***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.
Amy Dixon says
FIFTH ME! I look forward to getting married and living in a bigger house. No more condo living for me!! Btw, I have an obsession for all things 5…my cat is named Cat 5 (aka Fivers). Happy 5 year blog-versary!
Amy says
FIFTH ME! I see myself still homeschooling my boys and trying to work in some DIY on the side :)
Christina says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in 5 years I’ll have a job, a husband, and a baby (but I’d take even one of the three!).
Liz says
FIFTH ME! I’ve been married two years, so I hope to have one or two little ones running around. I also hope my home will reflect more of the great ideas on your blog! My list is long. :-)
Tyra says
FIFTH ME!! Hoping to be in our first home (which we are starting to look for now)…and perhaps working on a family!
shells says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years time I plan to be a rock-star/part-time supermodel (or something else equally glamorous- I’m not picky) living in a mega mansion which I have entirely DIYed with all my free time that comes about from my extraordinary looks/talent……currently I’m 5’3″ (with a perpetual winter “cladding”), can’t play any instruments, and have a voice that makes tortured cats sound like Mozart. As a back up I guess I’m o.k. with good health, a wonderful husband, great job, and an adorable dog ;-)
Amanda says
FIFTH ME!
In five years from now I forsee our first kiddo entering kindergarten, a second kiddo in our family, a better landscaped yard and a fully painted home.
Erin D says
FIFTH ME! I see myself and my little family in a new home, filled with happy memories!
Susan C says
FIFTH ME!
I’m new to Scottsdale, so in five years (or sooner), I hope to have found a way to make a difference in the community. I have a few years to figure that out.
Jenna at Homeslice says
Fifth me!
What an amazing giveaway!
In five years… We will hopefully have another sweet baby in our home (pregnant now) and will continue doing the things I love here at home! I imagine we’ll still be living in the same part of town and doing similar things, but to be honest, I’m open. I don’t have a clue what life will bring!
Deanna says
FIFTH ME, PLEASE!!! This is incredible and I hope in 5 years I am just as happy as I am today with my beautiful son, amazing husband and a chance to win this awesome prize. A new home and some more little ones would be even better :)
Jane Boone says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be running an Animal Assisted Therapy center, and hopefully be starting a family!
TheSpringRose says
FIFTH ME….in five years my toddler boy will be seven!! I won’t say how old I will be;)
Sarah G says
FIFTH ME! I hope that I will be in Richmond still!
erin says
Fifth me! In 5 yrs hopefully we will be adopting a lil’ one or doing missionary work in africa! Whatever life has in store!
Anna T says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope for much to be the same and a little to be different. My husband, son, and I love our home and our city, although having another child is hoped for and improving on our home is never ending!
Brooks Reilly says
FIFTH ME
Heather H says
FIFTH ME! In five years I’ll be married to my current love, we’ll move from our condo to a house, and expand our family to welcome a baby.
Amanda T says
FIFTH ME
In five years, I hope to be just where I’m meant to be. I hope I’m just as blessed as I am today and that I’ve learned and have grown along the way. Perhaps with another cat too. :)
Kaitlyn says
FIFTH ME! We hope to own our first home and maybe have another baby in the house!
Jane Harris says
“FIFTH ME” … In five years my family and I plan on being in a new city… and a new home to decorate! Cheers!
sara says
Fifth Me! In five years I hope to be finished and enjoyed the remodeling of our first home!
Emily says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully we’ll be finished all major home renovations and maybe have a baby!
Fran says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully enjoying our son’s teenage years!
Sandra says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully I will own a house and be in progress on making it a home :)
Melissa says
FIFTH ME! In five years I would like to say I’ve spent more vacations abroad with a better less stressful job =)
Kayla says
FIFTH ME! Hope to have at least one addition to our family, whether that’s a baby, a dog or a house, (or all of the above)!
Jill Youngberg says
Fifth me!!! Hopefully working for some great design/build firm!
Anda says
FiFTH ME! In five years I hope to have our adoption completed and move our little family closer to our bigger family up north!
Jenn says
FIFTH ME! In five years I see myself with 1 child and another on the way!
Elizabeth Long says
Fifth Me!! Hopefully raising my 3 little ones with my husband and all of us being happy and healthy!
Jen N. says
Fifth me!
Hopefully we’ll be on our 2nd house by then. Fingers crossed that the market picks up!
Britiney @ Consider the Lilies says
FIFTH ME!! I can’t really talk about where I’ll be in 5 years because that means I’d have to think about my 12 year old being 17 and my 10 year old being 15 and my 7 year old being 12 and I just simply can’t deal with any of those scenarios! So I’m going to bury my head in the sand. yes! That’s where I’ll be in 5 years, somewhere with my head still happily buried in the sand. In denial about my kids getting so big and my baby going off to college. *snif*
Lindsey says
Fifth Me! We hope to have a baby or two by five years but other than that everything else will hopefully be the same. We love our city and we love our house :-)
Casey says
FIFTH ME! In five years I see our first home fixer-upper all fixed up (hopefully!) and perhaps starting on the second home fixer upper. And babies, hopefully in five years will have babies!
lauren says
fifthme!! to finsh grad school and be working!!!!!!
Julia says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years we’ll (hopefully) be transitioning from our current starter home to a forever house that we’ll raise our kids in. If all goes well, I’ll have the same job, same husband, same dog as I do today :)
Bonnie says
FIFTH ME!!!
5 Years ago I never would’ve guessed that we would be 23, married for 5 years, and closing escrow on our very first home (this week!!!). 5 years from now I hope we’re doing the same exact thing, of course, hopefully with a little more balance in our lives between work and play (less work, more play!).
Been a daily reader for 2 years, so excited to see how far this blog has come…
Cindy says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I want to have a job I don’t hate… not too much to wish for, no? House-wise, I hope to have my bathroom gutted and re-done (there’s not even an exhaust fan in there now!) and maaaaaybe a new kitchen. If I win the lottery… :)
Elizabeth Tavarez says
FIFTH ME!!!!!!! Please Please!! lol
We are newlyweds and new home owners…. so I see us our family growing by 2 little faces!
;P
Susanne says
Fifth me! Hope to be married with a kid and also settling into a new house.
Courtney says
Fifth Me!!! Happily married and maybe one more kid in the mix….maybe :-)
Alina says
FIFTH ME!!!
Michelle says
FIFTH ME! In five years I see myself having moved from Massachusetts to someplace much warmer – Charleston, SC. Hopefully by then my husband and I will have spent at least a year living in Hawaii and have our first baby. Dream big!
Sara says
Fifth me!
In five years we hope to have moved back to Turkey to be closer to my husband’s family!
Melissa says
FIFTH ME!
I have no idea where I’ll be in five years. Hopefully blissfully happy, with a great career and my boyfriend by my side.
emily says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to have a clearer idea of what I want to do career-wise and on my way to doing so.
Becky says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I see myself being an architect, mother, with a letterpress business on the side, and a tailgate-mobile for fall weekends in Blacksburg. (sorry John – go Hokies!)
Kristyn says
FIFTH ME!! 5 years from now— a long-distance move is in our future, but hopefully I’ll still be loving thrifty renovations of whatever space we live in!
Ashleigh Goldberg says
FIFTH ME…and in 5 years I hope to be a mom!!