***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.
Erin says
Fifth me!
I hope to have at least one more child and a lot more work dont to our house!
Michelle says
Fifth me! I see myself as a happy mommy! I hope to be staying at home raising my child! Looking for some baby dust.:)
Kaylie Stroud says
FIFTH ME! – We’ll have kiddo #1 soon (2 months away… eek!). We’d love to be a family of 4 in five years.
GG says
FIFTH ME!l
In five years, I’d love to have a house (and not a dingy apartment) that I could decorate and redecorate, and organize and reorganize, to my heart’s content!
Jeanette says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to be in the same house…I LOVE NASHVILLE. Y’all should visit!
Missy F says
FIFTH ME! Our little one will be almost 7…and hopefully he will have siblings…
Katie B. says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years we will hopefully FINALLY be out of our starter home and into a much more spacious home for me to decorate. Both my children will be in school and maybe I will be back to work.
cherise says
FIFTH ME! Oh I so hope I’ll still be in this house plodding away on my DIYing and continuing to enjoy every minute of it. And maybe…maybe…back to TV broadcasting.
Neil G says
Just enjoying life with my wife and two boys. And maybe working on a new house.
deann says
Fifth me!
Five years from now, my husband and i will be celebrating our 11th anniversary with our preschooler son and hopefully a2nd baby. Who knows where we’ll live but that’s the exciting part of the future
Melissa says
FIFTH ME! I hope in five years I’ve seen a lot of new places and my new driveway is finally poured!
Sarah in Indiana says
Fifth me! We have baby #1 on the way, hopefully #2 will have joined us by then and we’ll have built a new home. :)
Jen R. says
fifth me!!!!!!! i hope to be married with kiddos in five years:) happy blogiversary! so excited for you guys:)
Sarah says
FIFTH ME!
I have no clue what I want to be doing in five years…I think one thing, then something conflicting. I just hope I’m happy with where I am!
Cathy says
Fifth me…into a mysterious but likely rather similar future. Here’s hoping some interesting travels are in the cards.
Allyson says
Fifth me!! I hope to be raising a happy and healthy family by then.
Kim says
FIFTH ME!
In five years who knows where my husband and I will be, but wherever we are hopefully we will have a little one on the way :)
Meaghan says
Fifth Me!
Same house, same job, one more kid and an active life as a soccer and PTO mom!!
Noreen says
5th me! Hopefully baby #2 and house #2!
Ellen J. says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years, I see myself having adopted a little girl a couple years earlier, maybe married to a great guy (whom I have yet to meet…I think), and loving my life!! :)
Jessica says
FIFTH ME!!!
In 5 years I hope to call myself an “owner” and not a “renter!”
Sondra says
Would LOVE for you to Fifth me!! In 5 years, will have my home completed – but only if I win!!
Shannon says
FIFTH ME!
Wow! In 5 years I’ll be 40!!!!! Yikes. This means means I’ll be on a big fancy trip with my girlfriends – 14 of us who went to highschool together – who will all turn 40 that year! I’m thinking Vegas, but it doesn’t matter where.
Ashley says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to have made my new house more of a home (maybe with some art and furniture). I hope to be as happy then as I am today, if not happier!
Andrea P says
fifth me! hopefully five years from now I’ll be living in a new city
Dani says
FIFTH ME!!!
In 5 years I’ll be watching my youngest go to kindergarten which will be a huge accomplishment! I will have two girls in college (hopefully) and three girls in elementary school and I’m going to TAKE A NAP!!!
chole says
Fifth me!
I’m a stay at home mom to 3 boys 4 and under. In 5 years they’ll all be in school full time! Life will be very different!
Stephanie says
FIFTH ME!
I hope that I will own my own place in five years!
Leslie says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I will be celebrating my 5th anniversary, hopefully with our 2 little ones!
Jen says
FIFTH ME!!!
katie t says
“FIFTH ME”
Hopefully with our 3rd child if I can get the hubby on board :) and continuing to cross home projects off our list :)
Brittany @GreyGrey Designs says
Fifth me!! I hope that my boys are both healthy, strong, and thriving and that my husband and I can get away for a vacation on our own! And I hope my party business is still thriving!
Mrs J. says
FIFTH ME! hopefully with a successful career and still happy with my hubby and dog:)
Martina says
FIFTH ME!
I’m pregnant with our first child right now, so the biggest change in my life will be arriving in 6 months!!
GreenInOC says
FIFTH ME!
Hope to be in a different city, in a new (to me) house, closer to some of my family. If all goes well, will be able to continue to do the same work I’m doing.
Jess says
Fifth me!!
In 5 years I hope to be settling into a dog I love, still having crazy adventures with my husband, and maybe add another puppy to the mix :-)
Jess says
I obviously meant settling into a “job” – can you tell I have puppy on the brain?! Yay dog-lovers!
Sheri says
FIFTH ME!
New job! New city! New home! I’m going for a hat trick.
Lili says
Fifth Me! Hope to see babies in the near future! ;)
Laura D says
FIFTH ME…
This bun in the oven will be almost 5! My son will be almost 8. Hopefully, we will have rounded out with baby #3. Hubby will have finished his 2nd masters degree. Bought a house and be planning an awesome “parents-only” vacation. Ah… to dream.
Sheri says
FIFTH ME! A refinished basement in five years, please!
Krista says
Fifth Me! Hope to be happy and healthy!
Kai says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope to own my first home!
Keisha says
FIFTH ME.
In 5 years I hope to still be happily married, a mother of 2 (7 weeks now with the first), living in our own home doing something I love.
Congrats on 5 years of your blog!
Alex M says
Fifth Me! Purchasing our new house :)
Claudia says
FIFTH ME! I will be the mother of two teenagers, oh my!
Rachel says
FIFTH ME! I have been dating my boyfriend long distance for some time now… in 5 years we better be in the same city, and happily married :-)
Mel says
FIFTH ME
Celebrating my 10th wedding anniversary just like you.
Elizabeth says
FIFTH ME! My hubs and I will be back in the southeast, hopefully in our first home with our first kiddo (and maybe a second) :)
Barb C says
Fifth me! Five years from now I hope we have our house paid for because the oldest boy will be starting college. Would love not to be paying for those two big things at the same time! Also I hope to be rid of the last bare bulb in this house by then – just can’t find a ceiling fan that I like.
Kristin B. says
FIFTH ME!!!!
In 5 years, I see myself with more kids (one down, three to go!), living back on the Jersey shore where I grew up and loving life with my family all around me!