Courtesy of Cy-Fair Hospital February is here and symbols of hearts surround us. With Valentine's Day around the corner, we think about those that we love and cherish with all our hearts. But we should also be thinking about our physical heart and what we can do to improve our heart health. February is American Heart Month, a time to raise awareness of the seriousness of heart disease and read more

By Chrissy Bernal Mompreneur, WAHM. We hear these phrases more and more now. In the past, women either chose to have a career or stay at home with the children. That ultimatum has changed and many women are able to choose both. I’m blessed with having the opportunity to work from home. Yes, I’m a Mompreneur/WAHM. (Work At Home Mom) It is estimated that approximately 50% of moms work read more

By Shara Lawrence-Weiss For years I’ve melted down bits of broken crayons for my kids. I generally use cupcake baking pans and place the crayon pieces into the round cupcake slots. The crayons melt into circular shapes. Today I attempted to melt down crayon pieces and create long pencil-like crayons. That did not work well because the crayons in the center never melted and the outside read more

By Diana Saufley I love all holidays! It gives me an excuse to create foods, décor, and special things for my friends and family that let them know they are special to me. I especially love Valentine’s Day. What other day is more appropriate to tell the men in my life (including my teenaged boys) and all my friends that I love them? I enjoy giving special tokens and decorating in January read more

By Deanna Parmenter This blog is the third of four in a series talking about basic accounting concepts that I frequently get asked about. By knowing how to reconcile your bank account, you may be able to reduce bounced check fees and reduce your risk of identity theft. Why reconcile your bank accounts? This is how you know what happened to your money. By reconciling your bank account read more

By Chrissy Bernal 2011 was a very reproductive year for many of my friends. It seemed like at any given time, at least one of my friends was having a baby. In turn, this means a majority of the conversations I had contained at least one phrase uttered by the new mom indicating that she simply didn't have enough time for herself--not enough time to shower, not enough time to put on read more

Courtesy of Cy-Fair Hospital The average American man weighs 189.9 pounds and is 5 feet, 9.2 inches tall. The average American woman weighs 162.9 pounds and is 5 feet, 5.3 inches tall. Are these healthy weights? One way to tell is to calculate body mass index (BMI), a reliable indicator of body fatness based on height and weight for most people. Unfortunately, many Americans have BMIs that read more