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Try wichteln next Xmas

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From my wichtel, my brother in law Martin, I got vouchers for a sunrise breakfast experience on the highest mountain in Steiermark, Dachstein.

This year I celebrated Xmas on the mountain for the third time. I like it a lot! It’s very different from my Swedish Xmas, especially the food.

There’s one Xmas tradition on the mountain that I especially like, wichteln. LEO translates wichteln with “to do a secret Santa”, and that’s exactly what it is. Everyone writes their names on pieces of papers that are put in a jar. Then everyone draws one name each. This is the person you should get/make/buy an Xmas gift! You can’t tell anyone which name you drew, because everything has to be prepared in secret.

In the name of sustainability, wichteln certainly has advantages. It reduces stress, eases pressure on the wallet, and reduces the amount of stuff that tend to pile up… Perhaps something you’d like to try next year?

xo,

Evelina

The Good Tribe co-organizing idea generation workshop on Monday

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On Monday, 16th of January The Good Tribe co-organize an idea generation workshop with the Social Impact Award team. Our aim is to guide you through the experience of generating ideas to solve social problems. The workshop is open for everyone, and extra super perfect if you want to participate in the Social Impact Award competition later this spring. It doesn’t matter if you already have an idea or not, the workshop will take your idea (and your thinking about your future!) to a whole new level!

When: Mon, 16.1. 2011, 5pm
Where: The HUB Vienna
Register: Sign up via Facebook or send an email to chaska.armbruster [at] googlemail [dot] com.

If you want to prepare yourself for the workshop, think about the following question: What annoys the hell out of you? The answer to this question might be your most important clue to your future entrepreneurial activities evahhhh.

I’m really looking forward to see you on Monday! This is the first workshop we’re organizing in Vienna :)

xo,

Evelina

The Help

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I got the book The Help, by Kathryn Stockett for Xmas from my aunt. (The book is called Niceville in Swedish, I read it in Swedish.) It was incredibly interesting to follow the portrayed women’s struggle in the 1960′s apartheid Mississippi for a better world through telling stories about their lives. I read it at a stretch.

Some interesting criticism on the book here, apparently only the black women have accent in the book. Didn’t cross my mind until now. But this is actually also the case in the swedish translation.

Very well worth a ready though.

xo,

Evelina

Nail polish… Oh, I like it. Not very smart.

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Nail polish is a weak spot of mine… Not very smart from an environmental point of view.

Here, here and here are a few hints towards more environmentally friendly nail polish. Are there any environmental friendly nail polish brands that have distribution in Europe that you have tested? I’d love to know!

Here are also two articles on nail polish removers; this doesn’t sound too bad, but this does (toxins entering your body through your skin and nails… brrrr).

For Xmas I gave my sister a few bottles and she gave me a few bottles. One of them, almost the same shade it turns out. Great minds think alike. The shade above is 718 Bronze Patina, from IsaDora. IsaDora makes conventional nail polish, but they do seem to put much effort into product safety.

Nail polish is a fine symbol of something totally unnecessary, and even harmful to the body and the planet. Still I like it. Or perhaps the concept of it. Hm… where should I draw the line… Where do you draw the line between vanity and saving the planet?

xo,

Evelina

I ♥ WordPress

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The last week I’ve spent a lot of time updating this website and also The Good Tribe’s. I’ve wanted to do that for a long long time, and now I chose to prioritize it. I’ve used WordPress for a few years now, and I really love it. I’m neither a programmer, nor an art director, but still I can make the stuff look decent. And all the help I need is just a google away. It always takes some time for me to figure out how these things work, hence I only use newbie friendly plugins, widgets, and themes. That it’s for free, is of course a super bonus. Let me know if you want some WordPress hints :)

xo,

Evelina