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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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I grew up greatly disliking anything coconut. I hated the smell and taste of everything associated with it. At the time, I didn’t consider myself a picky eater and would eat almost everything… except coconut. All that changed about 10 years ago when I had my first coconut honey macaroon at a local health food store. […]

August is here and the kids are heading back to school. That means a lot of bloggers are talking about head lice and how to prevent it. These posts are some of the best, most embraced posts for mamas with kids in school because dealing with lice is a chore, and not a fun one. […]

One of my many 2016 goals has been to go plastic-free in the kitchen, and it’s not been an easy transition by any means. I mean, I really love my Ziplock baggies and how convenient they are, but this has been one of those things that’s been coming for a while. It’s the next step in […]

If you’ve been following my Monday Meal Planning series for long, you’ll know that this whole meal planning process doesn’t come easy for me. I’m constantly learning how to do things to make getting healthy dinners on the table easier.  One of the things I struggle with most (besides breakfast) is having certain foods prepared […]

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 […]

It’s that time of the year! The time for the annual Cousin’s Party!  It’s THE event of the summer for our big family. The adults plan for it months in advance, the kids look forward to it all year, and once all is said and done, we all sleep really well! Today, I’d like to […]

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