On Saturday, May 12, I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Loyola University Chicago with a BA in Management and a Certificate in Organizational Leadership. I am the first person on either side of my family to earn a college degree. Neither one of my parents graduated high school, and neither did I. But I finally got my GED when I...

On my 24th Birthday: Went to Sheffield’s with a huge group of my coworkers, family, and friends. My dad (who was 38 at the time) flew in from Pennsylvania and got me so drunk on Tequila shots that I threw up in the ladies room and got us all kicked out. My dad and my Best Guy Friend escorted my...

There’s a small group of particularly deranged people online who spend their days and nights bashing me, my family, and even my small children. Yep – they call my kids names. Why? Good lord, who the hell knows why. I don’t think anyone could logically explain why another human being would call a baby disgusting names, no matter how much...

I can’t even think right now. I can’t say anything but OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD over and over. Why? Because I just got this letter: “Ms. Gina Crosley-Corcoran, Congratulations! It is with great pleasure that I inform you that following the review of your application and supplemental materials you have been recommended for admission into the School of Public Health, as an Epidemiology...

I have to share this email I received late last night. People have sent me a lot of lovely, truly complimentary emails over the years, and I’ve appreciated every one of them. (And before I sound like a braggart, believe me, people have sent me a LOT of hate mail too. Lots and lots and lots. People have entire hate...

Peeps often ask me for advice on landing conference sponsors. This is my second year going to BlogHer, and this is also my second year having a full sponsorship. Honestly, I think I just plain lucked into them, but there might be a tiny bit of skill involved in this so I’m happy to relay what I know in case...

THIS GIRL!!!! Oh, and this girl. And this girl. And this girl guy. That’s right! All four of us have been chosen as panelists for the Room Of Your Your Own Session on helping bloggers take their business to the next level. The BlogHer Official Description: Pro Tips: Branding and Blogging Professionally [Professional] • Charlie Capen,Gina Crosley-Corcoran, Jill Krause, Mandy...