"That Mom!"

I never thought I would be that mom... you know the overbearing mom?

well, it is a busy time right now. We are touring schools, trying to find the best
kindergarden we can for little B next year. In our city, we can send our kid anywhere....
there is a lottery... and I am in School Tour Hell. I think I found one I love, but we are not in the
school 'area.'
G and I are considering a move there. Is that crazy? all for an elementary school?
Then, B is in swim lessons, and he has been in the little kid class for so long. I want him
to move up... I aggressively asked the teacher to 'push' b a little harder. Is that lame?
should I let him work at his own pace, even if he is capable of more?

UGH! such big decisions! I just want the best for noodle :)

Wings!

The lululemon grand opening party was a hit. It was very swanky. For those of you who do not know, the store I am an ambassador for opened last weekend with record sales. Then on thursday they had a huge private party. Open Bar, fancy h'orderves, and three platforms with people doing yoga on them, all dressed as angels. I was one of those.
It was a huge success and most people were very sweet to me... telling me I looked beautiful and the yoga was great... others, well, not so nice, but whatever.

Miss and love to you all.
Oh, if I have not posted since, the half marathon was great too. 2hrs and 48 seconds. That is how long it took me. Not too shabby.

Looking forward to the holidays. Miss you all.
jl

My Yoga Story

so a reporter called me to write a story about how yoga changed my life. Here it is....

Yogalife Yoga Stories
By Christine Chen, Yogalife Student

Recently, her son, Ben, asked Santa for some Mala beads for Christmas. At that moment, Jenniferlyn Chiemingo, Yogalife instructor and student, said to herself, “I love my life. I made all the right decisions.”

This is just one of many yoga stories surrounding us at Yogalife.

“People don’t realize they have a choice. But they do,” Jenniferlyn told me recently. Several years ago, she and her husband were struggling to have a baby, and they just couldn’t conceive, no matter how hard they tried. The doctors said there was no reason for this, except that there must be a lot of stress in her life.

And it was true. For ten years, Jenniferlyn worked as a journalist, a Type-A overachiever who bulldozed people to get things done on deadline.

“My husband couldn’t call me at work. He told me I was terrible,” she said. “I was angry, could not sleep, had lock jaw, etc. My mom sent me to yoga for the meditation. I wasn’t sleeping. I wasn’t getting pregnant. I was miserable. I tried the meditation, and I found myself thinking – I’m so happy here. It fed my soul. And I thought, I have to change my life.”

“It’s work to change your life. You have to give up the ego and make choices that are better. It was yoga that helped me figure it out. I think I was better able to prioritize.”

About five years ago, Jenniferlyn enrolled in yoga teacher training and she and her husband moved away from her old job in the high-priced Bay Area to Seattle for his new job and a better quality of life. Almost immediately after these changes, Jenniferlyn found out she was pregnant.

“Everybody says how much your mind affects your body, but we have no idea. I took yoga teacher training while I was pregnant. It was the most amazing experience. Ben loved the chanting when he was in the womb.”

Now at age four, Ben has created his own yoga pose. Although there’s no official name for it, she and others at Yogalife call it “The Bumblebee”.

Endless stories of yoga’s impact flow through our yoga community each day. It’s our goal to share them with you here for a moment of inspiration.
Namaste.

Fall Festivities

Hi all..

yeah yeah, I have been bad! no updates and I know some really dedicated folks still read so here goes.



*I have the Seattle Half Marathon in one week. I am actually excited. 15-thousand people do the marathon and half marathon so the energy and excitement is awesome! I am running with my friend Crystal again... it will be a great great time.



*Lululemon's Grand opening is approaching. I will be in a Seattle Weekly ad in the next couple weeks and I will be doing 'yoga demos' in the store window for one of the grand opening days. On the HUGE grand opening party they are dressing me up like an angel, makeup and all and I will do demos in the store. Crazy!



*G's new job is going great. He is a VP and is making great money. The commute is rough, but he is dealing.



*we plan to buy our first house after the first of the year. I cannot believe it. It is so exciting. We plan to stay in the city, may even get a townhouse. :)



*B is doing great in school. I have now pre registered him for kindergarden next year. I seriously cannot believe time is going by so fast.



*I have a trip to San Fran planned in a couple weeks. Cannot wait to see Steph.



*Then In Feb - a trip to Boston... to see Kerry and my sis.



Lots of excitement. Love to you all!
JL

I am horrible at this....

I have so many dedicated readers of my blog - please forgive me. I am so terrible at keeping this up to date!

As most of you know by now, I had my photoshoot for the Lululemon Ads. Here is a preview:

also I will likely be used for their Seattle weekly ad... soon! Yay.

B is in school four days a week now. just half days. I am training hard for my half marathon in November. Work at Rain is going well... just busy and lots of clients. Which is good!

Tonight G and I are celebrating 8-years of marriage. Our anniversary is tuesday. Wow. It goes by so fast in some ways, other ways... not so much ;)

love to you all!

Photo Shoot week!

Hi all...
this is a huge week! So much going on... so much. B is back in school this week, he is so excited. But really acting very spoiled ... GRRRRR... only children. Need to nip that one in the bud!

Anyways, tomorrow I have my Lululemon fitting, then Friday I get glammed up and Saturday at sunrise, I have my photoshoot. They will take pictures of me in their clothes at a specific location. Then those pictures will be in the store... and MAY be used for their advertisements. WHoo HOoo! Plus I get to use the pics for myself!

Also, saturday I am participating in the Global Mala Project. It is yoga in action... on world peace day. I will be doing 108 sun salutations with thousands of people AROUND the WORLD!

Hey, B invented a yoga pose... I swear! It is called the 'Bumblebee" and is downdog with one leg up off the ground and one arm. It is really hard. I have been teaching it in class... and gave him credit. Then, the owner of a huge yoga studio in Seattle asked me about it... I told him, now he will teach it and give B credit. Pretty cool huh?

Gotta run... b is awake! Love! Love!

New Piercing... Fall Approaching

Hi all -
so I got my nose piercing back. I love it. G is not so crazy about it, but well, I did it for me anyways. Hopefully it will be a bit easier than last time :)
I will have to post a pic next time... I got it on the left side this time, really cute.
Fall is approaching, we are getting B ready for school, hard to believe summer is closing up.
My photoshoot for lululemon is 9/22. I am so excited.
We are going camping next weekend, one last hurrah.
Oh, news at work... my boss stepped down and now I have a 21 year old boss! Crazy. Whatever. I just keep my head down and do my job... try to stay out of the drama.
That's all for now... love to you all.