***This giveaway has reached our cap of 10,000 entries and is now closed. See who won below!***
It took you guys just a little under 6 hours to push this blogiversary giveaway to its 10,000 entry cap, so we’re here with an earlier-than-usual update on our randomly selected winner. That lucky person is… Britta (who’s currently living in baby/preschooler world so she hopes in five years she won’t “have to deal with someone else’s poop on a daily basis and to be able to sleep through the night!”). Congrats Britta!
For every blogiversary we try to do something special for that week’s giveaway. And this year we ran with the five theme and snagged five different $500 prizes for one lucky winner from a few of our favorite places: FLOR, HomeGoods, Joss & Main, Shades of Light and Z Gallerie. Which means someone’s gonna get a grant total of $2,500 to spend in celebration of our big five year blogiversary.
The five generous folks who are each giving away $500 aren’t just places we love, but also places that hold a special place in the our blog’s history (and future). In addition to being one of our first and most longstanding sponsors, Z Gallerie has dished out prizes for a blogiversary before – and was our first ever giveaway to break the 1,000 entry mark.
Richmond-based Shades of Light (also a long-time sponsor) has found their way into our home on several occasions (their local outlet makes us crazy). Plus we’ve got an exciting announcement about them that we’ll be sharing soon (secrets, secrets, are no fun).
Joss & Main is a newer favorite of ours, and they’ve invited us twice to curate sale collections on their site…. so we’ll always be grateful to them for making us feel like real designers – even if only for a brief time. Haha.
While HomeGoods seems to find their way onto our blog pretty often (like a $500 giveaway for you guys last week), one of our favorite instances was when they helped us makeover a local family’s living areas for them a while back.
And last but not least is FLOR, whose catalogs is one of our favorites to get in the mail. But more importantly, they’re gonna play an important role in our upcoming book tour. More details on that next week!
- PRIZE: $500 gift cards to FLOR, HomeGoods, Joss & Main, Shades of Light and Z Gallerie (totaling $2,500!)
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “FIFTH ME” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … where you see yourself in five years. We always say we have no clue where we’ll be down the road but it’s always fun to imagine, right? How might your family be different or have grown? Will you be in a new home or a new city? Will you have the same job?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, Sept 26th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of FLOR, HomeGoods, Joss & Main, Shades of Light and Z Gallerie.
Rachael giglio says
Fifth me! I have five kids in a small twin! I hope in five years to have this house perfect and ready to sell( or better yet already sold and moved into
a place with some more space)
Annette says
Fifth me!!!
Corinne says
Fifth Me! Happy five year anniversary! In five years I will be married to the same great guy with two kids. One nine and one seven. Scary thought. Maybe even a stay at home mom by that time?
Lisa M says
FIFTH ME! I have no idea, just hope I’m happy!
katyrenee says
FIFTH ME! I’ll have a kid one year out of kindergarten. Scary!
Karla says
Fifth me!
Kate says
FIFTH ME!
Congrats on five years! Hmm, in 5 years, my husband and I have bought a home, adopted two lovely kitties, and both switched jobs. Hopefully, we will still be in the same house in 5 years, but hopefully with one or two kids.
Amy says
FIFTH ME!
I’m definitely hoping we’ll be in a new house; hopefully in far less than 5 years though!
Hannah says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be in a new city, in a cute little house with my hubby and doggies.
Danielle says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to be in my current home (hopefully decorated with my winnings from this contest…hey-oooh!!!) with my lovely husband, crazy dog, anti-social kitties, and maybe a munchkin or two :)
Renee says
Fifth ME! I hope to be in the same house but with a finised basement and hopefully 2 kids by then!
Marissa says
Fifth Me! Hopefully in five years our current house will be done or maybe we’ll be living in a new house!
sally G says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be moved into our first house, have added one more little one (to make three), and gain a sense of peace purpose in this world.
Michela says
Fifth me!
In five years, I hope to be moved out of Ohio and living in New York City with my better half. I also hope to be writing in a more creative atmosphere- maybe novels in my spare time. Fingers crossed (both for the giveaway and those dreams!)
Anastasia says
Fifth Me! In five years I hope to own a home with the hubby, have a kid (or two!) and be loving life as much as I love it now!
jessi says
FIFTH ME
I hope to have a few additions to our family and possibly a new locale!
Sarah S. says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I hope to be happily married to my fiance, hopefully with one kid and maybe another one on the way! :)
Michelle says
FIFTH ME!
I hope I have a few little ones running around the house :)
Katie M. says
Fifth me!
5 years from now… well our first born will be about 4.5 (due in April 2013) and hopefully we’ll have a second. Other than that, same ol’ DIYing everything from floors/walls to furniture to beer. Hopefully our animal population hasn’t grown (1 dog, 2 kitties currently). …Hopefully my waist size hasn’t grown either. ;)
Lauren says
FIFTH ME! My husband is in the Army so we will definitely be someplace new, but I have no idea where. I hope we’ll have added to our family by that point, but whatever God brings to us, I’ll be happy.
Angela says
FIFTH ME!
I see myself married and living in my first house, probably going DIY crazy.
Jessica Thomas says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to have all my remodels done!
Rebecca says
FIFTH ME! In five years, my oldest will be off to college! Let’s hope these next five years don’t go by too fast!
Emily says
FIFTH Me! Hope to be a mommy. :)
Amy G says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope to be right here where I am! We moved into our new home in March & found out we were expecting our first child in July!
Carolyn says
Fifth me!
Laurel Johnson says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I will be working in a brand new library, I will have completed my kitchen and bathroom remodel, and hopefully (finally) have a baby!
Krystie says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to live in a different house in a different city closer to my family; that’s as much as I know! I just hope to be happy and healthy.
Heidi says
FIFTH ME!
Wow, in 5 years, my oldest son will have graduated high school and my younger son will be an 8th grader. Hopefully we’ll finally have our bathroom re-done too!
Jamie@VTmamateurs says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to have another kiddo (or two) and be in a larger home to fit all of my little ones :)Congrats on 5 successful years!
Sarah says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to keep my day job, have a thriving private practice, expand our family with a kid (or two!), continue to cultivate a lovely marriage, and create an ever-more-nest-like home.
Jen K says
FIFTH Me…in 5 years, still married, kids in middle and high school. Yikes! More gray hairs since one will be driving.
Hilary says
Fifth Me, Please :0)
In five years, I hope to be Happy, Health and DIYing my little heart out!!
Sarah T says
FIFTH ME! I will (she says with little confidence) pay off my student loans and be living somewhere cooler than my current Kansas town.
Nichole says
FIFTH ME!!! In 5 years, hopefully I’ll be living in a new city (maybe Richmond?!?) and starting a family!
Connie T says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I will be 45 years old and all of my kids will be in college or graduated from college:)By then, I will have a huge collection of wine bottles and will need you to blog about what to do with them:)
Libby says
FIFTH ME!
I foresee a new city and another addition to the family. We’re military and always on the move. Right now we’re stationed in Hawaii and will be for three more years. We have two rugrats and are thinking we’d like one more :)
Molly says
Fifth Me!! A sibling for kiddo #1 for sure…hopefully hubby and I will be more settled in jobs and in a larger house for this growing family. It is fun to imagine! Thanks!
tali says
Fifth Me! Only 1 year left of college and I love reading your blog everyday! that copy and paste was supposed to be this: http://www.typicallytali.tumblr.com not what I just learned in my polysci class…oops
adria says
FIFTH Me!
In five years I hope to have some kids running around and I hope to have moved into a forever home with my husband (and the yet to be born children). Tons of transitions and adjustments in store, so a shopping spree for the home would be awesome! Baby rooms aren’t easy to furnish :)
Heather says
Fifth me! I can definitely see some changes on the horizon for the next 5 years…I’m about to get my graduate degree and have been at my job for awhile. Not sure where all that will lead me, but I’m looking forward to change!
Danielle Williams says
FIFTH ME!
Hope to be just as happy as I am now :)
Amanda says
FIFTH ME! i hope to escape the city and live in a tiny little house in the country!
Linda says
FIFTH ME!!!
:) In five years? I hope to be a mom to a couple of kiddos, and continue to be very happy in our new-to-us home (hopefully with a garden by then)
Congratulations on your 5th anniversary!
Becky says
FIFTH ME!
Laura says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to have my house settled and a little one sleeping in the room that’s currently full of unpacked boxes!
Diana says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have our house organized and painted. Otherwise, I hope things are well and everyone is happy and healthy!
Angie G. says
Fifth me!
one or two kiddos in our near future would be nice!
Ariana says
Fifth Me!
Hopefully in a big city using my law degree! With my dog, of course!
jake says
fifth me. in 5 years, hopefully have my own gym and my wife and I will have a couple of kids.