Basement smells bad. Look for cat poops, change litter.

We met financial expectations for the quarter in a difficult economic environment. We also signed a two-year programming agreement with Home & Garden Television to launch two new cable television series, and launched the Martha Stewart Kids magazine These initiatives provide future revenue and earnings growth for the brand and build long-term value for shareholders.

I was a very good cook, and I knew I could build a business.

I can keep learning about all the different technologies. It's my most telling characteristic. I'm interested in trying anything new.

I'm not a sponge exactly, but I find that something I look at is a great opportunity for ideas.

Really try to find a job where it's fun to get up and get out the door, no matter what time.

I record my radio show, and my staff makes me a nice lunch in the kitchen, usually fish - whatever's freshest and line-caught - and a salad. I drink water and herbal tea, a blend of catnip, elderberry, and horehound.