Welcome to Offline Time! This newsletter is ideated, written, and edited by me, Lee Tilghman.
According to the New York Times, I embodied “wellness culture itself”. In 2013, I started posting healthy recipes and my fitness journey. Within a few years, I’d moved to LA and was a full-time influencer, partnering with brands and sharing my daily life on Instagram.
I shared all about self-care, being true to yourself, and living authentically.
I woke up one morning in 2019, and I couldn’t go on. Social media and sharing my life in this capacity no longer felt authentic.
So I left.
I lost sponsors, management, 200,000 followers and a 6-figure salary almost overnight.
People asked me for years to come, “how could you ever walk away from that career?”
But I knew I had to figure out who I was at the core. I swore off social media for years and tried to pretend it didn’t exist. But it felt so black and white.
So, I started this newsletter as a way to share again: the lessons, stories, insights, and tidbits I’ve picked up along the way. I realized: I love to share. It’s part of who I am. “It’d be impossible for you to lead a quiet life,” my mother said to me. ANds she’s right!
I’m still sharing online, but at the end of the day, what I value most is offline time. It roots me and grounds me.
Weekly Schedule
Every week, you get something.
Tuesday or Thursday (paid subscribers only):
Long-form deep-dive covering topics such as post-wellness self care, why I stopped using fluoride, things I like to save money on, why I froze my eggs, and the Dear Lee advice column
Sunday (all subscribers):
Every Sunday morning, you’ll receive a list of 10 Offline Things I Did This Week. This list holds the little joys, realizations, and spontaneous acts that filled my heart and connected me to the world around me. From quirky adventures like making a single-person cookie cake to deeper moments like planning a Friendsgiving soirée or doing breathwork on the subway, this list invites you to pause, reflect, and find beauty in the offline moments of life.
Paid Subscriptions
A paid subscription costs you $5/month or $50 a year and grants you full access to the Offline Time archive. You’ll also:
be the first to see my book cover
be the first to get access to any announcements/events
be able to directly respond to my emails
Your paid subscription helps support me in writing this newsletter—and it’ll also just give you some really good content you can’t find anywhere else on the ‘net.
I hope you’ll join us!
A little more about me:
I’ve been blogging since I was 18. You might have followed me since then (if so, hi; we’re celebrating 16 years together). My previous blogs were For the Love of Peanut Butter (2008-2009) and Lee From America (2013-2020).
I love food, wellness, dogs, cooking, interiors, creeks, and dresses.
I was born and raised along the beaches of Connecticut. Now I live in Brooklyn where I enjoy biking, meandering through the local parks, running, reading, cooking, and hanging out with my dog.
