There is a reason why the more popular clichés in life are considered… well, cliché. Take the term “stress dream,” for example. It’s widely used – perhaps even overused – in our vernacular. And yet, who among us has not dreamed at some point of showing up to take a high school exam only to…
Category Archives: Humor and Irreverence
We Name Our Furniture Here
It was Thanksgiving 2008. Or possibly Christmas. Also, it may have been 2007. Regardless, it was my turn to play holiday hostess to my family… and I was excited. For I had, at long last, found a corner cabinet in which to store and display my china – and along with it, a coordinating Demilune table….
I Thought This Was a Kids’ Movie
Taking Kylee to her first movie today. Want to come? So read the text from my friend, Arlin, regarding her Saturday afternoon plans with her daughter (and Lil’ Bit’s BFF). Did we want to go to the movies. I don’t know… did we? It’s almost laughable, the surprise I feel at the frequent realization that,…
A Bedtime Story for Rude Hotel Guests
I was having deja vu. It was 3:30 a.m. and I lay awake in my Pittsburgh hotel room seething with anger as I listened to the sounds of a lively party just beyond the wall behind my headboard. It was the first of two nights I was spending in the city as part of a…
Bloggers and the Men Who Love Them
Every so often, I read something that resonates so strongly with me, I’ll continue to recall it for months or even years down the line. Such was the case with 10 Reasons Why My Husband Was Meant to Marry a Blogger by Alex at Late Enough, a sweetly funny piece that reminded me very much of the dynamic…
Erma vs. Anne
When making fun of people, target yourself first. Of the plethora of inspiration I’ve drawn from Erma Bombeck over the years, it is this unspoken creed that has resonated the most with the writer in me. To that end, you’ll find plenty of dry wit, self-effacing humor, and genial teasing here at What She Said, but rarely do…
On the Road
Greetings from frigid Pittsburgh! I must say, you Steelers fans are a spirited bunch. In addition to your Terrible Towels®, you’ve also painted all your bridges yellow. That’s cute. But also a little weird. It takes roughly four hours by car to get to Pittsburgh from my home in eastern West Virginia – only slightly…
Breaking News: I Am Not 22
Today is my birthday. And since I’ve never enjoyed cooking on the one day out of the year that’s all about me (and my mom), I’m cancelling Friday Tapas this week in favor of celebrating elsewhere. But not with my husband, who asked if I’d mind if he played basketball after work at a staff…
Blogger Fears Public Speaking, Auditions for LTYM
On May 6, 2012, I gave myself an early Mother’s Day gift – an afternoon to myself – and drove into Arlington to attend the inaugural production of Listen to Your Mother DC. I was there in part to support cast member and blog friend, Elena Sonnino, and in part to satisfy my own curiosity,…
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Hello! I'm Kristin, a self-proclaimed city girl now living the rural life with my husband, daughter, and a black cat named Boo in eastern West Virginia – or as I like to spin it, the far western suburbs of D.C. Welcome to What She Said, an irreverent blend of family, life, and humor. Because if I didn’t laugh, I’d cry.
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