Back in action...for real this time!

Hi blog readers!
Long time no talk, I know I've dropped the ball but I promise I'm back and better than ever. This blog is going to get a huge revamp within the next couple of weeks. I hope to do more vlogs, post weekly blogs about being a little person in an average sized world, my diet and exercise routines, what's on my mind at the moment and anything else you want to read about.

So first things first, an update on life and things in it. A few big things have happened. I became a Zumba instructor as of April 19! If you don't know me on a personal level, I'm obsessed with Zumba and have wanted be an instructor for a long time, but it took a few years to build up the confidence to do it. This Thursday I will be leading my first song which is exciting and terrifying at the same time. Thanks Mark and Aylett for the support!

The second update is a little bit more personal but just as exciting. Being a little person weight has been, continues to be, and will always be a struggle for me to maintain. These past five years have been difficult and around 2 years ago I really started kicking it into gear. And as of last month I can be classified as healthy and of normal weight! When I got the news I couldn't stop grinning; it confirmed that these past 2 years of exercising, cutting out the foods I love, and listening to my mother finally paid off.

In the future of this blog I want to talk a lot more about diet and exercise. Since I started losing weight people have asked me what I've done, and I want to answer.

I'm back and better than ever! Talk to y'all super soon!
-Jillian Ilana

Back in Action!

Hey blogosphere, long time no talk.
Sorry readers for not posting on here in a while but I don't want you to think I've forgotten you. A lot has happened since November when I last posted. I went with the football team to the New Orleans Bowl, saw some friends I haven't seen since I left for the Big Easy, and learned a lot about myself as a college student.

I have struggled with this blog post, I'm not sure what I want to say. All I know is that Rafiki was right. The past can hurt, and you can either run from it or learn from it. After these past couple of weeks I wanted to run, far away. But I'm channeling my inner Simba and learning from it. Things happen to teach us something. It may not be instantly clear but I think I'm starting to realize that bad things happen to show us how strong we really are. No one, LP or AP, deserves what happened to me to happen to them, but at the end of it all I know I am a much stronger student, woman, dwarf and little person because of it.

I plan to update this blog more regularly with meaningful posts like this one and random posts about anything and everything. With spring football starting up, my birthday and Mardi Gras around the corner and a new semester underway I'm sure I'll never be at a loss for words.

Till next time!
-Jillian Ilana