Outnumbered 3 to 1 was started by Melissa in 2009. In January of 2011 a team of writers joined her to share reviews, recipes, crafts, deals and fitness. All of the writers are different in many ways, so each of us offers a fresh new look at things. Check out our
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Meet Melissa {Owner/Admin, Reviewer, Weekly Memes and Random Things in Life}
I'm Melissa. I live in southeastern Wisconsin. My family is no longer "traditional" in the sense. Our household has grown over the last few months due to the loss of my dad. We recently moved into a new home and have been remodeling like crazy! Our house is quite full with myself, my boyfriend, our 2 sons, my 2 teenage brothers, my sister, 3 dogs, a ferret, a gecko and a bearded dragon!
I make handmade jewelry in my spare time, which I don't get
alot of lately! I like to read, camp, watch movies, play with my kids, boat, swim... oh ya, and play on the computer. My list of interests could go on and on.
On this blog, I call my boyfriend "The Man", well because that's what he is. He's manly in all things like hunting, fishing, boating, gaming and even his work. He's a roofer by trade. We've been together for over 13 years and people always ask us why we're not married. Honestly I don't have a good answer for that, but we're happy and that's all that really matters.
I call my oldest son
Big Bro. He's 12 and loves to ride his bike and scooter, snowboard and skateboard. He likes to do tricks on all of those and I have to say he's pretty good. This kid has an amazing personality and a heart of gold.
Lil Man is my youngest son who's 9. He continues to amaze me more and more as the years go by. He is really funny and the craziest things come out of his mouth sometimes. He's definitely a klutz though and has broken his arm twice and sliced the other open so bad that he needed stitches.
Meet Amanda {Assistant Admin, Reviews and Recipes}
My name is Amanda. I'm a 30 year old Homemaker and Stay at Home mom of two beautiful (insane) boys, 13 and 2. I've been married to my high-school obsession for almost 3 years and he still makes me feel like a giddy 15 year old girl. I fancy myself a writer and have been blogging or writing articles for websites for almost 11 years. I was a single career Mom turned married home Mom so I've had the best of both worlds. Currently I spend most of my time singing Sesame Street for my 2 year old.
I started baking when I was 11 and cooking scratch at 12. I come from a line of women that took great pride in the ability to cook from scratch and woe to the woman who used boxed mashed potatoes! I love playing in my kitchen. I love the feel of a smooth aged wooden rolling pin and the burn in my wrist after whisking. I love the smell of the sun on ripe fruits plucked from the farmers market and the first taste, the very first taste of a meal cooked with love that I can take pride in. In my family my great, great Grandmother's one handled rolling pin was revered as the symbol of the woman chosen out of her sisters to be the best cook. I was blessed to be given it on Christmas of 2006 passed down from my Mother and her Mother and so on. I'm very excited and honored to have been picked amongst the other fine writers to share reviews and a weekly recipe with you!
Meet Jilleen {Reviews and Crafts}
I am Jill from western NY. I absolutely love crafts and have been crafting since I was 8 years old. I am an accountant by day and use the other side of my brain at night! I love to make cards and scrapbooks, create paper projects, knitting, cross-stitching and reading. I wish I had more time to "play" with my projects, but real life comes first. My crafting blog is www.peaceandscrapbooking.blogspot.com and my book review blog is www.seasidebooknook.blogspot.com. I would love for you to become a follower and leave me comments. I love sharing with others all the things I stumble across! I have been married to my wonderful husband for 16 years. I have three children, one son and twin daughters.
Meet Latricia {Reviews}
Hi everyone, my name is Latricia. I am a stay at home mom of four, ages 9-17, 1 boy and 3 girls. I spend my days babysitting my 18 month nephew, takings lots of pictures, trying new recipes and writing over at 1Stop Mom. What began as an outlet to just get my thoughts out has turned into so much more. I write about our lives and anything that catches my attention. I am all about doing things to make life easier and anything related to bacon.
Two years ago, I took my first trip out of Wisconsin and discovered I love to travel. Now I want to visit everywhere! Everyday I am learning how to step out of my box and it has been quite a journey :) I have been with my amazingly supportive husband for 20 years, we recently celebrated our 15th anniversary in June.
I am extremely happy to be a part of the Outnumbered 3-1 family and look forward to share my thoughts here.
Meet Corrie {Craft Tutorials and Reviews}
I am a wife to a caring and supportive husband and mother of an amazing 11 year old son and beautiful 10 year old daughter. My passions are family, friends, good books, great food, blogging, music and blog giveaways (they're kind of a problem!). I'm a coffee fiend and internet junkie. I believe in being true to oneself and the golden rule.
For the last 5 years I have been learning to parent from the wheelchair MS has put me in. I face the same challenges as every other parent, I just overcome them in different ways.
We live in a very rural part of southeastern Illinois. I am a simple, small town girl living a simple, small town life. I will be writing craft how-to's and product reviews and super excited to join the Outnumbered 3 to 1 team. I can't wait to meet all ya'all.
Meet Becki {Recipes and Reviews}
I'm Becki, a 26 year old wife to my wonderful Hubbers of 3 years and mom to one adorable Sonshine. I grew up in NC but currently reside in Upstate New York, but we are in the process of buying our first house in North Carolina! I've been a stay at home mom to Sonshine for almost two years now and I love every single minute of it! We're currently entering into the "terrible two" stage and I'm not sure if we're going to all emerge from it unscathed, but I'm trying to hardest! We spend most of our time playing, singing, learning and enjoying a local mom & kids group to pass our time!
In my spare time (aha, I said it) I like to read, write (I'm currently working on a novel) and cook! Unfortunately, I gave birth to the world's pickiest eater! So, I take my recipe finding and making very seriously. My mood depends on whether or not Sonshine will eat my cooking! I look forward to sharing yummy and healthy recipes with all the Outnumbered 3 to 1 readers!
Meet Christine {Reviews and Fitness Friday}
I am Wife to one and Mommy to five (one pre-teen daughter and four rambunctious sons). When not taxing my children to their various activities, I volunteer on the local soccer board. I also love to run, read, bake, crochet, sing and so much more. I don’t quite love laundry, scrubbing toilets and doing dishes. (But I do try to keep up with them on occasion :) )
