Danica Lo / Personal: Before coffee thoughts: What a mess this week

November 12, 2015

Before coffee thoughts: What a mess this week

In a cab heading to an all-day offsite. What a week it's been—every work day this week has started at 6 or 7 in the morning (insert wide-eyed emoji here)—and it's only Thursday.

Whenever I get super-overwhelmed, stressed, or frustrated, I always think of this, written by Edward St. Aubyn in one of the (amazing, brilliant) Patrick Melrose novels:

Observe everything. Always think for yourself. Never let other people make important decisions for you.

Hi there!

Currently I'm the Chief Content Officer at Tatler in Asia, based in Hong Kong and working across eight markets in the region, including mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. Previously, I was, in New York, the Digital Director at Food & Wine, the Digital Director at WWD, the Digital Editor at Large at Glamour, the Executive Editor at Epicurious, the Founding National Editor of Racked, and, way back in the day, a Plus-Size Model signed to Wilhelmina. I'm the author of 'How Not to Look Fat,' which was published by HarperCollins, and a Dartmouth, Oxford, and Central Saint Martins alum.