***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.
Juliana says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years my kids will be 17, 14, 11, and 7 and I’ll have a lot more free time to work on my house and do projects!
Melissa says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, i’ll still be reading your blog wishing and hoping that my diy skills will someday live up to yours!
Carrie M. says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I hope to be all settled in to our new home that we just moved into with our 2 sweet kids and hopefully one more running around just enjoying the every day! And maybe planning a fun 10th anniversary trip as a bonus!
Noel says
FIFTH ME
I’m crossing my fingers for a little toddler (or two) running around my *mostly* finished house since we just moved in this year and are making personalizations little by little.
Can I also wish for winning the lottery, losing 20 lbs. and not looking a day older? :)
Melanee says
Fifth Me! In 5 years, my little one will be 12 and I will be nervously awaiting the teenage years. I will have started a blog or a book, or both. I will have many more pictures of my family’s adventures!!
Amber says
FIFTH ME
In five years, hopefully we’ll have a bigger house and bigger family!
Lisa says
Oops FIFTH ME.
Lauren M says
Fifth Me! I have no clue where I will be in five years…kind of scary to think that far ahead! Congratulations!
Mary Lauren says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be happy and settled in a city I love!
Allison H. says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully loving life just as much as I love it now! Things have been hard this year and realizing how short life can be has really changed my perspective..
Congrats on 5 years and what an awesome giveaway!
Jen Adair says
FIFTH ME!!!!
My husband and I just had our fist baby a montb ago, so in 5 years I see myself with another little bean and a third on the way. If my husband let’s me, that is! ;)
Holly G. says
FIFTH ME! ;)
Five years from now I hope to have my own store/ website selling antiques and Christian home decor. I would love to have one more baby but can’t get the hubby on board for that one!
Brea says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I will have a second grader! Hard to imagine. And maybe a little toddler too. Hope to have this wife/mom/employee balance thing figured out a little better by then. :)
Rachel says
Fifth me!
I hope my family grows within the next five years – fur babies included :)
Colleen says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to still have my two four legged children and perhaps a couple two legged ones too.
Kellyn says
FIFTH ME! It’s almost my birthday! What a fun gift it would be! I see myself starting a family in five years!!!
Zandi @ Radical Possibility says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully in five years I will still be as happy as i am right now! :)
Jennifer says
Fifth me! In 5 years my daughter will be a teenager. Oh boy!
christy b says
FIFTH ME! Oh yeah…..!
elizabeth says
Fifth me! Because in 5 years, I wouldn’t be surprised if we have 4 or 5 kids. And we’ll probably have to redo our house every five years because of the havoc they wreck!
Alexis Richards says
FIFTH ME! I see myself living in WA fixing up an older home and camping with my kiddos!
Kim says
FIFTH ME! My sons will hopefully be college graduates and I can finally do my kitchen!
annie says
FIFTH ME!! I hope to be married and living in house with a kid or 2 :)
Paige says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to still be (blissfully) married to my hubster, hopefully with a lil’ one toddling around who I can stay home with thanks to my (successful!) freelance design work. I’d better get cracking on 2 and 3… lol
Heather {ModernMealsforTwo} says
FIFTH ME!
Oh man, I have no idea where I’ll be in 5 years.
Melissa T says
FIFTH ME!!!
Hoping to be in our forever home in 5 years!!
Aaron says
Fifth Me! In 5 years, I should finally be finished with school and hope to finally be at working at my “real” job.
BeccaK says
Fifth Me! In five years, I hope to have the same job, with hopefully more job stability, and (knock on wood) with another child added to the family!
Brooke Simonson says
FIFTH ME!!
Wow, in five years…hope to be “settled” into our soon to be new house, living happily with my husband of what will then be 12 years, and my babies will be starting 4th grade!! All seems so crazy to think about!! :)
Shauna says
FIFTH ME!
My husband might still be in the military in five years…which means we could be absolutely anywhere! Exciting & scary. Or maybe we’ll have moved to PA to be with our families, & ready to start our own! Any possibility looks good to me!
Congrats on 5 happy blogging years & thanks for this AMAZING giveaway!!
Alane says
FIFTH ME
I’m getting married in just a handful of days (!!!), so I see a lot of changes in my life in the next five years. Having some babies and buying our first house are definitely on that list! WHOA!
Elizabeth McKinney says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be doing some major remodelling on my kitchen in five years.
Kristy says
FIFTH ME! In five years, my PhD will be completed, I will be working my way up the career ladder, and my baby daughter will be in kindergarten!
gemma@thesweetestdigs says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years? Hopefully with a kiddo (or two!) in tow, with my fabulous hubby, still fixin’ up our house (or moved on to the next one), and loving my job (whatever it may be!). Fun to think about! :)
Martha says
FIFTH ME!
Oooo…Where will I be? Hopefully very close to where I am, but with some 5 year old stuff from FLOR, Homegoods, ZGallerie, Shades of Light and Joss & Main :)
Happy Anniversary :)
Erin says
Fifth Me!
In five years I hope to have 2 children (pregnant with baby #1 now) and will more than likely be living in the bay area CA. My husband and I currently live in southern California but for his business will more than likely be renting out our current house and moving up north!
Melissa says
FIFTH ME
I see myself moving from east to west coast and trying something new.
Caity says
FIFTH ME!
Michelle says
FIFTH ME, please! New kid, new house, new job (same husband, hehe).
Kathleen says
Fifth me! In 5 years, our little guy will be starting second grade, hopefully in Paris :)
rebecca says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years..just hope to be happy and healthy.
Ellen says
FIFTH ME! I see myself in a new house with 3 little ones!
Jessica says
FIFTH ME! If all goes accordingly, I will be married to by bf Mike, with one or two kiddos or one and just simply enjoying life! Scary thoughts for someone living on my own and doing my own thing now! :-)
Holley says
FIFTH ME! I never know where I’ll be next year, much less five down the road. I know I’ll be where God wants me – and that’s all I need to know!
Star says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope to have added to our family through adoption, done some major DIY projects to transform our little house & be lovin’ on my husband as much as ever!
Carolyn says
Fifth me! Our work demands we move around a lot, so I hope we’re in a new city, both with new jobs and maybe a kid to round out our (already amazing) family in five years’ time.
rebecca says
In five years I hope to still be with my wonderful fiance and maybe by then we’ll have completed all the revoations and decorating of our first house together!
Ami says
FIFTH ME!
I’m hoping in 5 years I will be a published, successful jewelry designer with a studio and at least 1 more kiddo. Preferably 2. And hopefully my husband will be completely done with graduate school and maybe just maybe we’ll be able to move closer to family! :)
Meada Spencer says
FIFTH ME!!!!! We live in and are remodeling a Victorian home built in 1904..I cannot stress enough how we could use ANY ONE OF THESE!!! They all offer amazing products, and you guys are the best for giving your readers this chance! Congratulations on FIVE years!
Dianna says
Fifth me! In 5 years, I think we’ll hopefully have another little one to go along with these two boys… Who will be on school!
Wow. That’s something to think about.