***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.
Mindy says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years I will have completed my bachelor’s degree and hopefully have a job in the same place I do now but with new pay to reflect my new education! :) My daughter will be 13 (have mercy!) and I’m sure the tween attitude will be in full force by then!
Cynthia says
FIFTH ME :) I see myself celebrating a sixth year of marriage to my very wonderful husband!
rosemary says
Fifth Me!
In 5 years I see myself as a mommy and a fulltime baker!!
Bree says
Fifth Me! I hope to have one more baby (for a total of three kids) and be on my way to working again outside the home!
Lauren R says
FIFTH ME!! 5 years from now I would love to have 2 children and another on the way- making that 3 total! What can I say I love kids! I would also love to be living in my own home instead of an apartment!!!
Jamie H says
FIFTH ME! I’ll have all my kids in school!!! And we’re on our 17th move already, so who knows where we’ll be! We’re supposed to be here to stay ;) Here’s to hoping I didn’t give my boxes away too soon!
Danna says
FIFTH ME!! In five years I hope to be a practicing Pediatric Physician’s Assistant (can’t wait for that!) and then as a bonus I’d love to be married and starting a family.
Donna says
Fifth Me! In five years I will be a published author & I will be in a much more fulfilling career.
Cathy D says
FIFTH ME! In five years my baby will be off to college and we’ll be empty nesters. Yikes! I’m not sure I’m ready for that stage.
Megan says
Fifth me!
I’m in grad school for special education right now so I hope in 5 years I’m a teacher!
Erin says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to have another little baby and be a home owner! Can’t wait!
Lesli says
FIFTH ME! Hanging out with my two girls, who will both be nine. Just having a good time!
Meredith says
FIFTH ME … I’m currently living away from my boyfriend so I’m hoping in five years we will be closer to each other! I also hope I’m in a career that I love!
Bridget says
FIFTH ME!
Congratulations, guys!
In five years, I hope to have completed my Ph.d….one step closer to owning my own home!
Jenny says
FIFTH ME! I’m not sure where I’ll be in 5 years, but I know my hubby will be there with me. :)
angel says
FIFTH ME!
Congrats on 5 years!
I plan to be in a new town with my family. My daughter will be attending college (possibly in Hawaii) and we’re moving to be there with her. Huge garden, chickens, living a slower-paced life.
Christopher says
FIFTH ME!
My little boy would 5 1/2 years old and I can’t think of anything else to look forward to than enjoying fatherhood.
afton says
FIFTH ME!
(disclaimer: i was so much better at envisioning the future as a child!) i see myself developing my small etsy side project store into legitimate full-time employment!
Roswell says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to have at least 1 kid (maybe 2).
Geri says
Fifth Me!! Pretty happy with life right now, wouldn’t mind if it were equally awesome in five years :)
Paula says
FIFTH ME! In five years from now I hope to be taking a trip back to Italy for our 10th anniversary, where we honeymooned. We might even think about bringing our two little kids along for the adventure :) Maybe not…
Sarah A. says
FIFTH ME!
Five years from now I’ll have a kid eyeing college and hopefully the house we moved into 3 years ago will be fully repainted and up-to-date, as in the next five years it will clearly need a new roof, windows, and an AC overhaul!
Autumn says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I’ll have an 11 year old, 9 year old, and 5 year old… AH!!!
Melissa says
Fifth Me! In five years my young girls (3 and 1 yrs) will be older and in school. I see homework in my future.
Kim @ Yellow Brick Home says
Fifth Me!
I see us living in a single family home with a yard for our pup – we love our little city condo, but we know it can’t stay this way forever…
Laura L. says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully we’ll still be in our new house that we’ve just finished building – I’m not going to be ready to go through this process again…..
Garrett says
FIFTH ME
Heather Marks says
Fifth Me!! In 5 years… we’ll have hopefully moved into a new house that we designed ourselves – one that will fit all 8 of us! Our oldest will be getting ready to leave home and our youngest will be 7, the other 4 squished somewhere inbetween, and we’ll be having so much fun NOT stepping on each other’s toes! :)
Jenny says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, our youngest daughter will be starting 2nd grade, our son will be in 6th grade, and our oldest daughter will be in 8th grade. The last 5 years went by so quickly, I’m sure the next five will be here before I am ready!
Mitra says
FIFTH ME! Owning a home with a giant garden and adopting a dog would be amazing.
Jen says
Fifth me! I’d like to be married and have at least 1 child. =)
Susannah says
FIFTH ME! Hope to have at least one child and my husband will be done with his graduate school!!!
Jennifer Gessner says
FIFTH ME! Wow…it’s hard to think about 5 years from now. My son will be almost 7 and my daughter will be 5 1/2! That sounds so crazy! If 5 years ago I had to predict where I would be today, I wouldn’t predict this! Life is crazy and throws us for a loop. It’s amazing & wonderful as well as scary and exhilarating. My husband was recently laid off from his job, so we’re hoping the next 5 days, 5 months, 5 years, will bring some stability, some hope, some success. :)
Danielle says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be back to work as my son will be in school by then! Awesome freebie!
Mandy says
FIFTH ME!
I would love to be in our first house with my husband :)
lindsay says
FIFTH ME! Five years? I can’t even plan for five days!
Melissa says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I see myself with a child (or two…or maybe a 2nd on the way? Hopefully?!), in a different state, with a different job (ideally, as a stay-at-home mom, but who knows?!), and owning a home!
Lindsey says
Fifth me! Crazy to think about 5 years down the road… but I’d love to have 2 kids by then (I have none now) and hopefully own a house! Who knows where we’ll live… hopefully in MI near my family or in CA near my husband’s! And I hope that we will have our little farm where we will grow tons of veggies! I also would love to have a dog by then and maybe a cat too. As for jobs, I would love to be working part time so I could spend more time with my kids (who will hopefully exist at that point).
Sarah R. says
Fifth me!
Oh man, I hope that in five years we are in a new home in a new city with a new job! Here’s hoping!
Natalie says
Fifth me. In 5 years I will still be a momma and wife. The rest are details that add to the adventure!
Stephanie Hansen says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully I will be a momma, supporting my husband and the family business from home. We also hope to move out of our shoe box condo and into our very own home (to go DIY crazy in of course!).
Wendy S says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be living the dream by being debt free, healthy and spending lots of time with my kids!
Katrina @ 'Sota is Sexy says
Fifth me!
In five years, I hope to be a published author! :)
Syl says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I will be looking at an empty nest – and hope to finally have the clean, neat, home which is hard to come by as mom to messy boys.
Congrats guys on your anniversary!!
Lisa says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to be a better version of the person I am today!
Amy P. says
FIFTH ME….I hope to have another child (pregnant with first now), still happily married, and possibly owning a small vacation home in the mountains somewhere. Thanks for the giveaway and congrats on a fantastic 5 years!
Barbara says
FIFTH ME…..in five years I will be sending my daughter off to FIRST GRADE!!!! I can’t believe it. Our son will be in preschool and I will be crying into my raisin bran that my babies are getting so big!
Jen@The Decor Scene says
FIFTH ME!!! In 5 years, I hope to have a little one of my own running around the house, I hope to have a different job or even be a stay at home mom, I even hope to have all of our major projects in the house done by then. Thank you for a great blog and thank you for such a great give-away!!! :)
Rachel says
FIFTH ME!! I see myself with a teaching license teaching English to high school kids in NYC. I see myself as happy every day with the life that I have built.
Kathleen B says
Fifth me! I hopefully will be living in the house I just closed on this afternoon!