TW Mum of the Week: Alex

Meet Alex👋

It's a real pleasure to introduce Alex - a creative-industry mum of two who grew up in Tunbridge Wells and is now 18 months into a self-build journey. I am loving her house-build adventures and her genius New Year’s Eve mum hack might just be one to steal! Enjoy!

Introduce yourself

Hi I am Alex, a 40-something year-old who grew up in Tunbridge Wells and now lives just over the border in East Sussex with my husband and two children. I work in the creative industries, I am currently 18 months into a self-build which might just end me, and when I am not filling skips or ferrying kids I LOVE strength training and rowing. 

Favourite local business and why?

@the_bakery_tw everything they make, bake and brew is done with obsessive levels of passion. You can not fault it. 

Favourite hidden gem in Tunbridge Wells

I go to a boot camp on Sunday mornings in Southborough. It’s in a small private gym and you pay what you want/can for the class. It’s run by the amazing @CamilleGoddard and it’s such a fantastic, supportive group where anyone of any fitness level can come and access exercise. 

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Eating an entire jar of gherkins in one go and then drinking the juice.

Best mum hack

Allow your kids to stay up until 'midnight' on New Years eve - just not UK midnight!  Just show them the countdown of last year, or of Hong Kong/Australia. That way you can all get a decent night sleep! 

Follow Alex

You can follow Alex on Instagram: @thealexbeard