Photo: Ruven AfanadorMartha Stewartis booked and busy — and she likes it that way.The celebrity cook, who just landed ahighly covetedSports Illustrated Swimsuitcover for 2023, tells PEOPLE that working makes her happy.“There’s no relaxing really going on,” she says of her lifestyle, which includes writing dozens of cookbooks, filming countless shows and partnering with the brands she loves on projects she enjoys.At 81, she doesn’t want to slow down — and retirement isn’t in her future.“There’s no reason to retire,” she shares. “I can write sitting down, I can dictate lying down if I have to. I can do any number of things in different places in different ways.“Ruven Afanador/ SPORTS ILLUSTRATEDIn her free time, Stewart says she likes to do things like “planning the next garden, weeding the borders, running to find some more trees for another project,” which is all relaxing for her, despite still being hard work.Her busy schedule may be dizzying for others, but to her, it’s what she’s grown used to after so many years as a businesswoman and entrepreneur.“That’s not what my life is about,” she says of the idea of taking time off. “My life is about doing things and learning things and teaching things.“Ruven AfanadorHer project for the immediate future — now that she’s officially shown off herSports Illustrated Swimsuitcover — is the release of her 100th book. It’ll include 100 of her favorite dishes and the “evolution of recipes” in her life, she shares.“We have beautiful photographs, historic photographs from over the years of the dishes and how they’ve changed,” she tells PEOPLE. “It just shows how, over the years, things have changed in presentation, dishes and glassware even. It’s sort of curious!“RELATED VIDEO: Martha Stewart and Jamie Oliver Bake together inMartha CooksSeason 2Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Stewart is also hard at work on her Roku Channel cooking show,Martha Cooks. In the show — which only aired the first season in the fall of 2022 — theMartha Stewart Livingfounder invites friends and family into her farmhouse in Bedford, New York, to prepare herfavorite recipes.She’s also hostedMartha GardensandMartha Holidayson Roku where she shows off her other passions for homemaking. Last month, she earned three Daytime Emmy nominations for her Roku Channel shows. She got a nod for outstanding culinary series forMartha Cooks, one for outstanding instructional/how-to program forMartha Gardensand another for outstanding daytime program host for her work onMartha Gardens.
Photo: Ruven Afanador
Martha Stewartis booked and busy — and she likes it that way.The celebrity cook, who just landed ahighly covetedSports Illustrated Swimsuitcover for 2023, tells PEOPLE that working makes her happy.“There’s no relaxing really going on,” she says of her lifestyle, which includes writing dozens of cookbooks, filming countless shows and partnering with the brands she loves on projects she enjoys.At 81, she doesn’t want to slow down — and retirement isn’t in her future.“There’s no reason to retire,” she shares. “I can write sitting down, I can dictate lying down if I have to. I can do any number of things in different places in different ways.“Ruven Afanador/ SPORTS ILLUSTRATEDIn her free time, Stewart says she likes to do things like “planning the next garden, weeding the borders, running to find some more trees for another project,” which is all relaxing for her, despite still being hard work.Her busy schedule may be dizzying for others, but to her, it’s what she’s grown used to after so many years as a businesswoman and entrepreneur.“That’s not what my life is about,” she says of the idea of taking time off. “My life is about doing things and learning things and teaching things.“Ruven AfanadorHer project for the immediate future — now that she’s officially shown off herSports Illustrated Swimsuitcover — is the release of her 100th book. It’ll include 100 of her favorite dishes and the “evolution of recipes” in her life, she shares.“We have beautiful photographs, historic photographs from over the years of the dishes and how they’ve changed,” she tells PEOPLE. “It just shows how, over the years, things have changed in presentation, dishes and glassware even. It’s sort of curious!“RELATED VIDEO: Martha Stewart and Jamie Oliver Bake together inMartha CooksSeason 2Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Stewart is also hard at work on her Roku Channel cooking show,Martha Cooks. In the show — which only aired the first season in the fall of 2022 — theMartha Stewart Livingfounder invites friends and family into her farmhouse in Bedford, New York, to prepare herfavorite recipes.She’s also hostedMartha GardensandMartha Holidayson Roku where she shows off her other passions for homemaking. Last month, she earned three Daytime Emmy nominations for her Roku Channel shows. She got a nod for outstanding culinary series forMartha Cooks, one for outstanding instructional/how-to program forMartha Gardensand another for outstanding daytime program host for her work onMartha Gardens.
Martha Stewartis booked and busy — and she likes it that way.
The celebrity cook, who just landed ahighly covetedSports Illustrated Swimsuitcover for 2023, tells PEOPLE that working makes her happy.
“There’s no relaxing really going on,” she says of her lifestyle, which includes writing dozens of cookbooks, filming countless shows and partnering with the brands she loves on projects she enjoys.
At 81, she doesn’t want to slow down — and retirement isn’t in her future.
“There’s no reason to retire,” she shares. “I can write sitting down, I can dictate lying down if I have to. I can do any number of things in different places in different ways.”
Ruven Afanador/ SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
In her free time, Stewart says she likes to do things like “planning the next garden, weeding the borders, running to find some more trees for another project,” which is all relaxing for her, despite still being hard work.
Her busy schedule may be dizzying for others, but to her, it’s what she’s grown used to after so many years as a businesswoman and entrepreneur.
“That’s not what my life is about,” she says of the idea of taking time off. “My life is about doing things and learning things and teaching things.”
Ruven Afanador
Her project for the immediate future — now that she’s officially shown off herSports Illustrated Swimsuitcover — is the release of her 100th book. It’ll include 100 of her favorite dishes and the “evolution of recipes” in her life, she shares.
“We have beautiful photographs, historic photographs from over the years of the dishes and how they’ve changed,” she tells PEOPLE. “It just shows how, over the years, things have changed in presentation, dishes and glassware even. It’s sort of curious!”
RELATED VIDEO: Martha Stewart and Jamie Oliver Bake together inMartha CooksSeason 2
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Stewart is also hard at work on her Roku Channel cooking show,Martha Cooks. In the show — which only aired the first season in the fall of 2022 — theMartha Stewart Livingfounder invites friends and family into her farmhouse in Bedford, New York, to prepare herfavorite recipes.
She’s also hostedMartha GardensandMartha Holidayson Roku where she shows off her other passions for homemaking. Last month, she earned three Daytime Emmy nominations for her Roku Channel shows. She got a nod for outstanding culinary series forMartha Cooks, one for outstanding instructional/how-to program forMartha Gardensand another for outstanding daytime program host for her work onMartha Gardens.
source: people.com
