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Goodie Bag# 92 - view in your web browser
Happy merry jolly! Whatever holiday you're celebrating this time of year (and even if you're choosing not to observe a holiday), we here at ChronicBabe HQ hope you're having a wonderful time. We just had our first snow here in Chicago, and we're loving hot chocolate and soup and chill-out time with a good book. Stay warm, keep friends close, and enjoy the season. New today at ChronicBabe.com: Our annual gift guide! It's a gift idea explosion! We know some of you are already done shopping…but check out the guide for last-minute ideas. And just because it's the holidays doesn't mean our guide isn't good all year-round; we've stocked it with gift ideas for any occasion. Browse our ideas, and let us know if we left off anything super-awesome. What's on our plate? Snow. Well, actually it's on our porch, our car, our front sidewalk. So that means it's time for snow boots! If you haven't found the perfect pair yet, check out the fantastic selection of snow boots at Amazon. We're big fans of Merrell, Uggs and Columbia Sportswear. We're also big fans of finding boots that are CUTE as well as functional. Happy shopping!
Did you know? The ChronicBabe Forum now has more than 350 members. The conversations are in-depth, funny, informative, off-the-wall…we have a little bit of everything! If you're looking for a community of like-minded women who want to help each other live well in spite of chronic illness, check out our Forum today. What we're up to lately... Drinking lots of hot cocoa and tea…considering lots of DIY gifts for friends (ChronicPal Cinnamon Cooper runs an awesome craft show in Chicago and most of the vendors are online)…coveting the Bare Escentuals Happiness Collection… seeking peace in every step we take…spending quality time with friends and their kids…trying to cook at least a couple healthy meals with the help of Cooking Light …and feeling thankful for each and every one of you, dear readers! Do a friend a favor—forward this newsletter! Goodie Bags are handed out every other Tuesday. Interested in advertising in the Goodie Bag? Want to submit an idea? Contact the Editrix.	Fab five: sites we love right now fugudesigns Gorgeous handmade jewelry using sterling silver and brightly colored resins. These are guaranteed to look great on you or a friend. Travel Germ-Free MSNBC has a pretty cool article on tips for traveling during the holiday season without falling prey to nasty germs. Read up, share with friends, and stay healthy! Orange Beautiful Letterpress cards and stationary (and custom-designed invitations, too!) will make a statement. Thank someone for their generosity with these gorgeous works of art. NMHA: Holiday Depression and Stress This fact sheet from Mental Health America has lots of good advice for coping with holiday-related stress and depression…another great resource to share with friends in need! The Copper Dragonfly Angelique Walker creates gorgeous jewelry from copper, beads and other materials. She offers hypoallergenic options and her pieces are perfectly crafted. Love!
TAKE ACTION! Get thoughtful. The Wheelchair Kamikaze has some great advice about considering which charitable donations need your money - and will spend it in the best way. Get advice. ChronicPal Stacy Stone is full of great ideas for getting through the holiday season with minimal stress and pain. She should know—she's a ChronicBabe herself. Get inspired. Read about Sarah Granger, a pro skater who was injured, now lives with chronic pain, and is “tweeting her way to the 2010 Olympics.” Kinda makes you want to share your story, doesn't it?
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Goodie Bag# 92 - view in your web browser

Happy merry jolly!

Whatever holiday you're celebrating this time of year (and even if you're choosing not to observe a holiday), we here at ChronicBabe HQ hope you're having a wonderful time. We just had our first snow here in Chicago, and we're loving hot chocolate and soup and chill-out time with a good book. Stay warm, keep friends close, and enjoy the season.

New today at ChronicBabe.com: Our annual gift guide!

It's a gift idea explosion! We know some of you are already done shopping…but check out the guide for last-minute ideas. And just because it's the holidays doesn't mean our guide isn't good all year-round; we've stocked it with gift ideas for any occasion. Browse our ideas, and let us know if we left off anything super-awesome.

What's on our plate?

Snow. Well, actually it's on our porch, our car, our front sidewalk. So that means it's time for snow boots! If you haven't found the perfect pair yet, check out the fantastic selection of snow boots at Amazon. We're big fans of Merrell, Uggs and Columbia Sportswear. We're also big fans of finding boots that are CUTE as well as functional. Happy shopping!

Did you know?

The ChronicBabe Forum now has more than 350 members. The conversations are in-depth, funny, informative, off-the-wall…we have a little bit of everything! If you're looking for a community of like-minded women who want to help each other live well in spite of chronic illness, check out our Forum today.

What we're up to lately...

Drinking lots of hot cocoa and tea…considering lots of DIY gifts for friends (ChronicPal Cinnamon Cooper runs an awesome craft show in Chicago and most of the vendors are online)…coveting the Bare Escentuals Happiness Collection… seeking peace in every step we take…spending quality time with friends and their kids…trying to cook at least a couple healthy meals with the help of Cooking Light …and feeling thankful for each and every one of you, dear readers!

Do a friend a favor—forward this newsletter!

Goodie Bags are handed out every other Tuesday. Interested in advertising in the Goodie Bag? Want to submit an idea?
Contact the Editrix.

Fab five: sites we love right now

fugudesigns
Gorgeous handmade jewelry using sterling silver and brightly colored resins. These are guaranteed to look great on you or a friend.

Travel Germ-Free
MSNBC has a pretty cool article on tips for traveling during the holiday season without falling prey to nasty germs. Read up, share with friends, and stay healthy!

Orange Beautiful
Letterpress cards and stationary (and custom-designed invitations, too!) will make a statement. Thank someone for their generosity with these gorgeous works of art.

NMHA: Holiday Depression and Stress
This fact sheet from Mental Health America has lots of good advice for coping with holiday-related stress and depression…another great resource to share with friends in need!

The Copper Dragonfly
Angelique Walker creates gorgeous jewelry from copper, beads and other materials. She offers hypoallergenic options and her pieces are perfectly crafted. Love!

TAKE ACTION!

Get thoughtful. The Wheelchair Kamikaze has some great advice about considering which charitable donations need your money - and will spend it in the best way.

Get advice. ChronicPal Stacy Stone is full of great ideas for getting through the holiday season with minimal stress and pain. She should know—she's a ChronicBabe herself.

Get inspired. Read about Sarah Granger, a pro skater who was injured, now lives with chronic pain, and is “tweeting her way to the 2010 Olympics.” Kinda makes you want to share your story, doesn't it?

Your Message Here

Want to reach more than 2,700 ChronicBabes with your product or service? Be a Goodie Bag advertiser! For details visit us online.