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Mama Kat Thursday: March Disappointment

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The topic for the Mama Kat blog writing prompt this weeks is, "Share something you learned in March." I've learned that affiliate programs are kind  of like the wolf in Red Riding Hood disguised in Grandma's jammies; they talk a bunch of sweet stuff, but they can bite. I've been buying my seed from Park Seed online for years and decided I'd try signing up for their affiliate program. Since I do a Wednesday Garden blog, I though having an ad from the company I use might be nice for my readers, who might be interested in ordering.  Of course, they use a neutral party ad manager system I had to sign up through and I did describe in great detail that mine is a lifestyle blog covering different topics different days, with gardening being just one topic on Wednesdays. Then I waited with baited breath, afraid my blog wouldn't be judged as suitable. I mean, it's not exclusively gardening. To my great surprise, around the first part of March ...