By Jiminy, it looks like it is. Just about four months since my last post. Here's what we've been up to:

• The house sold in 10 days. Thank you, Wendy!
• The closing was on Sept. 3. On Sept. 4, we started driving with Oreo, Meeko and Katie's cat, Penny, to Orlando, staying at hotels discovered through Trip Advisor. We arrived three days later.
• Later that week, we found a very nice apartment (that's it in the picture) a short drive to Gary's new office. We moved in the following week.
• The PODS people brought our stuff back, and some great movers carried it up the stairs. We replaced the old furniture that we sold with cool stuff from IKEA.... but not a lot of stuff, keeping with our downsizing efforts.
• Gary started his new job. I kept working with Yoursphere, working online and connecting as usual through Skype. We have (mostly!) gotten adjusted to the Eastern Time Zone.
• We got Annual Passes to Disney World. I finished the 2010 edition of Mouse Map. Did I mention that it's 45 minutes from our front door to the gate of any Disney World park? It is.
• I've learned how to make margaritas.

In some ways, it seems like it was only yesterday that I was covered in paint or crawling under the sink replacing bath figures or fretting over whether selling the house was even a good idea. In other ways, it feels like we've been here forever. I like that feeling better.

What's really cool about my story of the past four months is that the Web is woven throughout. I found every contractor or service provider or prospective apartment or piece of furniture by searching online. (Well, except maybe the Disney World Annual Passes.) Using sites like Angie's List and Craig's List made us much more confident about the planning and execution of this grand plan. Our experience proved to me once again that the Internet is about making connections, that we are indeed part of a great web of community.

Did I mention I really love Florida? I do!

Now that my contract with the National Organization for Human Services has ended, I will be focusing my efforts on more freelance writing positions. That means it's time for a new resume! Read my resume: Anne S. Easterling, PDF file.

Over the past few months, I have become more and more interested in helping churches and parishes maximize their World Wide Web presence. After careful research and development, I prepared a standard web package that I am offering to churches, parishes, religious organization and other small organizations.

The fact is that there are dozens of companies and web developers who develop and host church web sites. So what makes me different? Read more >

• I'm an independent contractor. You will be working directly me for the entire project.
• You will see the total cost up front.
  
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With Advent approaching, it is fun to get into the Christmas spirit. One of my favorite activities is watching Christmas movies. Read more >

The EZ Fun Guide to Walt Disney World 2007: Year of a Million Dreams is now available! This is the third edition of my Disney World travel guide, and I'm very pleased with how it looks. Most travel guides are page after page of hard to read text, with a few maps and graphics thrown in. The EZ Fun Guide is a different kind of travel guide -- because it is based on maps, checklists and tables that make is easy and fun to find the information that you need. Read more >