tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15645775664931112342012-01-16T10:57:20.420-06:00Author. Freelance Writer. Speaker. Artist. Health Nut. Tennis Fanatic. Wife. Mother of Five.Gina Carrollnoreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564577566493111234.post-79362680019924766722011-12-30T10:08:00.000-06:002012-01-12T13:45:28.831-06:00

I am sitting in the shoe store. Right this very moment, I am writing this in the shoe department of Nordstrom’s. It’s after Christmas and I am surrounded by shoes that are on sale. In front of me is a pair of black high platform patent leather pumps. In this moment, I feel I need these shoes. They are truly lovely and I wear a lot of black… and I am launching a business… and making more

Gina Carrollnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564577566493111234.post-83649629846775245472011-12-22T13:02:00.002-06:002011-12-23T07:21:33.653-06:00

The American Cancer Society recently teamed up with The Motherhood to host a discussion, The Pursuit of Healthiness, about how women use blogging and social media to inspire public health change in their communities, from preventing asthma to fighting cancer and HIV/AIDS.  I was honored to co-host with a powerhouse group of women--  Karyn Watkins   Renee Ross  Helen Jonsen   Emily 

Gina Carrollnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564577566493111234.post-78958567811530021662011-11-06T19:04:00.000-06:002011-11-06T20:32:17.617-06:00

You may already know, whether you are a business owner or a job seeker, that your online brand is a top priority. Marketing experts are essentially saying-- if your business is not online, you’re not in business. This month's More Magazine reports that 40% of human resources managers believe resumes will eventually be replaced by user profiles on social-networking sites.  The More article

Gina Carrollnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564577566493111234.post-56526833411593116242011-10-08T13:35:00.001-05:002011-10-11T19:23:15.531-05:00

I received a NookColor for my birthday recently and I love it. It’s beautiful, easy to bring along and fun. But it is not a book. I will buy and read fiction and non-fiction on my Nook, I am sure. And I suspect I will catch up on all of the ebooks I have been meaning to get to. But there are certain books that make me happy. And this Nook, though visually lovely, cannot replace them. I am

Gina Carrollnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564577566493111234.post-38853144972017394452011-06-03T12:02:00.001-05:002011-07-02T21:03:56.816-05:00

We Mom’sCleanAirForce moms have been talking about ways to engage other mothers. We are trying to ignite a movement to clean up the air for our children. In furtherance of this, I recently asked a few mothers all over the country if they cared about air pollution and making the air clean for their children. I called, I emailed, but mostly, I sent messages to them directly on Facebook. Everyone

Gina Carrollnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564577566493111234.post-4770273348215760752011-05-05T15:20:00.007-05:002011-05-05T15:33:07.254-05:00

Last week my husband came home with the wrong kind of laundry detergent. He bought a brand that he thought was fragrance-free just because it had the word “pure” in the label. The ironic thing is, he is the most sensitive in our allergic family to fragrance. He is the most allergic person in the household, by far. When my daughter sprays her favorite fragrance in her bathroom, which is located

Gina Carrollnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564577566493111234.post-56895252403062264832011-03-21T12:57:00.003-05:002011-03-22T22:59:20.432-05:00

Coal-Fired Power Plant- Texas has 19! Most Americans, especially those of us living in Houston, Texas, know vaguely that the air we breathe is polluted. Adults and children who have allergy and respiratory sensitivities (and those of us who care for them) have an acute awareness of how toxic our air really is. In a very true sense, those who are respiratorily-challenged really are the

Gina Carrollnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564577566493111234.post-27488903082074729062010-11-23T23:02:00.004-06:002010-11-23T23:18:46.137-06:00

So happy to be at the Big Tent Conference. Selling books and learning Lots! 1. There are lots of amazing people doing amazing things for children and youth. Peter Benson taught me that! 2. There is someone interested in helping you help kids right now--There's no need to reinvent the wheel. Just ask for help. CIS taught me that! CIS's Angelica Adams and Sylvia Teague 3. There's about to

Gina Carrollnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564577566493111234.post-70554305906008244812010-05-07T12:52:00.003-05:002010-05-07T23:03:04.601-05:00

I am breathing very hard…rhythmically…but very hard. We are in the car and we are on our way to the hospital. It’s just after midnight. The air outside of the car is cool. It’s March. So my very heavy breathing is fogging up the windows. My contractions are five minutes apart. But we are not worried, my husband, Jon, and I. We had been through this before. This is our second child. We know we

Gina Carrollnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564577566493111234.post-49768980025967874222010-05-04T10:00:00.022-05:002010-05-07T23:04:14.698-05:00

I had an interesting conversation during my radio interview the other day. We were talking about the influence black mothers have on their daughters in matters of life decisions and relationships and behavior. I was asked to talk about mothers as role models and so I had a list of five areas that I thought mothers needed to address with regard to their own behaviors, so to be good models for

Gina Carrollnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564577566493111234.post-22077699108529698652009-10-15T12:55:00.000-05:002009-11-03T12:58:24.403-06:00

I am now a Contributing Editor for Blogher.com. I will be writing in the Family Connections group about Digital Parenting. We will be discussing how to parent in this brand new family landscape dominated by digital devices--the TV, Video Games, and the Internet universe. We tackle subjects like juggling household media and age-appropriate social networks. See my Latest post, Parent's Facebook

Gina Carrollnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564577566493111234.post-24016401640787961652009-10-14T00:05:00.021-05:002010-12-06T14:15:30.336-06:00

Blogalicious 2009-- the word around my house right now is, " Oh, no, no more about Blogalicious!! Please! Enough!." This is what my family members are saying about my incessant chatter, endless gushing and utter obsessive references to Blogalicious 2009!! (Photo Credit: The generous and ever wonderful Liz Henry, Composite:Thoughts on Poetics and Tech) So many wonderful, wonderful new friends.

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