Kelli Bruemmer
Kelli is a native Okie with a larger-than-life personality and an unhealthy dose of sarcasm. She married Bobby in 2011, and they welcomed daughter, Maevyn, in 2013. Maevyn is autistic, and every day is a new adventure in discovering how her unique mind works. Life on their NE Oklahoma City acreage is never dull, and they enjoy RV camping and Sooner football. Kelli is a former law enforcement officer who now works full-time at the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office facilitating programs that keep people safe on our roadways. She also enjoys consulting for Beautycounter, advocating for tougher legislation in the US beauty industry, stifling inappropriate profanity, managing her RBF, looking for the nearest restroom, and trying not to sing Disney songs out loud in public.
Listen, 2021… We Need to Talk
I hate it when relationships get to this point.
It's bad, y'all. I feel like it's ending. I'm having some doubts about our future. We're in a weird place. Can we maybe just sit and...
Yes, I Received THE Vaccine
I got the COVID-19 vaccination today, and I didn't realize I'd be so emotional about it.
It's been a contentious year that has found us disagreeing on nearly everything - even on things that seem...
Assessment is a 4-Letter Word
As I write this, I'm sitting in the parent waiting room of a therapy clinic, teary-eyed, while my daughter is being assessed. Again.
Assessed for cognitive function.
Assessed for speech and language abilities.
Assessed...
Holiday Shopping for Kids with Special Needs
It's that time of year again! The time when holiday lights start to go up, people argue over whether or not it's appropriate to put the tree up before Thanksgiving, and we start to...
Election Day Blues
Until now, I can't remember a time in my 40 years of existence on this planet that I've felt like I'm carrying so much. So much stress. So much anxiety. So many plates spinning...
Real Talk: School Car Line Rules
Up until this year, I have only watched from afar as cars and trucks and minivans methodically lined up each day outside schools scattered around town. I've watched as cute kids with matching backpacks...
Back to School 2020 – Choose Kindness, Please
Back-to-school season is supposed to be fun. It's supposed to be exciting. It's a time for new school clothes, a clean backpack, a new lunchbox, and new teachers... maybe even a new school! That...
A Tale of Two Titties – Mama’s First Mammogram
"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times..."
Wait... Did Charles Dickens write a book about a mammogram? Because that is the perfect description of a mammogram.
I realize that I'm a...
Have a Houseparty! (For the Socially Distanced)
After weeks and weeks of working from home and utilizing the common "tools of the quarantine trade" considered acceptable by professional standards, you'd think that after-hours video calls via mobile app or web browser...
Check on the Extroverts: We are NOT okay!
I'll admit that the idea of working from home for a few weeks was appealing. And for a few weeks, it was great. But here we are, way more than a few weeks into...
Tiger King: The Circus We All Needed
The past several weeks have been a super-sized combo meal of global pandemic and general uncertainty. As we've all tried to balance homeschooling from scratch, getting a little sunshine, getting enough exercise, watching the...
So, You’re Thinking About Buying an RV…
When my brother and I were teenagers, our parents bought a motorhome. Not the big fancy tour bus kind, though. It was the beige, wood-paneled, shag carpeted kind. They outfitted it with extra pots,...