Welcome to Leeway Living!

Hello there! My name is Roxann Lee and I am a working mom who is building an online business. I plan to cover several topics including sewing, DIY, recipes and saving money. I realize this is an odd combination, but these are the things that I have an interest in and would love to share with you. As I grow Leeway Living some of this might change. Right now I plan on enjoying the ride to see where this crazy blogging adventure is going to take me.

I had been thinking of joining the world of online business for quite some time. Up until recently, I’ve allowed life and work to get in the way of building a website and creating an online business. Hurricane Michael helped to point out to me what is most valuable in life. I live not far from where Hurricane Michael made landfall in Port St. Joe, FL on October 10, 2018. I live on the western side of where the eyewall passed over Bay County, FL.

My family chose to stay in our home and ride out the storm. It was honestly one of the most frightening things I have ever experienced. That was a day I will never forget. Once the winds really started to pick up we huddled in our interior hallway. All we could hear was the roaring of the wind. It was so loud we didn’t hear when the trees snapped. There was the eerie sound of air flowing through our drain pipes. When we heard a bang we went to see what happened. Something had hit the house and busted a window.

Entering the room was not safe, so my husband held on to the french doors (interior grade doors) while myself and my step-father grabbed wood, screws and a drill to secure the door. I watched those doors flex inward and outward fearing that the glass wouldn’t hold and my husband would get cut. Thankfully, that never happened. We secured the doors and they held through the remainder of the storm. We had a small water leak on the ceiling in one of the bedrooms that we easily contained with a tarp and buckets.

It wasn’t until after the storm that we realized how bad the storm really was. So many homes were left uninhabitable, some reduced to rubble. We were incredibly lucky to lose only 1 window and have minimal damage to 2 rooms. Our neighbors and so many more were not as fortunate. Many have had to live in temporary housing or travel trailers while waiting for their homes to be repaired or rebuilt.

It was a real eye-opener for sure. I realized that I was putting my job ahead of my family. Since then I have been thinking of ways to change that. I have allowed fear to hold me back. I am working on overcoming that fear. I’ve decided to stop reading and actually start doing.

I’ve decided that having my own online business can give me the freedom and flexibility to be more present for my family. I want to be able to chaperone my son’s field trips, go to his awards ceremonies (typically at 10:00) without racing in and out of work, and just be there for my son and my husband.

I don’t mind working, but I would like to be able to set my own hours rather than have a fixed 8-5 schedule. Please understand that I am so grateful to have my weekends off to spend with my family. However, is it so wrong to want more than that? I look forward to you joining me on this journey. I imagine it’s going to be a wild ride!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. I hope you enjoy Leeway Living and can use some of these ideas in your own life. See you in the next post!