Claire Hauxwell

Proud mom moment 🐴

"You don't need to stop, you just need to focus your training differently while you heal."

This is what my physical therapist told me yesterday. I've been struggling with my thumb, wrist and elbow for months... I've been modifying, doing lighter weights, pushing through the pain. It gets better, the pain comes back.

He said give me a few weeks without explosive movements on your arm - i.e. cleans, snatches, pushups. This guy also realizes something else... exercise is how I clear my head, that my gym peeps are a big part of my community, and that Paco loves to go to.

So, I'm not stopping, but I am pivoting so that I can do it again one day (hopefully very soon).

And doesn't Paco look handsome with his haircut?

Spring cleaning isn't just for closets.

This time of year always feels like the right time to do a little life editing. Not burning the entire barn down kind of life editing—that's way too dramatic. I'm talking about making the quiet decision to stop carrying things that don't serve me into the next season of my life.

Here are three things I'm leaving behind this spring:

1. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀
Some things just stop working. You can push harder, plan better, try again and again... and still get nowhere. That's not failure, it's information. This season, I'm paying attention to where life is actually moving forward—and releasing the rest.

2. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗳 "𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱"
A lot of us are still dragging around expectations we didn’t even create. How we should look, work, parent, age, show up.
I’m closing that rulebook. If it doesn’t fit the life I actually want right now, it’s out.

3. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 
Not every decision needs a committee meeting in my head. Sometimes the next step is the path of least resistance. This doesn't mean it will be easy, but it will feel right. So, simplify the routine, say the thing, make the change. Done.

Sometimes the most powerful reset is figuring out what you're no longer willing to carry.

𝗜'𝗺 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀—𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴? Comment down below.

I'm bored with being bored.

There's a lot of truth in that, isn't there? Not exhausted. Not unhappy. Just... flat. The days on repeat, and somewhere along the way you stop choosing differently.

Boredom usually isn't a lack of options. It's what happens when life runs on autopilot.

Action creates energy. Not the other way around.

If life feels dull lately, it might just mean you've outgrown your current rhythm.

That's where the edit begins.

If this hits a nerve, start by changing one small thing this week — or send me a message if you're ready to figure out what needs editing.

It's taken me 48 years to figure out how to get my unruly hair to cooperate.

I used to hate my curls... they never made me feel beautiful. As a teenager I used to have my friends iron my hair (with an actual clothes iron) and Brazilian blowouts as an adult. My wild hair has always made me self-conscious next to women with long lucios locks.

After a bad dye job and a terrible haircut a few years ago, I was forced to embrace my curls in order to coax my fried hair back to health. Now, I rarely use heat on my hair, and when I do, it's just a few mutes of diffusing.

I realized I feel most confident when I embrace who I am versus who I think I should be to impress others—and you should too.

I've been told that I'm an "Ingredients Mom."

I'm not totally granola— there are snacks foods in my house. But, I guess most of the food in my pantry and fridge needs to be prepared. I cook most meals from scratch with a little bit of help from premade stock, but you're not going to find me making my own tortillas, ice cream or sandwich bread.

Maybe it takes a little longer to plan, shop (I'm always forgetting to buy at least one thing), and put together a meal, but I definitely think it's worth it—even if I'm the only one that likes it.

Anyway, I was making a batch of taco seasoning (because European pre-made taco seasoning tastes like feet), and thought I'd see if I'm the only one that does this.

Here's my no brainer recipe, if you want to give it a try:

2 TBS of each...
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Paprika
- Cumin
- Chili Powder
- Flour
- Beef Bouillon

Jet lag is kicking my butt. I forced myself to go to the gym. I braved the frigid cold to walk Paco (he was not a fan of his new shoes). I took down the Christmas decorations. I forgot to eat lunch. I need a nap.

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