Travel Tuesday with Danielle: Turks & Caicos!

by Danielle Garrett of PlanIt Itineraries for The Aha! Connection

As travel continues to increase, many Americans are looking for destinations that are open to US visitors.  Traveling to a place where being outdoors is natural and Covid numbers are under control is of most importance.  Several Caribbean islands are open to US visitors, but today we are focusing on TURKS & CAICOS! … Read More »

Travel Tuesday with Danielle: Some of the new normals in the rapidly changing COVID travel era!

by Danielle Garrett of PlanIt Itineraries for The Aha! Connection

The travel world seems to be exploding with changes and updates every week, so it was really difficult to determine what to focus on for Travel Tuesday this week.  Airlines, ski resorts, hotels all seem to be regularly unfolding new plans for the Covid era to strike a balance between getting back to some normalcy while keeping us all safe. … Read More »

Safe Hands – Take our poll – are you Orange, Blue, or Green?!

by Audra H Anders for The Aha! Connection

Be sure to take the poll to let us know what color wristband you would choose!

Peggy, Lauren and I met yesterday at  ROAM to take a tour. We’ll share more on ROAM later but wanted to quickly tell you about how much we love the idea of Safe Hands wristbands and other products!Read More »

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Lately at Lunch with Lauren: Budi’s Sushi • Tastee Spoon • Homemade Salad Dressing • Cherry Pie • Gu’s Dumplings & More!

Recent excerpts from our Lunch with Lauren Facebook Group by Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection

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I don’t remember the last time I bought salad dressing. Once you start making your own, you will never go back. It’s easy, limited or no chemical emulsifiers, healthy and you can adjust based on your taste and what you put in your salad.… Read More »

Travel Tuesday with Danielle: Airline Updates & Tips

by Danielle Garrett of PlanIt Itineraries for The Aha! Connection

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Given the recent news that Delta is blocking middle seats through January 6 and the fact that capacity will continue to be roughly capped at 60%, availability will become more limited on Delta. … Read More »

Movie Theater Survey Results – Most not ready for indoor movies yet.

On Friday we published a survey asking our subscribers to let us know their thoughts on going to an indoor movie theater.  We’ve compiled the results to share… Bottom line:  80% of the poll takers are not ready to go back to the movies.  Social distanced seating was the top priority for whenever people are ready to go back, followed closely by mask wearing by employees and attendees.  … Read More »

Audra went to the dentist last week – no Covid – no Cavities!

By Audra H Anders for The Aha! Connection

We received a lot of positive feedback from my haircut article so I thought I’d mention that as I continue to get braver yet smarter about COVID exposure I was still strongly considering cancelling my standing 6 month dental cleaning last week.  However, my extremely cautious 19 year old had his teeth cleaned a few weeks ago and said he felt safer at the dentist office than at the grocery store!  … Read More »

Movie Theaters are Baaaack……are you ready to visit an indoor movie theater?

by Audra H. Anders for The Aha! Connection

I was having an outdoor social distanced lunch with my friend, Kim W. this week and we were casually discussing starting a weekly or monthly empty-nester movie night out.  But alas…COVID.   Imagine my delight to discover some theaters are opening today with limited seating and mask rules!   I used this link to discover open theaters near 30338.  … Read More »

Travel Tuesday with Danielle: Current Travel Restrictions and Opening Highlights

by Danielle Garrett of PlanIt Itineraries for The Aha! Connection

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  Given last week’s travel survey results (Are you willing to travel on an airplane before a Covid vaccine?), it appears more people are planning to travel than not. … Read More »