***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.
Eva says
FIFTH ME!!! In 5 years I will have a 9 year old and a 4 year old, and be finally DONE with my long training at the ripe old age of 39. I can’t wait! Hopefully we will be in the same lovely house in Richmond!
Mary says
FIFTH ME!! In five years, I see myself renovating yet another abode and making it into a beauty!
Lauren Holbrook says
Fifth me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh boy, in 5 years I’d love to own a house and have baby number 2! We’ll see what the future holds!
Brad says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be starting a family and enjoying life.
Elizabeth says
FIFTH ME!
I hope in five year, my husband and I will own a home and have at least 1 child. We’ll see what the years bring though. Never could have guessed my life this far :)
Meagan Lewis says
FIFTH ME! I see myself as a homeowner in five years, but for the time being I’m just decorating my loft apartment. I try to invest in key pieces that will be good for a home someday. I hope to be in a different city, in a different climate. I love the company I work for, and I hope to still be affiliated with it somehow. And, hopefully, I’ll be married. And, of course, reading your blog if it’s still around!
Abby says
Fifth me! In five years I hope to be nicely settled in central KS, we move there next summer!! Can’t wait to put down some roots after ten years in four states!
Kara says
FIFTH ME!
Wendy B. says
“FIFTH ME!”
Hopefully, my home will be all fixed up and paid for!
cnorris says
FIFTH ME!! Probably same stuff, different year :)
Avery says
FIFTH ME!
I would love to have moved from busy, concrete-clad LA to the great outdoors of Colorado.
Vicki Bilski says
FIFTH ME! Please…. In five years I hope to be emjoying life with my family and friends… I hope that we can actually downsize our home and yard so that I have more freedom to spend time with my boys and their new families wherever they settle when they are done with college!
Cheri says
FIFTH ME. Happily married, mothering, and fighting my weight.
Ashley says
FIFTH ME! hope to still be living in LA, but in an apartment we decorate ourselves…the one we have now was already furnished =)
Sarah Berry says
FIFTH ME!
I see myself with two babes in school, well in to my fifth decade and, ideally, pictures finally hung on the walls!
sarah w. says
Fifth me!!!
In five years my husband and I hope to have an opportunity to live in another country with our kids.
ashley says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully back to the Midwest and out of DC so that I can be back with family and in my dream house. :0)
Rach H says
FIFTH ME! No clue where I’ll be. Possibly in a new house, or at least a different one…
kelsey_tish says
FIFTH ME
5 years… hopefully healthy, happy and living the life we love :-)
Laura says
FIFTH ME! I hope that my girls are the only things to grow in the next five years. :) I hope we’re in the same house but have completed a few projects. Only time will tell if I will have the same job, I hope so.
Cat says
FIFTH ME! Congrats on 5 years…love the blog! In five years I see us in a career & not a student lifestyle. Hopefully I will be paying mortgage & not rent!
Terri Simmons says
Fifth me, please. I will be almost 60! Oh, mercy me. Thanks for sharing your family with this old woman.
Sara M. says
“FIFTH ME”
i hope to still be married and with a house fill of kids by then!
JJ says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope to enjoying family life as much as I do now!
Annie says
Fifth me!
Please!
Sara Dill says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to be out of college, and in medical school. Hopefully by then I will be engaged or married to my guy and we will have one of our first joint apartments- and have all the fun decorating with both of our styles! Hopefully we will be in a new exciting city for our schooling!
Leelah says
FIFTH ME! Gosh, I don’t know. Hopefully releasing my first graphic novel and/or making some really cool art. In a gorgeous apartment, of course. ;)
Sloane says
FIFTH ME! I’ll have a 4.5 year old in 5 years, CRAZY considering I’m pregnant right now with him or her!
Shannon K. says
FIFTH ME! My sweet girl will be graduating high school!
Crystal says
FIFTH ME! In five year, I’d like to be moving out of my apartment into my first home.
Jan says
FIFTH ME! In five years I’ll probably have another kiddo or two, and we will hopefully have finished our basement :)
Lani says
FIFTH ME!
I’m having a little girl in 3 weeks, so I guess in 5 years we’ll be in the throws of preschool or kindergarten (?), possibly chasing a little sister/brother around the house. And if that’s the case, definitely looking for a bigger place!
elanak says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I hope to be in a bigger house with a little one (or two?), nearly debt-free and maybe working for myself, doing a job I have more passion for and get more daily enjoyment from. But hey, you never know what’s coming your way!
ps thanks for the awesome giveaway! :)
Rach says
Fifth Me!
Meg says
Fifth me! With our daughter happy and healthy, and our son (whom we are hoping to adopt in the next year…please find us, birthmom!) with his forever family! Same house, bills paid off, and able to put in a garden again in the summer time!
Ellie says
Fifth me! Maybe in 5 years we’ll be done renovating the kitchen we tore apart back in Feb!
Sophie says
FIFTH ME! yikes, in 5 yrs, my youngest will be starting kindergarten and my oldest will be (gasp!) starting high school. Hopefully I’ll still have enough steam to be homeschooling them all! Congrats on your blogiversary!
Melody says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully maybe get married by then.
Alisha Lombardi says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to be married, maybe with a kid in my own home.
Jami says
fifth me!!!
just got hitched 2 months ago so hope to have a little one by then. We’ve already been in our house 2 years, so in 5, plan to have already built an addition or moved to a larger one (or both).
Alicia Gostylo says
Fifth me! I hope both my kids will be in school and I can do some fun projects.
Bec says
Fifth me! We have a new (to us) house and 2 kitties so maybe in 5 years there will be a kid or two? Who knows!
Dan says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to be still teaching art in beautiful Forest, VA, loving life with my two little ones and wife, and be done with all the major projects in our fixer upper house.
Jennifer says
FIFTH ME!
Married with kiddos :)
Tricia says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to be in the same house (we just bought it this summer) and I hope to have added to our family. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
Brianna says
Fifth me, please!
I hope to be happy and healthy and perhaps a child (or 2) will be in the picture. Yikes!
Ali says
FIFTH ME!
Our family is complete with our three boys, and I sure hope we’re still living here in Bon Air – we love it here! I’m hoping my husband and I still have our jobs… really, that things are pretty much the same as they are now!
Emily says
Fifth Me! I hope to be right where I am but maybe with another baby or two :)
jennie says
FIFTH ME! hopefully owning our first home by then!
Jeni T says
FIFTH ME! In five years my 2 yo & newborn will both be in school and I will end my days as a stay-at-home mom and re-enter the work force.