imjustagoyle

I have lived most of my life in the Tampa Bay area, born and raised right where I sit. In my teen years we moved to Melbourne, on the east coast of Florida, when my mom took a job at Collins Avionics. After 5 years though, mom was homesick so we moved back to Tampa.  [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve written a love blog about my Michael….
Since we launched JobShouts, things have been a little hectic. You would think that because we work from home we have a lot of free time but it’s quite the opposite. Michael and I work a lot. We’re blogging, tweeting, attending conferences & [...]

I’m not really much of a Valentine’s Day fan. In years past it held expectations I could never live up to; expectations for “gifts” to express one’s love.  I have always felt that love should be every day and the gifts of love don’t need to be bought.
This year, there were no expectations – just [...]

I first “met” Michael in September of 2007.  I had very recently separated from my husband, with no intentions of going back.  After 8 tumultuous years of marriage laden with verbal and emotional abuse, it came to a very nasty end; ultimately landing my soon-to-be-ex in jail for Aggravated Stalking.

I’m coming up on a very special anniversary….
On 9/21/07, I had my first date with Michael.  It was a wonderful beginning to a love I never expected – a love I waited for – a love I deserved.  I could have never imagined loving someone so much.
Here I am, just a week away from 1 [...]