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Welcome to the Growing Up Herbal Journal where you'll find information on herbal education, recipes, tutorials, natural living tips and tricks, and behind the scenes glimpses of how I live life naturally.

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So here we are again, at the end of another month, and what a month it’s been. It’s been a busy one for me. How about you? Can you believe a quarter of 2017 is almost over? I’m almost afraid to look back to see what I’ve accomplished during this first quarter. I often feel […]

Things I Love: March 2017 | Growing Up Herbal | Some things I loved in March were an herbal tea for healthy veins, starting my 2017 reading challenge, celebrating St. Patrick's Day, healthy breakfast cookies, and painting planters for spring plants! Come check it out!

I can’t believe it’s aready time for another Things I Love post! February is almost over, and March is just around the corner. I don’t know about you, but although I always look forward to winter, I ALWAYS look forward to spring. Warmer days, flowers blooming, birds chirping, playing outside… I can’t wait! Anyway, I’m […]

Things I Love: February 2017 | Growing Up Herbal | Today, I'm sharing 5 of my favorite things from the past month! Check it out!

So yesterday, I told you all about the Ultimate Healthy Living Bundle that the Ultimate Bundles team has put together this year. If you haven’t read that post yet, be sure to check it out here as it provides a lot of details about the awesome stuff in the bundle. Today, I want to take […]

(Sings) Oh where, oh where has my front yard gone? Oh where, oh where can it be? With it’s green, green grass, and it’s room to play, Oh where, oh where can it be? Y’all. My yard. I mean… just look at it. It’s pitiful, I tell ya! Just plain pitiful. Do I have a vision […]

Hey, mama! Have you had a great July? I sure have! It’s been a busy and hot one, that’s for sure! I can’t believe school is starting up again so soon. I don’t even feel like we’ve had a summer break! Sure we’ve been busy doing lots of things, but since we homeschool, we don’t really […]

Have you ever gone hiking on a whim and wound up with crazy sore leg muscles the next day? I’m not necessarily talking about a hard hike, either, although those will contribute to sore muscles. I’m talking about easy ones too.  Unfortunately, no matter how easy your hike is, if you don’t walk or hike […]

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