***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.
Ruth says
Fifth me!!
Richard says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I will likely be working the same job, living in the same house, but with lots of other changes including maybe a couple of kids.
Gayle says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully, we’ll have finally finished unpacking our garage and we’ll have crossed off a few things on our to-do list :)
Chrystal says
FIFTH ME! I see myself, husband and our two boys possibly expanding our family by adopting by then…
Ahsamon says
Fifth Me!
In 5 years, I hope to be happy, healthy, and maybe have started a little family. :)
Congrats on the 5 year blogiversary!! To this day, y’all are my favorite blog! Can’t wait for the book!
Celeste says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I hope to have a second little running around, a better job with a shorter commute and to be planning a move into a new house, while keeping our current house as a rental. Big plans-feels scary to write them down!
Callie says
Fifth me! Hopefully I will be on a tropical vacation celebrating my 10th wedding anniversary with my hubby!
Lauren F. says
FIFTH ME! Wow, in five years I will hopefully have a couple more kids, probably in the same house, and will have one kid starting kindergarten and the other 2nd grade. That’s depressing.
Maryellen says
Fifth me!
In five years I bet I’ll be in a new city, hopefully a homeowner, and maybe have a couple more kiddos!
Jennifer Darling says
Fifth me! We’ve lived in our “new” home for 7 years now and haven’t done one stinking thing in it. I think it’s about time! :)
adrienne says
FIFTH ME!! hopefully married/building a home from a house :)
Cindy says
FIFTH ME!
I see us in a new, larger home, with a great yard for our daughter to play in, and maybe she’ll have a sibling by then. :)
Alison Stahl says
Fifth me! Hope to be enjoying the same life I am living now…well, maybe with a few minor tweaks! :)
Mary-Beth says
Fifth me!
I have baby #2 on the way and who knows, maybe there will be more! I hope I have remodeled a few more rooms in my house by then too.
Megan says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully having a few babies and finally getting our kitchen and living room re-done. Baby steps, right? :)
Congratulations on your fifth!
Courtney S says
FIFTH ME…In 5 years I hope to be living back in the States and owning our first home!!
Mahareen says
FIFTH ME! I hope in five years we have moved from our starter home to our forever home. And that your blog is still around to give me a smile every day!
erica says
FIFTH ME! In five years, there may be ONE more little person running around, I’ll hopefully be in a higher paying job, and we’ll have made our 1949 house stunning!
eric says
fifth me!!! in five years we hope to have a second dog :)
Alison Powers says
Fifth me! I will be in Breckenridge CO still “living the dream” with my husband and two kids.
Aaron says
FIFTH ME
Hmmm I’ll be closing in on 35 and my pregnant wife will have given birth to at least this child, maybe more.
Lauren says
Fifth me! In 5 years, I hope to have purchased a home, mastered calligraphy and a half marathon, and maybe even have a bun in the oven.
Rachel says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have a new house full of lovely stuff!
Audrey says
FIFTH ME!! I hope to finally have my family move south to warmer weather. :)
Lane says
FIFTH ME!
Laura Beth says
FIFTH ME!!
I see myself in a new house hopefully, with a baby or two added to our family.
hilary says
Fifth me!
Hopefully 5 years from now will see me with 2 kids in school, a finished bathroom renovation, and a fenced in back yard!
Casey G says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I’ll be living on the opposite side of the country (Seattle!), climbing the ladder at a new to-be-determined job, and working on a starter home.
Angel says
Fifth me! In five years we hope to have a larger house and my daughter will be going off to college…hopefully not to far away!
Erica Schott says
FIFTH ME!!! In five years I want to own a house of my own to DIY the heck out of like you guys!! :-)
S says
FIFTH ME
In 5 years, I hope to be out of school and living somewhere fabulous!
Yocheved says
Fifth me!!
keisha says
FIFTH ME – I see myself with more gray hairs, still in the same house (but perhaps with more updates – both professional and DIY!), still happily married with a vibrant ten-year-old son and fat cat, drinking coffee and reading your blog. :-)
Daffodil says
FIFTH ME! Not quite sure where I’ll be five years from now, but I know I’ll be with my sweet guys (husband and son). And I really, really hope to know by then how many years it will be till we can move to our dream spot. :)
Alison says
FIFTH ME! I am recently divorced and have moved cross-country, so I in five years I see myself established in my new career, with a new home and perhaps re-married. It will be interesting to see where life takes me in five years! Congratulations on your blogiversary!
Bryan says
FIFTH ME! Hope to still be enjoying all the small and big moments life has in store…
Kayla says
FIFTH ME!
I will still be married to the man of my dreams, will have at least 1-2 little ones, God-willing. He will be finishing seminary and we’ll probably be moving to a new city and buying a house! I don’t hang on to my plans too tightly though :)
Liz says
FIFTH ME!!
My daughter (also a Clara) will have just started 1st grade (!!!!) and if all goes right, baby #2 would be around, and getting ready for Kindergarten!
Kate says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully I’ll finally tackle the numerous craft projects I have been pinning…preferably in my fabulous new house! ;-)
SarahB says
FIFTH ME! Happy Fifth-iversary! in 5 years, my oldest will be a freshman in college (Yikes!), my baby will be a freshman in high school (double yikes!!) and so my hubby and I will hopefully go on lots and lots of ‘dinner and a movie’ date nights. btw, your graduation picture (from timeline) looks like mine because I graduated from FIT!!! albeit way back in 1990…so happy to know we are fellow alums!
Dawn says
FIFTH ME!
Oh my gosh, I could totally use a gift card to any of those stores!!!
In 5 years, I see myself still happily married, with a 3 year old, master bedroom/bathroom redesign completed, and living the life!
Marie in Colorado says
Fifth Me! I hope that I’m a stay at home mommy or working only part time, and with another baby or two in our nest!
Amy says
FIFTH ME…please:) 5 years from now…just hope I’m happy and healthy as I am today.
Deanna says
Fifth Me! In 5 years our little Bun in the oven will be in preschool, we will finally be done with our medical training, and hopefully in a house of our very own!
Kim says
FIFTH ME!
In five years my husband and I picture our family living in the mountains. I will be homeschooling our two children (who will be five and seven years old), and he will be counseling! We will own our own home and grow our own food in our greenhouse! And we will be debt-free (except for the mortgage)!
Maggie says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I hope to own my first home and finally getting to act upon all of the inspiration this blog generates for my in my own home.
Jamie H says
Fifth me.
I’ll have two kids in school in five years! Yikes!
Becky C says
FIFTH ME
I hope to be in a new (to us) house in five years.
Kathryn Good says
“FIFTH ME” My dream in 5 years is same man, same house, different job and one more baby.
Mandy says
“Fifth me”
Hmm, I imagine that within the next 5 years we’ll add another kiddo to the family. I assume we’ll still be in the same house, but we’ll see what God has planned. I’ll have 2 at least two kiddos in school and I’ll have plenty of time for projects….maybe?