A Coat of Yellow Paint, Naomi Davis
A Coat of Yellow Paint, Naomi Davis
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A Coat of Yellow Paint
Moving Through the Noise to Love the Life You Live

Author: Naomi Davis

Narrator: Naomi Davis

Unabridged: 5 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper Horizon

Published: 04/06/2021


Synopsis

Life doesn’t come with an instruction book for the role of perfect wife and mother. However, as Love Taza creator Naomi Davis?discovered on her journey from newlywed Juilliard dancer to mother of five, a joyful life is a work of art that only you can create for yourself.When Naomi launched the popular blog Love Taza a decade ago, she had no way of knowing where that first blog post would lead or the millions of lives she’d impact.In A Coat of Yellow Paint, Naomi details an exploration of her faith, personal heartaches, challenges balancing a home life with career, motherhood, and her struggles with infertility.Along the way, Naomi illustrates the urgency of celebrating life’s most important things––family, faith, friendship, and an upright piano painted bright yellow––ignoring the critics.Through stories time-stamped?as intimate and vulnerable essays, Naomi shares life lessons she’s learned, including how to:communicate openly and honestly in your marriage and friendshipsbe confident in the choices you make as a mother--and why you’re more than “just a mom”overcome criticism--including from yourself--on body image, infertility, and doing “enough”make childhood feel magical and seek out adventures with your little ones navigate spiritual upheaval and reclaim your faithfind more soulfulness in your social media and online experienceIf you dream of a life celebrating family, self, and work in a way that feels right for you, A Coat of Yellow Paint will?inspire you to drown out the noise of others’ opinions and expectations--so you can be empowered to love your life.

About Naomi Davis

Naomi Davis, named a Forbes Top Ten Parenting Influencer, shares happy and helpful stories across her social media channels and award-winning website. What started in 2007 as an online journal about her newlywed life in New York City while a Juilliard dance student, Love Taza has amassed a loyal following, inspiring millions around the world with vibrant photos, engaging videos, and heartfelt words. Fun accomplishments as @taza include launching a limited-edition family travel collection for Target and being invited to the White House by Michelle Obama to discuss the former first lady’s Let’s Move! initiative. Alongside her husband, Josh, Naomi lives in an always-sort-of-messy home with five little cookie monsters who will do anything to delay bedtime.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brenda on December 23, 2020

I received a free arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I’ve been following Naomi’s blog for about eight years. This book felt like an extension of her blog before it became more of a photo book with captions. This isn’t a traditional memoir, but more a collection of essays centering......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on January 20, 2021

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review. I read Naomi’s blog for several years starting in 2007, and I fell off by the time she had her third child. I am not a parent and sometimes find it hard to relate to kid-related topics, so I probably shouldn’t have......more

Goodreads review by L on April 01, 2021

I’ve followed Naomi (and fam) for almost a decade and while I’ve enjoyed her travel adventures and quirky style when she was younger, I’ve always wished she would be a little more honest about real life struggles. So I was excited about this book! It felt like she finally had her big chance to peel......more

Goodreads review by Jennie on February 13, 2021

I have to start this with, I LOVE Naomi. I started following her blog in 2009 right after I got married and have loved everything she has done. She shares living in the city of New York and DC and provides the most enchanting experience. Watching her raise her littles in NYC made me want to try it t......more

Goodreads review by Annie on April 07, 2021

Maybe 2.5 stars. but maybe not. And maybe someday I will finally read a memoir written by a blogger that is successfully done. I wanted to like this book since I do like Naomi and have followed for years. But even though you could tell she was trying to dig deeper, she just couldn’t. And just ventin......more