by Julie Cymek | September 3, 2019 | Julie's Corner | 0 Comments

Something crazy happened in my friend’s parents’ kitchen about 20 years ago. I mean, it wasn’t really crazy. It was actually quite boring. But I will always remember it. Here’s why: I was in college at the time. My best friend’s parents lived in Columbia MD. I went...

by Julie Cymek | May 8, 2019 | Julie's Corner | 1 Comment

Annapolis lost a good one. One of the best ones, in fact. Death sure is a bummer (although we will all experience it). But it REALLY hurts when one of the best ones leaves us too soon. Jeni Parris Brady gave without expecting anything in return. She didn’t want the...

by Julie Cymek | November 15, 2018 | Julie's Corner | 1 Comment

The holidays are coming. Whether we like them or not! Here are some tips on how to survive and stay healthy: We might as well try to find some things about the holidays that we enjoy, cuz we can't fight the calendar. If you don't enjoy anything about the holidays,...

by Julie Cymek | October 4, 2018 | Julie's Corner | 2 Comments

I love vegetables. Everyone knows I love vegetables. (Oh, you didn't know? I love them!! I'm a health/nutrition coach, in fact.) I love talking to other people who love vegetables. I could talk about them for days! Their beautiful colors, their deliciousness, the...

by Julie Cymek | September 21, 2018 | Julie's Corner | 2 Comments

“He/she was sexually assaulted years ago? Why the heck didn’t they report it?!” [This is NOT a blog about Kavanaugh. I had these thoughts months ago, before I knew the guy existed.] Are you honestly wondering why people don't report abuse? Or are you judging? If you...

by Julie Cymek | June 29, 2018 | Julie's Corner | 7 Comments

I had my weekly band email all ready to send and then yesterday, the Annapolis shooting happened. I was glued to Facebook for an hour or so, and saw over 100 FB friends mark themselves safe. People commenting and asking "have you heard from so and so?" Very surreal....

by Julie Cymek | June 19, 2018 | Julie's Corner | 2 Comments

If you are on Facebook, you might have seen that some birds built a nest in our wreath a few months ago. They laid some eggs and we watched them hatch and grow, and eventually fly away. It was wild! For the first week, we'd see another tiny egg almost every day. Then...

by Julie Cymek | June 13, 2018 | Julie's Corner | 0 Comments

We screw up. Sometimes a lot, sometimes a little. Some more than others! But it's ok; it's totally human. It's bound to happen. So what do we do when it does happen?? Let me back up by asking a question. Has someone ever burned you pretty bad? Like, super obvious?...

by admin | May 24, 2018 | Julie's Corner | 2 Comments

[photo by Angela Noblett] There is something about me that most people don’t know. In fact, when I tell them, they think I’m joking. I figured it was time to come clean. You know what really freaks me out? The stage. Yup that’s right! I get stage fright. Not every...

by admin | April 18, 2018 | Julie's Corner | 9 Comments

Why do I have a chicken purse named Magerk? Many of you might recognize my friend Magerk. He is my chicken purse. Why the cluck do I carry around a chicken purse?! Is it to get attention? Is it to divert the attention away from me and onto something else? Is it...