who is miss naja?
Thanks for visiting my personal blog.
I launched my very 1st website, MissNaja.com in 2014 after running a successful free tumblr blog for many years. At that time, I knew I wanted my brand to have a home of its own and I taught myself to code and build this website! Over the years, I’ve written over 250+ articles on this very site, many were penned before I became a Wife in 2016, a Life Coach in 2018, and a full-time entrepreneur. While I don’t write 10 articles per month on MissNaja.com anymore, I am still around! She’s my 1st baby and this blog is like a time capsule to some major transitional years. These days, I spend my time at my businesses BlendedandBlack.com and VIPStepmom.com. My professional website, NajaHall.com will give you an overview of all of my latest endeavors and contact and booking info. Thank you for being here. It means the world to me.
My Blog
Pizza Hut Style Pizza Dough
“This is SO close to Pizza Hut! This was an excellent pizza dough. It had a great ‘homey’ taste, with the perfect texture balance of light and chewy.” Miss Naja Ingredients: Servings: 6 1 1/3 cups water 2 teaspoons sugar 1 1/4 teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons cornmeal 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon onion powder 1/2 teaspoon msg (Accent*) 1 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast […]
8 Powerful Quotes that Encourage You to Let Go and Start Over
Given the challenges we all face in pursuing our goals and dreams, it’s common to find ourselves in need of motivation to keep moving forward. But there are also those times when you come to an even more difficult point in your journey, when what you really need is an affirmation to let go of […]
Southern Collard Greens!
Southern Collard Greens Recipe w/ Smoked Turkey Legs (soul food style) I have yet to meet a southerner who doesn’t love a bowl of good, well seasoned collard greens! I’m talking about greens so good that you will gulp down the leftover juices from the pot! True food for the soul. Southern style collard greens are […]
Walking With God in Your Marriage
These seven spiritual disciplines will help you build your house on the rock-solid foundation of Jesus Christ. by Dennis Rainey Years ago when we were on a family vacation in Yosemite National Park, we were fascinated and awed by the magnificent redwoods. As we walked among the forest giants, we came to what appeared to […]
3 Levels of Taking Sex into the Deep
What do we do when we find ourselves wanting more in our sexual lives? Many times we try to spice things up with new positions, novel settings, sexy lingerie, and the like. For a time these things seem to do the trick, and we welcome the return of sexual excitement to our dance. However, it […]
Valentine Gift Guide for your lady!
by Auntie Christina Check out her blog here Valentine’s Day is the holiday for all lovers! Showing your appreciation, at the very least, on February 14th can win you a few points in the relationship game. While Valentine’s Day is a neutral holiday, most men understand the unspoken requirements of surprising their women on […]
Valentine’s Gift Guide for Your Man
By Christina at Just Missed The Runway Style Blog Last week we gave you fellas and pretty well thought out list of ways to express your love to your lady! (here) By popular demand, the ladies have also asked us for ideas. Here you go!!! A Well-Thought Out Card- – How exactly do you place […]
DIYDS BODY BUTTER BAR: GREAT FOR ECZEMA & DRY SKIN by Tanya Rapley
Last year I started making body butter for my fiancé and I. Well he completely changed the game up when he brought home a body butter bar as a gift. I was immediately fascinated and like the portability of the bars. Because I am too cheap to pay others to do things I can do […]
The Grammys 2015 Highs & Lows
Have there ever been as many orchestras and choirs in one place as at this year’s Grammys? You half-expected to find Madonna’s red-robed, vaguely satanic-looking chorale rumbling with Sam Smith’s choir in the alley behind Staples Center after the show. Fortunately, some of the performers really did take us to church. Among the 2015 telecast’s […]
Get ready with Ceresia- Valentine’s Date Night
My favorite songbird and my sister, Ceresia was awesome enough to let us have a detailed look at her Valentine’s Day Date Night preparation! Check out her video and be sure to subscribe to her youtube channel! FOLLOW CERESIA ON INSTAGRAM As a bonus, I’ve included her cover of Four Five Seconds which has […]
11 Racist & Crazy Valentine’s Day Cards
11 Racist & Crazy Valentine’s Day Cards written by Sam Greenspan The Internet has a wonderful collection of vintage Valentine’s Day cards. And by “wonderful,” I mostly mean “horrifying.” There’s nary a “choo-choo-choose you” or Go-Bots valentine to be found but dozens and dozens of sexist, racist, violent and inadvertently hypersexual ones at every turn. […]
The White Man’s guide to dating a Black Woman
Disclaimer: This piece is specifically dedicated to men that want to date a woman of African American or African heritage. Please stay tuned for the White Man’s guide to dating a Latina woman. I consider myself a pretty diverse dater. Since landing in New York City, I can say that I have either been attracted […]
Let’s Welcome J. Mike to the MissNaja family!
Wow! This has been the season of partnerships and collaborations for the blog! I’m so pleased to announce that J.Mike is joining our family. His quick wit and one -of- a kind delivery are as unique as they come! See for yourself! J. Michael Kinsey’s Bio Reared in Atlanta, GA, J. Michael Kinsey has personified […]
10 Things A Stepmom Would Never Tell A Birthmom (But Should)
10 Things A Stepmom Would Never Tell A Birthmom (But Should) by Eve Vawter I’m a stepmom. I’ve written about it before but I consider being a stepmom one of the luckiest things that has ever happened to me. Some of you other stepmoms out there aren’t so lucky, and for whatever reasons you have bio-moms […]
How to feel FREE in your Relationship. Restore LOVE
My literary brother recently wrote an exceptional piece called The Single Boyfriend and I’d like to dive deeper into the mentality of this type person. What makes them tick? Why can they not fully commit? What is their internal struggle? What exactly is the SINGLE BOYFRIEND? Well as author, Derrick Jaxn explains, the Single Boyfriend: “He’s […]
Copycat Krispy Kreme Donuts
Ingredients Yield: 24 doughnuts Doughnuts 2 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast 1/4 cup water (105-115) 1 1/2 cups lukewarm milk (scalded, then cooled) 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1/3 cup shortening 5 cups all-purpose flour canola oil Creamy Glaze 1/3 cup butter 2 cups powdered sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 4 -6 tablespoons hot water Chocolate frosting 1/3 cup butter 2 cups powdered sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 4 -6 tablespoons hot water 4 ounces milk chocolate chips or 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips Directions 1 Dissolve yeast in warm water in 2 1/2-quart […]
Are Black History Funny Memes only for Black people?
Today is February 1st. It marks the beginning of the allotted month in which we celebrate our history, our culture, our pain and our struggles as Colored folk. In recent years, these Black history funny memes were introduced and they’ve thoroughly entertained us. I can say that I consider myself quite deeply knowledgeable on the […]
The Black Woman Guide to travel abroad (Europe)
A few years ago, I got the chance to go on an amazing Italian excursion. I’d previously been to many Caribbean islands such as Trinidad, Virgin Islands, Aruba and Antigua, but these places were childs’ play when it came to what I was about to experience in Europe! The people of the Caribbean spoke English […]
Is Michelle Obama an Angry Black woman or is the SUN IN HER EYES!? Saudi Arabia
Here we go again! A recent photo of 1st Lady O has gone viral. It looks to me like she has the sun in her eyes and she is squinting (She is in hot azz Saudi Arabia btw)! I highly doubt that this ivy league educated woman (first lady of the most powerful country) was not […]
Letter to my daughter’s stepmum’: A message to ex-husband’s new wife
Many mothers dread the idea of another woman raising their child, but one has decided to do away with bitterness and embrace the stepmother of her 14-year-old daughter. In a post that soon went viral, Candice Curry wrote An Open Letter To My Daughter’s Stepmom on her blog Women with Worth. Curry, 39, begins with an honest declaration about her initial doubts about 29-year-old Ashley Parish, her ex-husband’s new wife. She writes: “I never wanted you here. You simply were never part of the plan.