The picture above is from the cover of her 1982 book “Entertaining,” which I believe is now in it’s 30th printing.

After the last costume post, I just couldn’t help myself. Martha really is one of my heroes. In her book “The Martha Rules,” she talks about mentors in a broad sense. (For example, Martha considers Julia Child a mentor despite the fact that the two did not meet until well into Stewart’s career.) Well, I often find myself looking to Martha for wisdom and, more specifically, to this quote. Is your work based in your passion? Are there people that push you each and every day to work toward building a career/life that is empowering and fulfilling?

To find out who a few more of my “mentors” are, pop over to English Muse where I’m guest-posting this afternoon.

Who are your mentors?