***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.
Lydia says
Fifth me!!
Suzi H says
FIFTH ME! In five years I see myself married and living in Washington, DC with an exciting job at USAID. With a house full of awesome accessories from FLOR, HomeGoods, Joss & Main, Shades of Light and Z Gallerie, of course!
Robyn says
FIFTH ME!!
SO, I’ll be staring 40 IN THE FACE 5 years from now…no worries, I ain’t scared. My boys will be 13 and 8 by then (I say a little prayer for me!) and my husband and I will be hitting our 16th wedding anniversary!! I look forward to it ALL, as long as I have those three dudes I will be blessed no matter where we live or what we have ; )
JILL says
FIFTH ME!!!!!
With kiddos running around :)
Renee says
FIFTH ME! I’ll have school-age kids, still trying to keep up with them!
Jen says
FIFTH ME! I’d love to be married with kids.
Michael says
fifth me!
Kendra says
FIFTH ME! Wow, this is the best giveaway of all time! Hope that in 5 years I’ll still be as in love with my husband, my job and our fixer-upper house as I am now. Life is pretty great now, so it can only get sweeter! :) Working on expanding the family, but not putting a timeline on that.
Amy D. says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years I hope to be finished with my degree, lounging on a beach somewhere celebrating!
Sarah M. says
FIFTH ME!
We are about to take the leap and buy a new house in a new city half way across the country, so I see us living there happily in 5 years!
Susan says
FIFTH ME! Planning on relocating after living my entire life in the town where I was born. Can’t wait!
Emily in Oregon says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I will be a mama to a 7 & 9 year old and hopefully in the middle of a kitchen remodel. :)
Lessie says
FIFTH ME! Five years from now I would love to be fixing up my own brick ranch!
Heather says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, my two-year-old will be seven!! Yikes. And hopefully, I’ll also have a four-year-old. :)
Our house will be stunning as I will have continued chipping away at it. Haha.
H. says
FIFTH ME!
We’ll probably still be in the same house, watching our soon-to-be-born little girl start kindergarten.
Jessica says
Fifth me!
I will have graduated with my bachelors degree by that time so I hope to be gainfully employed
Layne says
Fifth me!
In 5 years I expect to be in the same house, same two kids, possibly same job
lisa says
FIFTH ME!
turning 30… :/
Smita says
FIFTH ME!
Kechie says
FIFTH ME! In five years my kids will be 9 and 7 and I will hopefully have more time to finish projects around the house. A mom can dream, right?
Kathy says
Fifth me! In five years, I’d love to be out of our apartment and have at least one more little man/lady running around with me, my awesome husband, and our son. In a house. With a yard. :)
Karyn says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I see myself happily married for (almost) 10 years and enjoying being a mom for the first time. And of course, snuggling up to my then 6 year old puppy, Barney.
M wester says
Fifth me!
Sandy says
Fifth me!
In five years I’ll probably be a grandma!
Stephanie says
FIFTH ME! In five years we will hopefully own a home!
Karen @ Goofy Can Cook says
Fifth me! Spending LOTS of time with my adorable 4 year old and wonderful husband. Hopefully back in California with my parents.
Carmen says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope to be a practicing lawyer living in the new home my husband and I are currently planning to build. Maybe we’ll have 1 or 2 kids by then too! Lots in store for our future!
Heather Dobbins says
Fifth Me…. By then our two girls will be 10 and 5.
Hy husband and I have big plans to show our girls
The things we never got to see. The Grand Canyon,
New York City, the Redwoods and everything inbetween
Tricia A says
FIFTH ME!!!!
Teresa says
Fifth me! I don’t know what I’ll be doing in 1 year, let alone 5, but I plan to continue my trajectory of being happier and healthier with each passing year.
ashley says
FIFTH ME!
i have nooooo idea! especially considering a year ago i would have never guessed we would have moved states, opened two new businesses, + had a sweet baby girl :)
Vanessa says
FIFTH ME!!! I hope to have done some serious good in the world.
Beth says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope we will be moved into a new home on a much bigger lot with room for our kids to play! And a nice, successful business!
Erin Unger says
FIFTH ME!!
I hope to have a couple more kiddos in five years, hopefully not working anymore so I can be a full time Mama and Wife!! And hopefully staying in our beautiful home we are in now, LOVE IT!!
Kris G says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully, I will be sitting in my house with a remodeled kitchen and bathroom.
Carole says
FIFTH ME! In five years I’ll be done with grad school so hopefully I’ll finally have a real job.
Debbie C says
FIFTH ME! Eeeeee…this is such an awesome giveaway! In five years, I hope to have had one more child and hopefully be in a new house.
Zoe says
FIFTH ME
In five years I will have an empty nest …booo hooo. I hope to be living somewhere with an ocean view, CA or OR are my top picks
Lisa C says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I see my husband and I owning a home and possibly having a baby or two.
Erica Van Ollefen says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be settled into married life, living in a new place, and maybe in a slightly different career that still uses my skills as an artist, or at least still creating and selling my own work. =)
Jill says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully I’ll have a baby or two since I’ll be well past my 30 year old mark :)
Stacey says
Fifth me!!
Kris says
“FIFTH ME” I hope to be exactly where I am now in another five years. Enjoying Colorado and improving my garden.
Katie says
FIFTH ME!!! I hope to be done with my Master’s in Occupational Therapy, with at least one little one running around and living in the NEW HOME that my husband and I are about to purchase. Life is great!!! And these gift cards would be a perfect way to help us furnish this new place! (our first official place together!)
Megan G says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be able to give my daughter a brother or sister. :)
Laura M. says
Fifth me! I’m a law student right now, so hopefully in five years I’ll be a lawyer!
Toni says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be blogging full time and I will be mom to a senior in high school (yikes) and an 8th grader….I think I just died.
Andrea says
FIFTH ME! We are moving into our new house on Saturday so I;m pretty sure we’ll be here in 5 years. Especially since I’m never packing or moving again! Ha!
Belinda says
FIFTH ME! After starting over (again!) I will finally be out of school, have my CPA, and well established in my career! Woot! Who says 50 is old?
Emily Callejo says
Fifth Me! I hope that in five years my family will be closer to my beloved hometown of Pittsburgh.