***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.
Kate K. says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years I see myself and my boyfriend having bought our first house and a lot of DIY projects involved!
Katie K says
FIFTH ME! I hope I’ll be done with my phd by then!
Kay says
Fifth Me!
Jennifer says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to be in a new home. We are selling/moving super soon and renting in our new city till we learn our way around and find the perfect home in the perfect neighborhood. I would also love to have another kid or two…(we currently have one). We’ll see where destiny takes us!
dana says
FIFTH ME, please!
I’ve played this “where will I be in 5 years” game before, and I never win! I’ll feel blessed if I continue to be healthy, loved and satisfied with my career in 5 years.
Lindsay says
fifth me!
Amanda Gail says
Fifth me!
We’re putting an offer in on a piece of land this week. In five years, I imagine we’ll have built & will be living there. Hopefully raising muffins & various barnyard critters.
Happy Blog-iversary, guys!
Tammy says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I would like to be moved from this home to a new house and possibly a new city.
Ann-Marie says
Fifth me! My son will be driving- AHHHH!
Olivia says
FIFTH ME! In five years I will hopefully be about to be tenured as a university professor, living in a home that we own, and with one more baby.
Nancy S says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I’m hoping to see my son going to college. The final decision is his & above all I want him happy. And it would make mom happy if he went to school/found a job close to home :) I look forward to him becoming an adult!
Wow-I can’t believe I’m saying that already – time sure does fly!
Meg says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I see Hubby and I still improving our home, but with 2 human kiddos to add to the kitty kids we have now! Wow – now that I think about, that’s kind of scary!
Janna says
FIFTH ME!
amy g says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully living in a home we own with a baby or two!
Jalaine says
FIFTH ME! In five years I see myself still living in the same house but hope to redecorate it completely within the next five years.
Jenna says
FIFTH ME…in 5 years we hope to move closer to family.
Amanda says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years we will hopefully be done having kids and hopefully in a newer home to accommodate our growing family. By then I hope that my husband will make partner at his firm so that I can afford to do all sorts of projects to our home!
Mari says
Fifth Me!
My best friend’s mother told me no one had a 7 year plan, so I backtracked and came up with my 5 year plan : to marry my boyfriend within 3 years, find, renovate and move into my dream home downtown within 4 and officially start our real estate company within five years. Sounds ambitious but we’re on the right track!
mary says
FIFTH ME…in five years I’ll be attending my girl’s college graduation!
Breanna B. says
FIFTH ME! I’ll have a least 2 kids!!!
Ann says
FIFTH ME!
Five years ago, I would have never guessed I’d be where I am right now. I can’t wait to continue the journey and see what God has planned for me next.
Tara says
Fifth me…
In five years, living in New Orleans and renovating our 3rd home.
Emily says
FIFTH ME! In another 5 years I’ll have another child or two, probably still working full time, and hopefully have made some updates to our house!
JMB says
“FIFTH ME!!” Congratulations on your 5th Blogiversary…that’s so awesome! In 5 years, I hope to have finally figured out what I want to be when I grow up (chronologically, I’m already plenty grown up!!) and to be much closer to “Done” with furnishing and decorating the house we moved into a little over a year ago :o)
Heather says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years my husband and I will hopefully be in a new house with a couple little ones :)
Heather says
Fifth me! Congrats! In five years, I see myself surrounded with my sweet family and loving life!
Ben says
Fifth Me! In 5 years I hope to be finished with the wife’s kitchen and sunroom plans so that I can be starting on my mancave in the basement. I am already picturing a pool table, bar, and some old sport memorablia (some of mine included)!!!
Lindsay says
FIFTH ME! No idea where I’ll be in 5 years, but I hope it’s fun! :)
Amanda says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope to be settled into a home I love with my loving family, happy and healthy.
Sarah says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I’m hoping we will have a little kiddo(s) and own a home to play with :)
Joy says
FIFTH ME! While I love my life now, in 5 years I’m hoping to be a homeowner and a mom.
Chelsea says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to possibly either have a kid or have one “in works”. I’ll also have been married for just about five years, as I get married a week from this coming Saturday!
Nora Vassar says
Fifth me!
In five years i will have spent all the prize money and still be enjoying my purchases!
Beth says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, it would be fun for the hubs to have a new job, live in a new house back in ole VA, with 2 more kiddos (added to the one we have now). Like you, we have no clue really but it is indeed fun to imagine! Happy fifth!
Lauren Nicole says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I see myself with two kids (we have one now), one dog (ours passed last year), a minivan (we are saving up right now to pay cash!) and Lord-willing the living room and BOTH bathrooms remodeled!
Liz B says
FIFTH ME!
I’m hoping for a house and baby in 5 years.
LaurenCarny says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to be blessed to have paid off the mortgage to our home (love me some Dave Ramsey!) and hopefully a kid or two added to the Carnathan household. I also hope to have completed graduate work in child development/elementary education.
Katie says
FIFTH ME!
I’m going to be a world famous travel writer with a huge self-built online community living abroad somewhere with my husband who’s in the military.
(Hey.Gotta stay positive, right? And my husband IS in the Air Force, so at least I have that part down.)
Stephanie says
FIFTH ME!!
5 years? I don’t even know. I hope to go back to school to get a masters degree so hopefully I’ll have that by then. Otherwise, I don’t know. I could be in the same house or a different one. Still single, married… anything. I am such a state of transition.
Natalie S says
Fifth me!
Jomie says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I see myself with two teenagers and struggling to keep my sanity!
Maggie says
FIFTH ME!
I have a great 5-year plan, but it’s top secret so that I can keep my job for now ;)
Rebecca says
Fifth me! Wednesday is my birthday so it would be a GREAT day for a cool gift! In 5 years I always said I will move on to my next home but when you do a ton of renovating it’s SO hard to imagine ever living anywhere else! Yeah, this house leaves a little more to be desired, but we’ve put our heart and soul into it! I do think about what my daughter’s first crayon drawing of her house will look like and I would love for it to be a little cuter than this house but we are so blessed here!!!
amc2 says
FIFTH ME!
Probably with more babies and a home, but I’d be happy if me and the husband were in this exact same happy place five years from now. It’s a good place.
Rebekah says
Fifth Me!
well, we will hopefully have a healthy 4.5 year old then, and a permanent steady job for the husband (possible Doctorate?), and maybe not be renting for the first time in our marriage.
Emily P says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to have started growing our family and to have my Professional Engineer (PE) license.
Meg C. says
FIFTH ME!!!
In 5 years I hope to have complete many more projects in my first home, which I moved into yesterday!
MS says
FIFTH ME!
No idea where I’ll be in 5 years, but it will be hopefully a 180 from where I am now, mid-divorce!
Abby says
Fifth me! oooh well in five years I hope I’m loving life as much as I am right now (although I do hope to be getting more sleep as my son gets older!)
A Wife and her Carpenter says
FIFTH ME!!!!! In five years I hope we are still working away on our fixer upper and have, hopefully, adopted two beautiful children to call our own. Wow…that is crazy to think about! :)