***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.
Raquel Olivo says
FIFTH ME. In five years I will have finished my specialty (I’m a doctor) and I’ll be settled down in a new home and with a kiddo.
Emily says
FIFTH ME! Done with grad school, newlywed, loving life!
Cathie says
Fifth me! I hope to purchase a place of my own!
Jennifer A says
FIFTH ME!! I’m thinking in five years we will have one kid, maybe another on the way, and potentially searching for a new house!!! That’s the five year “plan” anyway.
Erin says
Fifth me! I five years I hope to be starting to have kids and living in Alaska with my honey!
Caitlin says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I hope to be married to S, in our forever (or close to forever) home and to have a teaching job that I truly love.
Marjan says
Fifth me, please!! Happy anniversary! In five years I see myself in the new house we’ve just put an offer on, fingers crossed! With the love of my life and my little ones.
kirsten says
FIFTH ME! We will be in the same place, on our tiny Alabama homestead, hopefully with a few more children and possibly a milk cow and definitely a big ol’ garden and plenty of chickens.
Melissa says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I hope that my husband and I have one kid and maybe another on the way! No idea where we’ll be living, but hopefully he’ll have finished a second degree and I will be happily working at a college or university :)
Brenda K says
FIFTH ME! I have no idea, but I do know that my boys will both be in school by then, so maybe I’ll have more time to focus on beautifying my house a little more quickly.
Jessica says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I ‘ll have one teenage son, old enough to drive! And hopefully our “new as in three years ago house” will be completely furnished! Happy 5th!!
Jeni says
Fifth me! Hopefully in 5 years I will have a Ph.D!
Erin says
FIFTH ME! I hope to still be where I am with another kiddo or two in 5 years!
Dymphi says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be retired, have another grand child, and start some traveling. Congrats on five year of blogging!
Lindsay@Tell'er All About It says
FIFTH ME!
Who knows where 5 years will take me? Five years ago now I was in a different state and now I’m gearing up to move to another. Perhaps we’ll add another state to our list and maybe a little one…either way, I just want to be happy!
Chelsea says
Fifth Me!!!
Let’s see. In five years I hope to be done working out of the house and be able to stay home with my now 7 month old (and maybe a future baby – or two!). Really just hoping for all to be happy and healthy!
Julie S says
Fifth me! I have never known where I will be in 5 years and today’s forecast is no exception :)
Sarah says
Fifth me! In five years, I’ll have two kids in high school. I imagine I’ll be busy worrying about my children driving and getting into college.
Brian F says
FIFTH ME!
A new house and a kid are definitely in the plans for the next 5 years.
Alissa says
fifth me!!!
in Maui decorating a dream vacation home? a gal can dream… and what a great place to spend the winters :)
paige says
Fifth me!!!
katherine says
FIFTH ME! In five years things will completely different for my husband and I. We are having our first child in a few weeks and who knows, we may even have another in the next five.
Lisa Nowak says
Fifth me! I hope to see my family grow in the next few years and watch my babies grow.
Anne L. says
Fifth me! Out of this current house and onto the next one to decorate!
Kristin says
Fifth me! I will have a teenager and my baby will be 6. I would love to build another house, maybe go back to school, and I will be hitting the big 4-0. Yikes!
Nikki Bonifer says
FIFTH ME!
Wow what an amazing prize package!
We just moved into a midcentury modern that needs a TON of work, so hopefully in 5 years we’ll have lots of the “first on the list” projects done, and will have the energy/money to be ready to tackle the kitchen!
Amy says
Fifth me!
In the same house (I mean, we did JUST move into our first home), more paint on the walls, more furniture, a little less frantic and happily celebrating a 5th anniversay with my soon-to-be hubby!
Emily says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to be a practicing nurse midwife in 5 years (woo!) but I’ve got 2.5 years of school to pass first. Then I will move anywhere and work anywhere that will help me pay off my hundred(s?) of thousands of dollars of debt. But I’m SO excited.
Heather Murray says
FIFTH ME! I see myself still working on DIY projects around the house but
with a lot accomplished on our house list. One child in college, one in high school, and one in middle school and myself hopefully teaching at a nursing school.
linde says
FIFTH ME!!
I am due with my first baby in less than a month, so in five years, I see myself as a mom growing a family!
Elizabeth says
Fifth Me!
I could see adding another baby joining us within the next five years. Maybe we’ll move, but if not, hopefully we at least have the basement remodel complete!
Jennifer says
“FIFTH ME”
In five years I hope we have sold our current house and moved closer to where my son goes go school. That’s my biggest goal in the next few years. Thanks!
Jenna H. says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to have a house (not an apartment) that looks at last half as awesome as yours (if we’re lucky).
Sarah says
FIFTH ME!!!
Congrats on 5 years! Amazing! In 5 years (with all 3 kids finally in school) I hope to be doing what I love and back in Chicago with my family!
Allison Baggerly says
FIFTH ME!!!!
5 years…my baby boy will be in kindergarten (tear) and hopefully we will have added another little one to our family. I bet in 5 years y’all will have another little one as well!!!
Rachel says
Fifth Me! I have no idea where I will be in 5 years, but I hope to be as content as I am now. :)
Jeff says
Fifth me! Still loving my wife and hopefully with a brood of kids in our renovated home by then.
Kristi says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have at least one if not two babies – living in a house, no more apartment. Probably same area of the world. Not sure if same job?
Donna C says
FIFTH ME!! Hope to have a kiddo by then, and enjoying the same great job, great house and best of all great hubby!!
Rob says
FIFTH ME.
Still happily married to my wife, hopefully working in a hospital, having some extra funds to actually do some work on our house!
Shannon says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to have a second child and be hopefully in our forever home. I’m pretty sure I’ll be at my same job unless I win the powerball!!!
Allison says
FIFTH ME!!! What an amazing giveaway! I hope to add a couple more kids to my lot and be doing justice and mercy in ways I only dream of now!
amelia says
Fifth me!
Adding to our family this year!
Kitty says
Fifth Me!
In 5 years, more relaxed, probably still in PNW. Hopefully all home projects done and looking for newer ones.
Christina says
Fifth me!!!
Hopefully our family will be a little bigger and we will be living on the farm we dream of!
Tyleet says
FIFTH ME!
Many many congratulations to reaching your fifth anniversary! I see myself with a second child (I’m a stay at home mom), and maybe contemplating a third. I also see us trying to decide whether to move to a bigger house!
Sabrina says
FIFTH ME! I see us outgrowing our current house with hopefully 2 kids. We’d either put on an addition or look for another place. I still see myself at the same job and still loving life.
Caroline says
FIFTH ME! I think in five years we will have had to settle the question about whether to have and/or adopt kids or not. For now, lots of pets to keep us out of trouble…
Beth says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I will hit the big 4-0 and both my girls will be in school full-time. By then I hope to have overcome my decorating paralysis.
Carli says
FIFTH ME! In five years just hoping to be happy and healthy, surrounded by family and friends. A great design job wouldn’t hurt either!