We’d like to get to know you better!

Hi!  I’m Danita – that’s pronounced mostly like Anita, with a D, just like you’d expect! And that handsome man with me in the picture below is my husband Joe.

For more than thirty years, I’ve been working from home—long before “remote work” was a buzzword. I started as a moderator on the old CompuServe forums, sharing everything I knew about corporate email systems. What began as answering questions for fun turned into a consulting career that took me around the world—writing books, speaking at conferences, and building an online business long before Zoom backgrounds and ring lights existed.

But my real motivation wasn’t just the freedom to work from home—it was the freedom for both of us to do it. Joe and I dreamed of moving to his family’s hometown in Italy “while we were young enough to enjoy it.” So we built multiple streams of income that didn’t depend on a single job or location. In 2016, we packed up, crossed the Atlantic, and made that dream our reality.

Those early months in Italy were full of missteps—linguistic, logistical, and the occasional cappuccino catastrophe—but I was profoundly grateful that my business came with me. Even before I could confidently order coffee in Italian, I was earning in U.S. dollars from our little hillside apartment. That experience changed everything for me.

Now Joe and I work together full time helping others do what we did—build a portable, reliable income before they move abroad. Whether you’re planning a temporary adventure or a permanent relocation, we can help you create a solid foundation that supports your lifestyle and lets you truly enjoy the journey.

Our lives are joyfully full—three grown children, two sons-in-law, three grandchild, an opinionated African Grey parrot (yes, he has HIS own Facebook page as well)), and a pack of grand-puppies and grand-kitties that keep the family group chat lively.

So How Can We Help You?

This site, Move Out of the Office, is dedicated to not only documenting our success in our own desire for a profitable and successful business, but to share with you so that you can have hope and inspiration in your own quest for your escape from the office! We are business coaches and mentors, and want YOU to have the best business you can have. We’ve learned a lot along the way. We’ve spent a lot of money (too much some might say) on the wrong tools, made mistakes and miscalculations, but thankfully through perseverance and great help from other like-minded individuals, we finally found our way to a successful strategy.

So, tell us about yourself (you can click here to send us a message), what your goals are, where you want to be next year, five years from now, 10 years from now!  We’d love to help you reach those goals and even more!

This site, Move Out of the Office, is where we share the lessons, tools, and strategies that made our move possible. We’ve tested a lot (including the things that didn’t work) and distilled what actually does—so you can avoid the potholes and build your version of freedom faster.

If you’re dreaming of living abroad—or just craving more flexibility in how and where you work—we’d love to hear your story.

👉 Contact us here and tell us about your goals, your timeline, and where you’d love to be a year from now.

Let’s build a business that travels with you.