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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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This week began just like any other ordinary week at home — our days filled with homeschool lessons, online wellness work, housework to-dos, and plenty of meals to make, and while the majority of our weekly rhythm remained the same, there was a bit of expectation and excitement surrounding the coming 4th of July weekend. […]

In between homeschooling, housekeeping, and online work, weekly meal prep is one of those constant tasks to keep up with here at Wild Rose Cottage! Is it that way at your home too? In this week’s vlog, I’m showing you my 2-week Aldi and Misfits Markets hauls, my weekly meal plan, some home projects Dean […]

I love holidays and festive celebrations, and St. Patrick’s Day is one of my favorites. I think I say this every time I talk about a holiday, though. LOL! As a homeschool mom, I like to talk about the festive day with my kids, discussing how it came to be, what it represents, and various […]

I’ve been eating (or is it drinking) a lot of smoothies lately, and so today, I thought I’d share three summer breakfast smoothie recipes with you that I’ve been rotating through here recently. These recipes are all quite different from one another so you won’t have to worry about your breakfast tasting the same day […]

You know, there are just some days that are harder than others. Am I right, or am I right? When rough days come my way, and they’re sure to come, I often think of little things I can do the make my day brighter. You know, little things that bring little pieces of light and […]

A couple of years ago, I put together some end-of-the-month blog posts called “Things I Love” where I shared 5-6 things I loved from the past month. You know, things like books, holidays, trips, products, etc. that I wanted to remember and also share with you. From time to time, I think about bringing those […]

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