***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.
Renata says
Fifth me! Five years from now hopefully with a kid and settled in my new house all nice and decorated :)
Cari says
Fifth Me! We just moved 3 months ago and are currently renting. In 5 years we hope to have saved up money to buy a home!
Kate says
FIFTH ME!! I hope to be on my way to getting my third degree, and very happy!
Selidji Laleye says
FIFTH ME
Hopefully having a second baby and loving life!
Margaret says
FIFTH ME! Wow, what a great giveaway! Let’s see… in 5 years, I hope that we will have another child (to add to our 2), be planning (or already embarking on) a way to live overseas for a little while, and hopefully earn a bit more money than we do now. :-) Not sure how we get there, but there it is! :-)
Sydney says
FIFTH ME!!! I plan to still be happily married, have another baby, and live in a new state and a new house!
Josie says
FIFTH ME
In five years I’ll be married and still trying to get my house decorated the way I like it.
Kari E says
Fifth me. I’d like to hope that in 5 years we’ll be embarking on more long-range adventures as a family – traveling internationally in our spare time, perhaps? I hope we’re still as healthy as we are now, and I hope that the political climate has died down enough that I can talk to my neighbors again. (A girl can dream, can’t she?)
Amy says
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Julie says
Fifth me!
Either here with a more stable and decorated home….Or maybe San Francisco?
Mallory says
FIFTH ME!
I hope I am about where I am now. With a great home, awesome husband, and a job I love. Maybe a kid to add to the picture.
Brenda says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully doing what I am doing now…drinking coffee and reading your blog. Yes, I have high ambitions :)
Katie says
FIFTH ME! All my kids will be in school by then, so I might go back to school to get a degree. And hopefully most of our house projects will be done by then!
Mollie says
Fifth me! I see myself with two babies and in a state besides New Jersey. Ha, sorry Sherry. Midwest girl at heart :)
Shawn says
FIFTH me!
Karen says
FIFTH ME! I’d love to use the GCs to help spruce up my own older home.
Rachel says
Fifth me! In five years I’ll be…taking my kid to kindergarten.
Lissa says
Fifth me!!!
In five years…I really don’t know. Thought I did, but because of recent events I have no idea.
GiaG says
Fifth me!
Hopefully we will be done renovating this house..including painting the exterior grey and a yellow front door!
Ashley says
Fifth Me! My baby girl will be 17 in five years! That’s a scary thought!
Elizabeth G. says
FIFTH ME!!! Pretty Please, in 5 years I hope to have a 2nd child (or 3rd) if my hubby lets me, haha!
Missy says
FIFTH ME!!! In 5 years we hope to add two more children to our household!!
Connie says
Fifth me! In five years I will have added on a new addition to the home, a master bedroom and bathroom! I’m still convincing my husband we need a first floor bedroom!
Renata says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I hope to have a kid and be in my new house that we’re getting in October!
Girl...get a life! says
FIFTH ME! OH PLEASE, FIFTH ME!
I hope that in 5 years I will have transitioned into a writing career and have a family. I would be very sad if I had the same job!!!
Kelly says
FIFTH ME! In five years, my husband and I will hopefully have a few kids and I’ll be done with my masters!
Carina says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, we’ll hopefully be in a new house (to decorate)!
Sandra says
FIFTH ME!
in 5 years- I’ll be almost 40: wowsers! my hope is that I will be back to work full-time in the job that I love: counseling kids and families, specifically focused on the little ones 5 years old and younger. let’s also seriously hope that we saved enough $$ by then to replace the nasty stove/oven in our kitchen for a new one!
Karina says
“FIFTH ME”
In five years, I will be married (coming up soon), will be working as a early childhood educator, will have my first or even second child – and will probably still have not made up my mind where I want to settle down.
Jeremy says
FIFTH ME!!! I see a lot of good changes up ahead : )
Erika says
FIFTH ME!
Cyndi says
Fifth Me! In five years I hope to be in my own home (hopefully decorated with the help of these gift cards:P)
Alicia says
FIFTH ME! I see myself still single (I’m happily divorced), with a 15 and a 17 year old trying to master the art of relationships with teenagers!
Rachel D says
fifth me! i imagine life will be even better but crazier since we hope our family will continue growing with kids (we have 1 toddler and 1 on the way right now)…congrats on 5 years!
Jen says
FIFTH ME!
I don’t even attempt to guess what the next 5 years hold! Just trying my hardest to be content in the present moment!
Jenny H says
FIFTH ME! Loving life with the husband (and maybe a little tyke)…and actually winning a YHL giveaway?!?!
Ginny says
FIFTH ME!
I see us living in a different state, maybe with our first child. :)
Henna says
FIFTH ME!
Therese says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I see myself as being debt free, and a dog and home owner, DIYing it up!
Kate says
Fifth me! Having kids in 5 years?
Lissa says
FIfth me please
orly says
Fifth me! I hope to be a Mom, hopefully in a bigger house!
Jessica says
fifth me!
in 5 years i’m assuming i’ll have one or two more little ones running around, my oldest will already be in school…probably still in the same house, hopefully a few more projects done though!
M says
FIFTH ME!
Still happily married to my husband but WITH kids!
Katherine says
Fifth Me! In five years I see myself with the same wonderful hubby, dogs, and job. I love my home, but can’t seem to stop looking at real estate listings… We’ll just have to wait and see :)
Julie R says
Fifth me! I hope to go from zero to two kids in the next five years, can’t wait to expand our family!
Katie says
Fifth me!!! In 5 years I’m hoping we will have one (maybe two!!) babies! We are just trying to start a family!! Agh! Crazy to think how different things will be in 5 years!! I love you guys and can’t wait for the book to come out!!
Meghan says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to be working a little less and playing with my baby girl a little more!
Lauren says
Fifth me! I’ll have a 6 year old and hopefully another little one and a bigger house for weekend projects.
Tammy says
Fifth Me!