***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.
Amanda says
FIFTH ME!
no idea where i’ll be in 5 years. but hopefully i’ll be happy :)
Stacey says
Fifth me! I hope to be just as happy, if not happier, than I am right at this moment!
Erica says
FIFTH ME I see myself hopefully a mom and an author 5 years from now!
Katie says
Fifth me! We have a baby on the way so in 5 years maybe we will have 2 kids and hopefully multiple updates on our house!!
Betsy P says
Fifth me ’cause I sure could use $2500 in gift certificates!
Jennifer says
FIFTH ME
In five years, we will be in the same home (we just moved in a week ago)! it will be updated with several DIY projects and a nice big pool in the backyard.
I’ll be with the same company but a different position, one that is more flexible for my kiddos who will be 12, 8, and 6…. wowzer! =)
Avigail Barel says
FIFTH ME!
jessica says
Fifth me and…I hope our little family will have grown by at least one more but I love that I can say that I have no idea where we’ll be living. We’re up for an adventure and happy to follow where life leads us.
Congrats on your blogiversary!
Pat says
“Fifth Me”!
In 5 years I hope to be in our existing home with a new kitchen and maybe even a breakfast nook/family room addition. Hopefully lots of smaller upgrades will be done by then too.
Jen H says
FIFTH ME! 5 year huh? I don’t like to think that far ahead :)
Lisa N says
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Fernanda Serrano says
Fifth me! Hope to Have gotten a promotion and be living in another city in my own home to renovate!
Bridget says
FIFTH ME! I think pretty much every major component of life will be different in five years. And hopefully I’ll have a dog by then, too.
CB Memphis says
FIFTH ME!
I see myself still loving life with my awesome, handy husband and teaching our little one(s) how to have a full and frugal life full of DIY!!!! Hoping I’ll be SAHM by then but I love my job, too…que sera sera.
Elizabeth E. says
FIFTH ME! Hope to be in a new city with my husband and our little ones.
Vee says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, hopefully I will have done very well in the new job that I am contemplating about now. I would have a new house by then, and am hoping to be happy and content with what I have. Most importantly, I am hoping that all my loved ones will be around me, and that their lives have prospered too :)
Tammy says
FIFTH ME!!
We just moved to a new house that has been sorely neglected. Hopefully in five years we will have completed all of the necessary home renovations :)
jenny says
FIFTH ME!!!!
i am pregnant with our first baby, so in five years, i see myself weeping as he/she hops on the bus for kindergarten!
alexis says
FIFTH ME
I see my self 5 years older hehe and fingers crossed my dinning room and bed room will be finished and I will be done with school (at 34yo hehe)
Natalie says
FIFTH ME!
I always thought I knew where I would be five years ahead but the last few years have taught me nothing goes as planned! I just hope I am still happily married, have a healthy family, and am trying to enjoy something in every day instead of stressing over how life isn’t going “as planned.”
Lauren says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I hope to have our first child (with #2 on the way?), still making our house our home and hopefully managing the department I currently work in (applying for the position next week! eek!)
Chelsea says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, it would be great to have another kid and maybe a third on the way… with my husband working a job he loves for the first time in life? That would be great!
Sarah says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to be at a new job and hopefully moved from my condo to a new home.
jennifer says
Fifth me!!! would love to move back home to CA and enjoy a bit more outdoor living…everyone happy and healthy of course…
Karissa says
Fifth me! I hope everything is still going great in five years!
Mandy says
Fifth me. All 4 kids will be in school all day and I won’t know what to do with myself!
Emily M says
FIFTH ME!
Lorelle says
FIFTH ME, please! I hope to finish grad school and move to a new city in five years!
sarahbclark! says
FIFTH ME!
i hope to be in the same house, with the same family, and new couches. :)
Caitlin says
Fifth me! I see myself with a little one or 2 in the next five years.
AmyS says
Fifth me! We will be renting out both parts of the duplex and in our forever home out in the country with a barn and a few acres :)
Meghan says
Fifth me! I see myself in a new career and married to my girlfriend :) thanks and happy 5th blogiversary!!
Becky says
Fifth me! In five years, my baby will be starting school…I can’t imagine!
Melissa says
FIFTH ME!! Hopefully closing on a new home and maybe welcoming in a new member of our family.
Megan says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in five years I’ll have my PhD, be married, working at a wonderful college, have a house, and possibly have started working on a family. So not too much!
Yikes. It’s scary and exciting to see all the things I want to do in five years.
Morgan says
Fifth Me!
Happy Fifth Blog-iversary! In 5 years, I hope to still be as awesome as I am today, if not more. Still running my blog, with hopefully some wedding planning and mommy pointers added to my repetoire. That would be sweet!
Celia Rodriguez says
“FIFTH ME” I don’t ever think about it, life is full of surprises!!! :)
Chelsea S says
FIFTH ME!
I’ll be 28 years old in five years and will hopefully be settled into a permanent residence….somewhere. Currently a married college kid, so who knows where my husband and I will end up after graduation. But wherever we are in five years, hopefully there will be little ones by then :)
Laura says
FIFTH ME!
Samantha says
Fifth me! In five years I can see so many possible futures. Maybe boyfriend and I will get married, hopefully I will be in the midst of veterinary school, doing well and about to get my DVM, and I bet we’ll have a new house in a new state with a new adventure. :)
Traci says
FIFTH ME! In five years we’ll have added a 3rd child to our brood, due in Feb. (and hopefully NO MORE! lol). Hopefully we’ll have moved to a house with more room to stretch, or will be in the process of looking for digs with more space.
Janette says
FIFTH ME!
In five years my little daughters will be 7 and 5! Hopefully I’ll have another little one by then too. And maybe in a house that we own instead of rent!
Brandee says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully living a little closer to family/friends and adding a little one to our immediate family.
Ashley says
Fifth Me! In five years my husband and I will have been married 12 years, and we’ll have an eight-year-old and a five-year-old…and maybe another? :)
Erin says
FIFTH ME! five years from now is pretty scary and exciting…i will be married (next year!), hopefully have a child, and also hopefully finished with my long list of projects i want to do on our new house!
Lindsy says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope to own my own house and be fixing it up one DIY project at a time using your blog as a reference :)
Valerie says
FIFTH ME!!!!!
Only God knows what the future holds and when, but I hope to have a home full of children (we have two now), love, and laughter to share with all we meet. Thanks so much for the chance to win this prize times 5! and happy anniversary!
Kim R says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully in 5 years I will have gone from 0 kids to 2. Will probably still be in the same house (with some small renovations)
Elyse says
FIFTH ME!!! I see myself moving onto a new home(hopefully closer to my Dad in Montana!)and remaining financially secure enough to become a stay at home Mom.
Tom says
FIFTH ME! Congrats on five years!