***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.
Bree A. says
FIFTH ME! Happily married (June 2012!) and saving for a home of our own!
Kellie Brown says
Fifth Me!
We hope to be pregnant with #3 this Winter, and in Five years hopefully a few more. And a bigger house! Which we will build from the ground up. (All of that Lord-willing). :)
Thank you for the giveaway! And Congrats on your blog-iversary!! I’ve been a long-time reader, but not much of a commenter. So, “Hi!” from the Pacific Northwest!
Leah says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, hopefully my basement and kitchen will finally have been refinished! :)
Anna says
FIFTH ME, I say! In 5 years I will be 35 and probably entering a quarter life crisis! Thankfully I will still have my wonderful husband of 16 years to help me through it. Oh, and of course our cat(s)!
Tracy says
Fifth me! I hope we can start a family in the next 5 years.
Amanda says
Fith me! In five years I hope to make a lot of progress in the house we just moved into this weekend!
Sarah says
Fifth me! In 5 years I plan to add another child to our household and be living in a new home!
Christina Scripps says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to have another baby…still working at Discovery doing PR and loving life with my family in a big, beautiful home!
Sarah says
FIFTH ME! 5 years from now, I hope to be settling down somewhere in a house, married, and either already have a baby or have one on the way. I’m ambitious for a 21-year-old.
Christina says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I’d like to be in a new job, a new home, out of the suburbs and in the city.
tracy says
FIFTH ME! I expect that not much will be different in five years. I already have the perfect husband, job, and house. Hopefully there will be the perfect small child(ren?) in five years.
Stephanie says
FIFTH MEEEEE!! In five years I want to be married to the man of my dreamwith a kid and a dog! Fingers crossed I meet this guy soon!! hehe!
Erin says
Fifth me! Hopefully moving from starter home to forever home with a few more kids in tow!
Josh says
FIFTH ME! I see possibly moving closer to family so they can be closer to grandkids
Monica Williams says
FIFTH ME! I hope to finally have the kitchen completely finish and a new job!!
Beth B. says
FIFTH ME! I imagine my life being pretty different in five years. Hopefully with our first pet (a dog!) and a baby. But who knows?! I just hope for many new adventures between now and then.
Valerie says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be married and have a family. However, I’m not in any rush at this point. So in the mean-time, my energy gets put into my house and dog!
Kate says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I’m going to be enjoying mommy hood and the craziness that goes with it!
Joy says
Fifth me! I see Baby #2 in the next five years :)
Teresa says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I dream of living and working abroad as an expat with my family. Realistically, I’ll probably still be right here!
Natalie S. says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to have a couple of munchkins. My husband will hopefully be finishing his second year of fellowship by then, and who knows where we’ll be after that when he settles into a medical practice.
julie says
Fifth Me! In five years I hope to have an amazing career and 2 kids…right now I am job-searching and my husband and I are child-less…big changes ahead, I can feel it!
Erik says
Fifth me! and Just in time for our 6th anniversary! my wife would love this.
Heather Bailey says
Fifth Me!
Hoping to have a little one running around and loving life with my husband. :)
Colleen says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to still be happily married to my amazing husband (our 5 year anniversary is on Friday so in 5 years we will be married almost a decade – crazy!), our son will be almost 6 years old, and we will hopefully have another little one running around as well! That would make me so happy :)
Kim says
Fifth me!
Using every ounce of imagination, I’d be in a different country experiencing a new culture. However, realistically, I will be settled into this city I grew up in.
sb says
Fifth me!
I imagine that my husband and I will be living somewhere closer to both of our families and perhaps we’ll have a munchkin or two by then. :)
Shannon says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to be in the same house (with an addition on back) with a 2nd baby in tow! And with no more gray hairs than I currently have! haha.
Lauren says
Fifth me! In five years, I hope that we are still as happy and healthy as we are today! Maybe with at least one little one running around, if i’m being honest! :)
Congratulations on five years! Y’all are my first go-to source for any project. Thanks for the inspiration!
Michelle says
FIFTH ME! In five years my one year old twin boys will be six so I see myself constantly running around and hosing off muddy boys. My job as a mom will be the same if not busier and we will probably still be on our little farm.
Lauren says
FIFTH ME!!
I hope in five years to be married and living in a home that I own and am able to decorate any way I want! (Any way you want it, that’s the way you need it…)!!!
Valerie says
FIFTH ME!!!
In 5 yrs I hope to have the renovations we have planned for our house completed (we love our neighborhood, house is kind of small though). My marriage will 12 yrs old and my kids will be almost 9! Yikes! Hopefully we will have added travels to the list.
Alyssa says
FIFTH ME!
Dreaming of kids running around the yard and helping in the veggie garden! Thanks!
Brita says
FIFTH me!!! If I have my way, we’ll be settling with our growing family in Arizona somewhere (Anywhere, I don’t care! I just want to be WARM again!) in the next 5 years..
molly says
FIFTH ME
I truly don’t know where I’ll be in five years. Wherever I end up, I hope that place includes a dog!
JennD says
FIFTH ME! I am guessing I will be at a soccer game/gymnastics/dance/?? every single day with my girls and Hubby…. Loving Life :)
Lauren says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to own a house of my own (preferably in or just outside Baltimore) with my hubby and have a baby or two. A new job with a shorter commute would be icing on the cake. Thanks for the ridic giveaway!
Kelly says
FIFTH ME, please:)
First & foremost, Happy Fifth to you!!!
Five years from now I’d like to say I ran my first marathon (I have my eyes & heart set on the Paris Marathon, can you even imagine?!?!?!?!) before my 40th, enthusiastically enjoy my work, actively participate in a mutual adoration society for two, and finally have a completely organized home:)
Alaina says
FIFTH ME! It will be 1 year in December in our new house so I hope we have a LOT more updates done by then!
kara @ launching our life together says
FIFTH ME!! We hope to have babies and no more flesh-toned paint on the walls. Thanks for letting us celebrate with you!
Lauren says
FIFTH ME!
We are two weeks away (or less) until our first baby arrives so hopefully we’ll have 1-2 more kids in another 5 years and still happily living in our amazing city of Louisvillle.
fulori says
FIFTH ME!
In five years…hmmm, finished with grad school, working with an international NGO (ohhh, dreams…)
Congratulations on your past 5 years!
Carrie says
FIFTH ME
Working part time as a personal trainer and getting more time for my DIY project list!
Ashley S. says
FIFTH ME!!!
I would love to pick school back up and complete my degree as a Nurse Practitioner. Hopefully we can be a year or two away from paying off our house,and maybe even have a kid (!). Who knows, but as long as I’ve got my hubbs (and a job!) everything will be alright ;)
Julia says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I hope to finally buy a house!
Amelia Walton says
Fifth me! In five years…I see myself being able to tell at least one more story about the day that we met our (second) child, living in a house that has all of its door knobs and no wallpaper from the 70s anywhere in sight, and finally figuring out how to get a pumpkin to grow to epic proportions. Or something like that.
Jen says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be settled into our new home (we’re currently building) and with at least 1 little one gracing us with their presence. So excited to see where life takes us!
Pamela Boimel says
Fifth me!!!! I see mysel as finally being a home owner after hopefully purchasing our first house this year!
Chelsea @ ridingescalators.blogspot.com/ says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully we’ll have a couple of kiddos and be back living in the Midwest renovating our second house in 5 years!
Lisa says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years… hoping to be in a bigger house with more than 1 bathroom! I’d imagine there could be a bambino at that point as well :)