***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.
Jessica says
FIFTH ME! In five years, we will hopefully have a bigger family and a home of our own!
Amy W. says
FIFTH ME! I am getting married this fall, and in five year I’d like to have a home, and possible a baby! Big dreams. :)
Vina says
FIFTH ME! Cooking & baking in our own kitchen…
Alissa says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully married and starting a family!
KQ says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to have an addition put on our house, another kid or two and still just as happy as ever!
ashley says
FIFTH ME :) I hope to be married and in a home that I can start diy-ing! It is hard to do in an apartment!
Blair says
Fifth me! Married, with a 2nd baby, and still loving home improvement.
Mackenzie says
FIFTH ME! Hoping to have a house over my condo. More room to DIY and create!
Susannah H. says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I’ll have an 11-year-old and a 9-year-old and I see myself back to work part-time! Where I’ll be working and what I’ll be doing… that is the mystery to be solved over the five years. :)
Amy D says
Fifth me!
In 5 years, I’ll be taking my now 15 week old to kindergarten. *snif* I’m sure it will be here before I know it…
Nicole H. says
FIFTH ME! I hope that my daughter is in 2nd grade and having a blast. I also hope to go back to school at that point, though I haven’t decided for what. And of course still be married to my wonderful husband!
Becky says
FIFTH ME! I will be working for the same company in a new job that I’m prepping for now!
Parker says
FIFTH ME! I see myself owning a home and making it as beautiful as yours! With a little help from your blog!
Laura says
Fifth me! In 5 years, I’ll be 32 … and it’s hard to think about all that can change in 5 years! Hopefully I’ll have a thriving career, be married … have kids?! I just finished grad school and the future seems so wide open right now!
Nicole says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to own a house that i can decorate to my heart’s content.
Lauren says
FIFTH ME
My husband will be finished with school (phd in organic chem), and we will be in a new town/state (no industry in SC). I can’t wait! :-)
Johanna B says
FIFTH ME
In 5 years I plan to be retired and working on my house. I will have 2 grandchildren and will love spending time with them.
Brianne says
FIFTH ME! I’ll have a house, my dog, and definitely the same job.
Alex says
Fifth me! Happily married to my beautiful wife.
Leah says
FIFTH ME!!!!!
I just got engaged, so hopefully in 5 years I’ll be married, still working as an Art Director (or possibly a creative director) in advertising in NYC (or possibly in our original hometown of Richmond – yeah RVA!), hopefully thinking about children or having a kid or two, and with a home of my own. In the meantime, I’d love to make our modest Brooklyn apartment more “us.”
Kristin says
FIFTH ME!
Well, if you would have asked me five years ago that question, I wouldn’t have guessed I’d necessarily be where I am now, so I will just say that I hope to be as happy in five years as I am today, if not even happier. :)
Melissa says
Fifth me please!!! Holy cow this would be an amazing win. I just started a little blog, so hopefully in 5 years it will still be running and I will still be loving it. Congrats to you on your amazing accomplishments!!!
Amber says
Fifth Me! Please
Tarap says
Fifth me!! In 5 years I hope I have another baby & am enjoying my life!
Sarah says
“FIFTH ME”
I hope I am finally living in Sydney by then…
Amber says
Fifth Me! We plan on renting out the home that we’re in and moving into a new place. I can’t wait to see what the future holds!
Darnetha says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years, my baby girl will be in 12th and we would probably pouring over colleges and making some road trips!
Sarah Z. says
Fifth me!
If the last five years had gone how I “planned” five years ago, I wouldn’t be where I am today – and I love where I am. So I have goals, but nothing is held too tightly.
Natalie says
FIFTH ME!
Gosh – I have no idea where I will be in 5 years. Maybe we will have some kids? Maybe we won’t? It’s so hard to imagine life being different. You know?
Sarah says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to be married to M and have a little one, or possibly two. :) I also hope to have a thriving, successful business!
Dan says
Fifth Me
Celebrating our 6th anniversary
Nancy says
FIFTH ME!!! Congratulations!! We are a military family so I’m certain we will be living in a different city embarking on a new adventure. It’s been fun to go along for the ride as you go on yours!
Erin says
Fifth me!
In five years I hope to still be in beautiful Seattle with my sweet husband and little Italian greyhound, doing work we love and lots of fun travel too.
Happy 5 year Blogiversary!
lindsay templeton says
Fifth Me! In 5 years I hope to add 1 (maybe 2) more siblings for my son :) Moving to a larger home may be on the agenda too! P.S. this would make a great 29th birthday gift! :)
Ashley McCormick says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have started a family with my husband and maybe start looking for our second home to fix up! :)
Greta Holtz says
FIFTH ME!
Hope to be enjoying a baby or two!
Abby Marie says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I hope my husband and I have succeeded in starting our family and that I’ve finally finished a draft of my novel :)
Sarah says
FIFTH ME. As long as everyone is happy and healthy, the where doesn’t matter. We’ll take it as it comes!
Ana says
FIFTH ME!!
I hope that in five years I have a lot of stamps on my passport! :)
Alex says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have graduated with my physics degree by then!
Jackie says
FIFTH ME! I five years I hope to be married, in a career I love, and well traveled. (Wouldn’t hurt if I had built in book shelves in my living room to showcase the things picked up on my travels either)
Kaitlyn says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years I hope to be further along in my new Etsy business, my blog, our house, and possibly on our way to starting a family :)
Brooke says
FIFTH ME! Hubs and I will be parenting a 5 1/2 yr old and an 8 1/2 yr old—oh my! Doesn’t seem possible. I imagine that’s when we’ll start to feel like we’re outgrowing the house we live in…time will tell.
Karen says
FIFTH ME!! In five years I hope our 1968 ranch is totally remodeled. These gift cards would surely help achieve one of those goals!!
julie says
FIFTH ME! 2017? I’ll definitely be hoverboarding everywhere by then!
Becky says
Fifth me…what a fun question! In five years, I hope to still be living in this house…because I’ve moved four times in the past three years, and just bought my first place, so I’m sick of moving! It would be lovely if the place was better-organized and vaguely decorated by then, though. :-)
Katie Monty says
FIFTH ME!! Hmm…hopefully living in our own home, finally have our dream dog, and a kid or two :)
Michele says
Fifth Me! I hope to be a little lighter in five years and maybe have a boyfriend :) It’s been almost three years since I’ve had one so maybe in 5 I can do it! Get a boyfriend I mean . . . perv.
Cyndal says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I am sure I will be working the same job, because I am pretty sure I will work here forever, like it or not =] hopefully I will be part-time and spending the majority of my time with a yet to be added addition to our family.
Andi S. says
Fifth me! I hope to be in a new home or at least in the process of building our home.