***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.
Kylie M says
FIFTH ME!!
Who knows where we’ll be but we are looking forward to it. The great unknown!!
Nikki says
FIFTH ME!
things will be a bit different for my husband and i in five years because we’ll both be finished with graduate school! and hey, once that’s behind us – the possibilities are endless! :)
Angela says
FIFTH ME!
I have no idea where I’ll be in 5 years. I’m always trying to make plans and my Dad keeps telling me you don’t know where you’ll be in a few years. He seems to be right. Two years ago I never would have guessed I’d be married to the funniest and sweetest guy ever.
Kristin says
Fifth me – Just as lucky as I am now :)
Heather says
Fifth Me!
In five years I’d like to be living a little closer to my parents and siblings.
Jackie says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I have no idea what my life will be like…I’m expecting my first bundle of joy-and it’s a boy! I have zero boys in my family, so I’m buckling up for the ride of who knows what!
Sara says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be blessed to own a home of our own, and to have a few kiddos running around! We welcomed our first, a son, this summer, and he is a joy!
Rachel (@rachelradschlag) says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be married and have a kid or two!
Lauren Wuchte says
Fifth me! I am hoping to be teaching special ed full time! I just started my masters program, and I will hopefully have a job by then! Also, maybe married? Who knows! I live each day as it comes!
Elizabeth Beck Land says
FIFTH ME!
I just began graduate school, so I’m at the beginning of a life transition. I hope in five years that I will (finally) become a librarian, move across the country and continue enjoying life with my husband and crazy dog.
Allison says
Hopefully my husband and I will be in the process of buying or building a house and trying for a baby!
Alisa D says
FIFth me!
No clue. Probably similar to now just with older kids.
Caitlin Skoda says
FIFTH ME!
I dream of having the major things in my home completed in five years! My kitchen, new floors, new interior doors…the list goes on! :D
Sue says
FIFTH ME! I’ll be right where I am but with grandbabies, hopefully! And I’ll still be doing projects around the house!
Heather says
FIFTH ME!! Wow!! 5 years..our daughter who is a freshman in college will be done and out (hopefully..fingers crossed!) and our other daughter will be a senior and we’ll be getting ready to start the process all over again!!
Katherine says
FIFTH ME! In five years my hubby will be in his last year of residency and we will be planning on him finally being done with school! I hope to have at least one little one, maybe two by then! Either living here in beautiful Savannah GA! Or maybe a little closer to home. Either way, I’m excited about the future!
Amanda W. says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope our new-to-us fixer-upper house is mostly finished, and another kiddo would be extra special too!
Jill says
Fifth me! I hope to be successfully blogging and living off the land!
Erin says
Fifth Me!
More kids, different apartment…same track, just farther along. :-)
RachelW says
FIFTH ME! Finished with grad school.
Brittany G says
FIFTH ME! I have absolutely no idea where my family will be in five years. I own my business and my husband’s job moves him around all the time, so we are constantly moving. My extended family calls just gypsies and that’s just how we like it!
Aaron B says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to have moved to some property so I can hunt. My wife and I will probably have another kid by then and I’m sure we’ll be fixing whatever house we’re living in… making it our own
Amy says
Fifth me! We’ll have a five year old and hopefully will be spending some time traveling!
Stephanie B. says
Fifth me!!! Anything could happen in the next five years… but I hope to be married by then!!
Catherine says
FIFTH ME!!
Five years from now. I think we will all start to get into our groove with everyone’s schedules with school and see where each of my daughter’s personalities will lead them.
Jacy says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to have all 4 of my children totally out of the land of diapers, potty training, and pull-ups. Oh what a happy day that will be!
Jen says
FIFTH me!
Wow, five years from now.. my guess is my husband and I will be relocating, buying our second house, enjoying the last year of our son not being in school and maybe even expand our family by another child. That’s all crazy to think about!!
Amanda G. says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope my husband and I will have added a little one or two to our family. Hopefully we will have found a great space to live in that meets all of our needs.
Kate says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I hope to be a licensed architect living closer to my family with a thriving career living in a house I own and will be DIYing project with my hubby.
stephanie says
FIFTH ME!!
five years, well i’ll have a new job since i’m finishing up law school. Hopefully have a little kiddy running around! and getting ready to celebrate 10 married years with the hubby!
Elizabeth R says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be in the same house, with many of our “dream house” improvements completed, but likely many more still on the list :-)
Charles Skoda says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully my wife and I will be raising our family in 5 years!
Elizabeth says
FIFTH ME!!
Happy!
Elise A says
FIFTH me! …. I see myself as married and having purchased our first house!
Kelsey says
FIFTH ME :)
… where you see yourself in five years?
In 5 years we will likely still be in NYC or about to travel the world. A new member of the family would be an unexpected (but not unwelcome) surprise :) I hope to be a Pilates Instructor by then, and not be working at a desk anymore.
Brooke says
FIFTH ME!
I will be in a new town, new job, new house! So I need some goods to decorate :D
Michelle says
FIFTH ME! Hope to be a mom in 5 years & possibly hunting for our next house
Tiffany says
FIFTH ME! We are still in our starter home, so I hope that in five years we’ll have turned it into a better version of itself, manage to sell it for a fair price, and be moving into a new home in a great neighborhood.
Natalie W says
FIFTH ME! Today is my fiancé and I’s 5 YEAR anniversary!!! In the next five I can’t wait to be married with a kiddo and a cute house to fix up!
harmony says
yay! Fifth me! I see myself in a ‘finished’ house, probably with baby #3, happily married and loving life:)
Katie Waddell says
FIFTH ME!!! Right where I’m at, with my family……my brother got married recently and they are expecting their first child next spring. My three boys are SO excited for their new cousin!! LOVE having all my family close by!
Katya says
Fifth me… in five years both of my kids will be in school OMG
Mallory Wilson says
FIFTH ME!!
I hope to be out of apartments for good and into a home all of my own! :)
Anna B says
Fifth me!!
In five years, our house will hopefully be done! First floor down… second floor to go!
Anne says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I hope to be married and starting a family. It’d be nice to have updated the bathroom in my house by then too!
Shaye C. says
FIFTH ME!
Another baby and a new house!
Congratulations!
Hansa says
Fifth me!! Please…
In 5 years hopefully we will be in a new house and have another baby.
Kiersten says
FIFTH ME!
Our son will be SEVEN. I hope to still be living in the house we are buying and close on in just a couple weeks (yayyyyyy!). Maybe I will have gne back to work after the kiddo(s) have started school. Maybe in a different profession?? Lots of changes for us in the next five years!
Stacey Hastings says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I’ll be sending my oldest son off to college. Holy moley, that’s scary!!!
Ryan says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully in 5 years, we’ll have another baby and be living the dream! :0