So that was a crazy few days…

So my post about Dr Seuss blew up. That was awesome, don’t get me wrong. My blog readership went from tens to hundreds to thousands. The Spinoff got in touch and published my piece on their site. It was the second-most read story that day, after Harry and Meghan. I don’t mind coming in second…

Horton Hears A Whinge

Most of the time, I’m very proud to be a primary school teacher in New Zealand. We work hard, we love our students, and we continually strive to improve our practice and get better. Well, most of us.  I lose a bit of faith in my profession occasionally when I go on the NZ Primary…

So why cloth nappies?

“Why Lou?” I hear people ask. “That’s a lot of extra laundry. Don’t you want to just bin the poop and be done with it?” Well, no. And here’s why: The rubbish bins in my town only go out fortnightly. Seriously. Can you imagine? Two weeks of soiled nappies and wipes? They’d fill up the…

Welcome!

Hi, I’m Louise. You can call me Lou. Boring way to start, I know. But starting has always been the hardest part for me. When I write plays I start in the middle, and come back to the start at the end. But that doesn’t make sense for a blog. Why am I here? This…