And Now For Something Completely Different!

Hello! Once again it has been quite some time since I posted. My life has been crazy with ups and downs. Unfortunately, gardening had been pushed to the back burner in favor of emotional and financial survival. Speaking of which... I have a new perspective on money and just how much it can impact our lives, but also, just how little it really matters!

Such an illusion! *rolls eyes* But, sadly, in order to play Monopoly, you have to play along with the pretend money. Like it or not, we need a few green floppy papers with ugly faces to trade for things we don't yet produce for ourselves. It has become a new challenge of mine to not only earn a little more, but to spend (and waste)  a lot less. After all, if one can save $300 a month, isn't that like getting a $300 raise?
Also, during my time of silence I have been thinking about my post a couple spots back about how I was going to make some money with my blog.  I found my solution!  :) 

Drum roll.........

I am going to begin writing a Magazine!  :D    *party and fanfare noise*

Qwatra Magazine will be a quarterly magazine featuring all kinds of stuff, just like on my blog. Herbs, gardening, sustainability, raising farm animals, household tips, homesteading, survival tips, canning, nature and wildlife, and who knows!  It's my magazine and I will write about whatever pops into my head! :D  I am thinking I will make each issue available online to download for a one-time flat fee (saving trees :) yay
). And also available to order in print for a larger fee (doesn't save trees :( boo).  I have not decided completely what I will allow for advertising in the magazine. On the one hand, it would be nice to make a bit more money, but on the other hand, I don't want to promote something I don't absolutely believe in. One thing for sure is I want my magazine to contain useful and interesting information, not a bunch of fluffy ads promoting plastic poisonous crap made on the other side of the planet! I can promise right now that if you see something I promote or recommend, it is something I use myself. I'm super excited and can't wait to get started! So keep your eyes open for the first issue of Qwatra Magazine!