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Hi, I'm Britney!

Hi, I'm Britney!

*Married to my best friend*
*Mom of two*
Recovering perfectionist*
*Book & notebook addict*

Color My Happy aims to empower moms to find joy in the everyday.


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It’s time to discuss My Lady Jane for #cmhbookcl It’s time to discuss My Lady Jane for #cmhbookclub 🙌🏼! I absolutely LOVED this book! It was the comical tone that got me, and I was hooked from the very first page! I honestly don’t think I’ve ever read a book that made me laugh more than this one. It was inventive. It was unique. It was sweet. Basically, if you haven’t read it, you need to. And if you have read it, tell me your favorite thing about it in the comments below 👇🏼. Then head to my stories for some more of my thoughts and some questions and polls.
It can be really hard to slow down sometimes, espe It can be really hard to slow down sometimes, especially when we feel there’s so much we want or need to get done. But here’s the truth: it’s okay to take a break! It’s okay to pause. To relax. To have fun. To let something go and not get it done. We put so much pressure on ourselves to go and accomplish and push and grow, but it’s okay to take a nap or watch a show or read a book or say no to our to-do list every once in awhile. When your body or mind needs a break, it doesn’t make you less than. It makes you human 💕. So take that break and don’t feel one ounce of guilt about it 🙌🏼. You’re doing amazing things!
GIVEAWAY CLOSED. Congrats to @tannismanning and @n GIVEAWAY CLOSED. Congrats to @tannismanning and @natalie__garner for winning! 📚 GIVEAWAY 📚 I really love this quote from Stephen King, and I agree 100%! That’s part of why I started my book clubs this year. For more info on the book clubs, head to the link in my bio. Also, check out @bookshelftees for this cute shirt and a bunch of other cute tees and stickers for book lovers 😍. Today, I want to give two lucky people a copy of March’s book! One winner will receive Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, March’s book for the #CMHreadaloudbookclub and one winner will receive What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty, the #CMHbookclub pick for March. *Winner will receive the book for whichever book club they want to participate in. Winning is easy! To enter you must... 📚 LIKE this photo 📚 FOLLOW me @colormyhappy 📚 COMMENT letting me know which book club you’re participating in EXTRA ENTRIES: 📚 Tag a friend in this post. Each separate comment tagging someone counts as an extra entry. 📚 Head to my stories, screenshot one (or both) of the book club story share photos, and share it to your own page. MAKE SURE YOU TAG ME so I can see it and count it as an entry. If you’re private, DM me a screenshot. 📚 Winner will be announced tomorrow (February 25) at 1pm MST. Instagram is not liable or responsible for this giveaway. Must be 18 or older to enter.
I’m reading The Joy of Missing Out by @tonya.i.d I’m reading The Joy of Missing Out by @tonya.i.dalton right now and I love so much of what she says! A lot of her thoughts and ideas about productivity completely mimic my own feelings, so it’s been a fun read. The two quotes here are things I’ve been thinking a lot about over the past several months. The first questions the whole idea of productivity to begin with, but I truly believe that it’s at the heart of us living fulfilled lives. Yes, we want to be productive, but productivity isn’t doing the most things, it’s doing the things that matter most. And that’s going to look differently for each of us. The second is all about choices. We have the power to create the life of our dreams. It all comes down to our choices. What are we choosing? How are we choosing to spend our time and our money? Who are we choosing to spend our time with? How are we choosing to think or feel about a situation? Those little choices we make each and every day are creating our lives. Are we making the choices that are getting us the end result we want? I’d love to hear your thoughts. Let me know below! Also, I’d love to know if you’ve read The Joy of Missing Out. I’m a little over halfway done and I already highly recommend it!
The February Read Aloud Book Club post for Frindle The February Read Aloud Book Club post for Frindle by Andrew Clements is here! Check it out for a fun meal idea, two activities, free printables, and some fun discussion questions. I loved this book as a kid, and I loved it again as an adult! It’s an awesome way to foster creativity, independent thinking, and making a difference for little ones. Have you read Frindle? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below. And if you haven’t, grab a copy, sit down with your kids, and start it today! I promise it’s worth the effort! Plus, I’ve got some fun bonding activities for you to do afterward 😉🙌🏼.
Just in case you needed a reminder this Monday 💕.
Atomic Habits discussion time! I have a lot of tho Atomic Habits discussion time! I have a lot of thoughts on stories today (so many that I apparently exceeded the limit and it deleted my first few 😳😅🤣), but I saved them to a couple highlights so you can watch them all, split them up and watch them over the next week, or refer to them later. I also included each of these quotes there as well so you can screenshot them and use as a phone background or whatever you want! If you read the book, leave a comment with your favorite takeaway and tell us what habit you’re starting with so we can all get some ideas! It’s so fun to share! #cmhbookclub
The first Read Aloud Book Club post is up! Check i The first Read Aloud Book Club post is up! Check it out for food, activity, and discussion ideas to pair with Doctor Dolittle. What were your thoughts on the book? Or the new movie, if you’ve seen it. Drop them below!
Find ways to make reading aloud special and fun! • Read in a fun spot, like a fort, outside on a blanket, or cuddled up in mom & dad’s bed. • Use fun or silly voices for different characters as you read. Really get into it! • Give them a fun snack while you read—like foods with dip (veggies and ranch, fruit and yogurt dip, chips and salsa), popsicles, Dum Dums, or popcorn. • Have them draw what you’re reading as you go along. At the end of the book, put their drawings together to make their own book! • Talk with your kids and ask them what THEY think would make it fun, then try to make it happen. It doesn’t have to be anything extreme or that takes lots of extra effort. Small and simple things go far in making it special and exciting! How do you make read aloud time fun?
2019 was a year of learning and growth for me. Fro 2019 was a year of learning and growth for me. From baking a cake from scratch for the first time to making the drive to California alone to learning a lot about myself and the power of my thoughts. Today on the blog I shared 8 life lessons I learned in 2019. What’s something you learned in 2019?
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve started a I can’t tell you how many times I’ve started a super fun book with my kids, only to realize a few weeks later that we totally forgot about it and stopped reading 1/3 of the way through 🤦🏼‍♀️. The difference between those times and the times we finish? Routine. Whenever we finish a book, I’ve added reading aloud to a routine we have. One of my favorite times to read aloud is during meals or snacks (we prefer breakfast). The kids are sitting with their hands and mouths occupied, so it’s a great time to squeeze in a chapter or two. Plus, we eat everyday, so that makes it part of an automatic routine! Right before bed or as soon as my son gets home from school are two other times that have worked well for us. You could read to one kid while you wait for another to get done with practice. You could read to a toddler while in the school pick-up line. You could read before or after naps, while you wait for dinner to cook, or as your signal to start quiet time. Find what works for you and your schedule. And remember: it doesn’t have to happen 💯% of the days to be a meaningful part of your lives. It sure doesn’t happen daily over here! But having it part of a routine ensures it happens more than it would otherwise 📚. How do you make reading aloud part of your routine?
A few weeks ago, we ate out at a restaurant. At th A few weeks ago, we ate out at a restaurant. At the end of the meal, Roxy walked over and tried to give the waitress a hug. I’ll admit I was pretty embarrassed 😳 . You don’t just hug strangers! I mean, personal space! I was about to get up and pull Roxy away, when the waitress stopped, set down what she was holding, and bent down and gave her a big hug back. Immediately, an overwhelming feeling came over me. Our waitress needed that hug. She really needed it! And I was so embarrassed that I almost stopped that moment from happening. Roxy didn’t know anything about our waitress, yet she showed her love. And the waitress knew very little about Roxy, but I can tell she felt that love. And I don’t doubt for one second that it was the love of Heavenly Father that He shared through a sweet five-year-old who was willing to listen and act 💕. It made me want to better stop and think about the people around me. Am I too worried about what others will think that I fail to act on a prompting to reach out in love? Especially to a stranger or someone I don’t know very well. I know I’m not perfect at it, but thanks to a sweet moment—at ihop of all places—I’m ready to be better 💕.
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