I have cotton or flannel sheets, depending on the weather. They have to be ironed, and I get my bed changed nearly every day.

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

Over the years, I learned so much from mom. She taught me about the importance of home and history and family and tradition. She also taught me that aging need not mean narrowing the scope of your activities and interests or a diminution of the great pleasures to be had in the everyday.

I love the challenge of starting at zero every day and seeing how much I can accomplish.

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

I was the second of six kids. I wouldn't say we were poor; we had no money. That's different.