10 years ago (July 2008) I got the Essure birth control procedure. I knew I wouldn't be want to give birth to any more children. I was 31 years old and my pregnancies were very difficult. I had scheduled to have my tubes tied right after I gave birth, however since Ethan was born on [...]
Wow what a year... Remember that girl who went from planning a wedding then heartbroken this time last year? Yeah, me either. Without that devastating loss I wouldn’t have started to search for what makes me happy again, and I certainly never would have found it in the places I was previously looking. I still [...]
Thank you Dee Akright for the amazing photos! You made me look how I want to feel about myself. Summer of 2017 was kind of a rough one for me. September 1st would have been 1 year until the date of getting married. I made a choice for myself and my boys that was necessary. [...]
I turned 40 years old in April 2017 (5 months ago) and I feel like my life is just beginning. The way I see it is I still have at least another 40 more years to go! I have a clarity about who I am and what I deserve in this life. I have a [...]
Here is why I hate social media! Social Media can be a very useful tool. It is in fact what I do for a living. I teach people and businesses how to grow their exposure and online presence using social media. We just can't avoid it anymore, and now even as young as our [...]
It is with deep regret I am writing this post. I never thought I would be ending Loving Simply - Ralph and Naoma. I was very cautious about jumping into another relationship after my divorce. I waited 5 years until I started a very public love story with Ralph in September 2014. I was in [...]
What is so great about the new Droid MotoZ? They have what is called Moto Mods to transform your phone into a projector, speaker and add additional battery life all with a snap! And it is the world's thinnest premium smartphone with a shatterproof display! Did you know that 1/2 of smartphone owners suffer from cracked [...]
Summer is almost over... and it has been one of the craziest yet best summers I can remember having! I did a lot of driving back and forth between Virginia Beach and North Carolina shuttling kids with me. But I am grateful for this opportunity to spend time enjoying summer and working from home with [...]
I will be hosting a Twitter chat Thursday, August 4, 2016 between 7-9pm for Back To School - Tax Free Weekend! And after the chat I will be selecting a participant with a $50 gift certificate to MacArthur Center. To enter all tweets must be received between 7-8pm on August 4th using the hashtag #HRVABackToSchool. You [...]
The average American wastes 55 minutes a day (roughly 12 days a year) looking for things they own but can’t find. Newsweek The TILE app can help give you back some of your lost time...because it never forgets! What do you spend most of your day looking for? Disclosure: As a member of a [...]
As most know we have a blended family, Ralph has 2 teenage daughters and I have 2 very active boys. He has a home in Chesapeake, and I have a home in Virginia Beach. Some days we have all the kids, some days we have just his kids, some days we have just my boys, [...]
ASK NAOMA - I get asked so many questions on various social media accounts, text and email. I have received a lot of exposure by doing a weekly social media segment along with my blogging that I do. Some are just random to very techy questions. Which smartphone should I get? How do I set [...]
Featured December 27, 2015 episode: Dr. Joe Bucci of Regent University, Matt Saunders of Simple Real Estate Solutions, Scott Kale of Precision Door Service of Hampton Roads, Sam and Adriana Weatherly of Makermex, and Ask Naoma. This week's Social Media Segment: Quality Time app Thank you for reading my blog. If you like what you’ve [...]
If you follow my tweets you may have noticed that I tweeted alot a couple of weeks ago while I was in NYC and that was because I am part of the Verizon Ambassadors program. We met up the week before Thanksgiving in NYC to meet at Verizon Corporate office and got the inside scoop [...]
Join the Hampton Roads Business Weekly team on Wednesday November 11, 2015 from 8-9pm online for our first Twitter chat! #HRBW This event will be hosted by Cheryl Tan and Zack Miller the hosts of the weekly HRBW show. We are thankful for all of our friends, followers and supporters! Join us as we chat [...]