Arlene Jones

I am so grateful that the DNC convention is over. With both my daughter and son-in-law being CPD, they had to work 12-hour days, I was on granny duty overtime. Three grandchildren wanting three different things for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Plus all the idiosyncrasies that go with it.

I can’t believe it! Labor Day has come and gone. Summer is over (unofficially) and though I feel like it just got started, I did manage to accomplish a lot of things. Especially when it came to my second-story deck. I have created within this urban environment a wonderful, calm, serene mental-health getaway. For the first time ever, I would purposely go out and sit in the hanging chair and just let all the stress of the day fade away while swinging/floating in the fresh air.

I am always looking for storage space. If there is one downfall we have as Americans, it’s that we tend to keep a lot of things we don’t want to get rid of. Thus, finding a place to put them becomes a chore. I considered renting a storage unit, but paying money for one just is not in my budget.

I don’t know if it was because of an email, or an ad on Facebook, but I learned that the Calvacade of Homes would again take place. After a two-year hiatus, because of COVID, they’re back.

If you’re like most of us, one of your biggest weaknesses is taking tons of pictures and keeping them on our cellphone. However, if one doesn’t download the pictures to their laptop or desktop, and the phone is either lost, damaged or stolen, the memories are lost forever.

It’s October. And as the headline to this column states, winter will be here sooner than later. It is inevitable. It comes every year without fail. Some like it, but it can be rough on our homes. Time to get prepared.

This is the first time I've ever written an opinion column where I pray that I am wrong. I bet many of you are wondering why I would write something and at the same time, negate my opinion.

When Meghan Markle (“MM”) first married Prince Harry (“H”), I too was like the rest of the world. We were in awe that a 1,000-year-old monarchy, which at one time was the biggest supporter of slavery, had progressed to the point that a descendant of an enslaved African could become a member of it.

Growing up, my exposure to the outside world came via film. Be it television or the movies, that is how I learned about life outside of my immediate reality. It wasn’t until I was grown that I learned movies were more fantasy than reality.

I am a natural-born procrastinator. Putting off what I should do today for tomorrow is my modus operandi. It is a habit I have to actively and intentionally overcome. My downfall is not the television, but this darn smartphone that brings everything I like to do to my fingertips.