It’s the season of weddings, and then there is the occasional birthday, anniversary, or celebration time that calls for a gift. While gift cards and money-in-an-envelope can be easy and practical, it isn’t always heartwarming and nice. Whether you are lousy at choosing gifts, or are dealing with people who don’t know what they want, here are a few ideas you might want to turn to the next time you find yourself in a gift-giving situation.

How many times have we skipped exercising because we simply didn’t feel like packing our gym bag, getting dressed, and then commuting or even walking the short distance to the gym? As it is when it comes to going to the gym it isn’t like most of us need a strong justification, any excuse will work. So here is an idea, how about we bring the gym to us? You don’t need a lot of equipment or bulky machines to make your own home gym. In fact, it’s quite easy to build yourself an effective place to exercise. Manoj Shrestha, from the head office of Skybrands’ gym equipment in Tripureshwor, shows us how to do just that.

In the age of instant gratification, we prefer quick and easy fixes to all our problems and this feeling spills over to beauty treatments too. Nobody really has the patience to go through elaborate facials and skin treatments. There is a solution to that: Make use of the nighttime to pamper your skin. The Week talked to Kshitiza Bidari of Elia Beauty Parlor to find out what can be done to wake up with radiant skin.

I have been married for three and half years now and whenever my wife and I attend weddings, bartabandas and other social ceremonies, our relatives hover around us and begin their interrogation session regarding when we plan to have a child and make them all proud. Before I got married, the same relatives would follow me around during family gatherings and ask me when I would get married. Now that I am married, they still keep on harassing me and now my wife as well with their ‘baby’ remarks and queries.

The PC versus Mac is been an age-old debate that doesn’t have a definitive resolution. People would defend their preferences with the utmost enthusiasm and most of this is fueled by the history of both of these companies. Microsoft and Apple have been in the computer industry for a long time now, and while Macs started out as an operating system for personal use, Microsoft’s Windows started out as a competitor to IBM in the field of professional office related tasks. It is evident today that these roles have been reversed with Microsoft’s Windows touting a more versatile personal computer identity whereas Apple’s computers have started fostering a more professional identity. Even today, creative professional stand by Apple products arguing for the systems stability, design, and ease-of-use.

Gita* is now in her 40’s but up until a few years ago, she believed she was a little kid. She didn’t seem to know what she was doing most of the time and would walk around with no clothes on the streets. Even after she was being looked after, and under medication, there were times when she stripped naked and walked around the yard with no clothes on during the winter season. The chill got to her and she fell sick, but somewhere along the road to recovery, two years after she was rescued, she remembered that she has a family in Dhading.

It isn’t a surprise that yet another store in the popular lanes of Jhamsikhel is creating quite a buzz. It’s just that only this time around the thing getting attention isn’t a food oriented business or some fancy imported clothing line, it’s all uniquely Nepali.  We have sensed a surge of creative and entrepreneurial spirit among various local designers, artists and craftsmen, so it’s about time somebody provided them a proper platform.  The Week talks to Anouk Tamrakar, co-owner of Timro Concept Store about their initiative and the stellar start they have had so far.

The problem is that there are still many Nepali women who continue to waltz into pharmacies and blindly opt for any available contraceptive. When, by now, everybody should be aware that there is no such thing as a universal birth control. There are many factors to be considered before settling on any birth control method. Dr Rangina Devi Laikangbam, OBGY at Alka Hospital, helps The Week readers understand the issue.

After a hectic day at work or a busy week, all we want to do is relax and take it easy but sometimes that’s easier said than done, especially when there are things that need attention on the home front too. But recharge and re-energize we must. So whenever you find some little pockets of time, try one of these little ideas that we have for you here. Even if your day has been really chaotic, indulge yourself for a few minutes before you call it a night. We guarantee you will go to bed soothed and wake up all set to tackle another busy day.

A lot of people have become health conscious in the recent years and try to fit in a gym session whenever possible. However, there are times, especially when you are traveling, when you feel like there is no way to fit in any exercises due to restricted space and lack of equipments. This is where the resistance band comes in.