***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.
Paulina J! says
FIFTH ME! We hope to have two children and hopefully I will be a stay at home mom with a pretty blog!
amy says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I’ll have a high schooler and a middle schooler – yikes! While my main job now is taking care of my family, in 5 years I will be closer to a post-child-rearing career. Scary and fun!
Aly says
Fifth me a baby with my wonderful husband and maybe doing well enough as a wedding photographer that I can quit my day job. :-)
Nicole says
Fifth me…in 5 years I will be out of the midwest!
Lynn says
Fifth me! The last of our six children will be graduating from high school in five years! Oh my goodness!!
Kimberly W says
FIFTH ME…
In 5 years I hope to be enjoying apples from the apple trees in my own yard as I recover from the shock of sending my oldest to his junior year of high school and my baby to sixth grade.:-( I don’t want to think about that.
Stacie says
FIFTH ME!
First baby is due in February so tack on 5 years and I’m hoping to have 2-3 kids under my belt and have found a way to be a stay-at-home momma
Alicia @ The Creative Vault says
FIFTH ME- I hope that in 5 years I finally have my act together and I’ll do things like remember to put shoes on my kids before I leave the house or shower before noon. Lol.
Erin says
Fifth me!
Hopefully I’ll still be in good ol’ Richmond, but I wouldn’t mind a new job! :)
Michelle Merrick says
FIFTH ME!
I think I’ll be touring with my husbands band with our dog and perhaps a couple of babies in tow.
Sarah S. says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to be as happy and loved as I am now!! : )
Melissa says
FIFTH ME
In 5 years I hope I have a blog as successful as yours is! Great work!
amber Schwarz says
Fifth me! I hope to have a kid or two! Also I hope to take a few more backpacking trips!
Sam says
Fifth me! I see my husband and I finally finishing some projects around our house and starting a family!
Steven says
FIFTH ME! Same place but 5 years older.
Ashley says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I see a lot of changes! I hope to be married, in a new home, with a new job! All good things to come :)
Katrina says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be wiser, not just older. ;)
Gina Hammett says
Fifth me! It doesn’t matter where life takes me, as long as my husband is by my side!
Haley says
Fifth me! In 5 years i’ll be out of school and teaching kindergarten!
Tara says
FIFTH ME!
I see myself having 1 more kid and hopefully living in a new house full of diy projects!
KimK says
FIFTH ME! Congratulations on your blogiversary! In five years I hope to loving on grandchildren and getting a chance to travel. (See, you even have oldsters who enjoy your blog.)
Katy S says
FIFTH ME!
I would love, love, love it if my husband and I are retired and living near the beach in Hawaii in five years!
Bethany says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully my husband and I will have one, maybe two little ones! And I also see us in our first house doing all kinds of crazy DIY… Happy 5th to you!
Victoria R says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I see myself with a completed kitchen and hopefully a rugrat to help with all the DIY! :-)
Chris says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be surrounded by great people that I love in a new city…and with a job I love! I also hope to own a home and have started a family :)
Rhianna says
FIFTH ME!!!!!!!!!!!! In five years I will be married to my best friend and hopefully have a new job and outlook on life!
Happy Anniversary!!!!!!!!!
Kristen Zannino says
FIFTH ME! Probably in the same house, but with at least one, maybe two, more kiddos.
Sheree C says
Fifth Me!
I see myself finished with college (woohoo!), happily living in another state and exploring the possibility of marriage!
Britani says
Fifth Me!!
Hopefully somewhat farther along in my apartment decorating, thanks to your new book! :)
Yanery says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I see myself in my career field of Organizational Leadership, and hopefully with a family of my own and a bigger house! :)
Lindsay S says
Fifth Me!
Amanda says
FIFTH ME! 5 years from now I hope to be happy and healthy, and the owner of an airstream travel trailer. ;)
Ashley says
FIFTH ME!
In the next week we will have our first child, and in the next 5 years I would guess we will have 3 kids!
Shirlee says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully in 5 years our renovations will be all done and we’ll finally be able to just enjoy our house :)
Marisa says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be a mommy of two. I love my current job and would be happy to still be there in five years, but I’m also open to the possibility of ending up in a different state if the wind blows in the right direction!
Erica says
FIFTH ME!
I hope in five years that I’m living in the same city that I’m moving to next week. This will be the sixth move in 8.5 years and I hope it’s the last for a really, really long time.
Jennie Andersen says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to be in my own home doing my own DIY! Thanks for the inspiration!
Karla says
Fifth me! In five years, I hope to be starting our family. I can’t wait to be a mom!
Jacqueline says
FIFTH ME!!! OMG I’m so excited about this giveaway that I cant even think of where i’ll be in 5 yrs!!!
But hopefully i’ll still be happy and surrounded by the love of my family and living in a beautifully decorated home ;)!
Leasa says
Fifth me! In five years I’ll be the owner of my own bakery.
Gina F says
FIFTH ME! Hopely have another child and more DIY projects done around the house.
Frances Favela says
FIFTH ME…pretty please! In five years we hope to be just as happy, have more built in storage space in our house, new very funtional dishwasher, a double fridge and new more fun jobs for both of us. Hopefully one or two little muchkins will be added to the mix.
thanks for the give away!
Natasha says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to still be teaching English and have remodeled our bathrooms. I also hope that maybe we’ll have at least one kid!
Jennifer says
FIFTH ME! We will likely be in the same house 5 years from now we love the neighborhood and location(hopefully will have updated it though)!
Matt Gleason says
FIFTH ME!
I see myself living the city-life in downtown Chicago, IL (my fave city), a new job I LOVE, a promising relationship, and a master’s degree in hand (hopefully)! Oh, and TONS of cool stuff from this giveaway?! :)
Ruth says
fifth me! oh five years is so long. new city, new state, maybe a dog or another cat!
Kari Sauber says
Happy Fifth! I hope to be still married to my husband, a homeowner, and a mom by then!
Abbey S says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I see our family will have grown and hopefully we will be in our same house!
John C. says
Fifth me. I hope to have finished my phd and have a great job.
Elisabeth@SimplyParkers says
FIFTH ME!