canal, reading on a shady bench, deleting social media from my phone, walking past museums and going in them on a whim, sitting in the park and watching the world go by.
INDIA:
Dinner with new London flatmates, swimming in the ponds on Hamstead heath before work with my sister, making tomato salad with homegrown tomatoes, catching up with old friends & finally an in person workout with Body by Ciara after years of online classes.
This month’s guide to being Offline
Try deleting one non-essential social media app this month, and witness how it feels to step back. What do you do with the time you get back instead?
Upcoming offline events
We’re at LUSH FEST 2026! Come to our events in Glasgow, London and Liverpool this September!
What we’re reading
FICTION
The Project, by Annie Lord.
NON-FICTION
Long-form Content
News in the offline world
Labour Forces Through London Data Centre Amid Worst Drought in Decades
Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant
What we’re listening to
Journal Prompt
Write a list of the things you’ve done so far this summer that sparked joy. Then write a list of the things you’d still like to do.
Until next month,
Adele and India x