***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.
Trista G says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I hope to have a full-time teaching job and my first baby :)
Becky says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I want to be a successful interior designer living in the big city.
Sydney says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to be a homeowner and maybe a Mama :) But being a renter and a dog mom suits me just fine for now.
Martha says
FIFTH ME!
Living in the suburbs in a house with a yard! And hopefully a baby or two!
Teresa says
Fifth me! I’ll be celebrating my 39th wedding anniversary, which is a miracle in itself since I’m only 29! ; )
Pamela says
FIFTH ME – happy anniversary!!
In 5 years my “baby” will be in her last year of college. That blows my mind too much to think of anything else that may be going in in our lives then.
Jenna Wagner says
FIFTH ME!
Amanda says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I see myself married to my wonderful fiance (we are getting married on Jan 12 of next year), and growing our family to a kiddo or two :) He has a beautiful house and together we look forward to making it a home. Congrats! to 5 years of awesome blogging.
Kim says
FIFTH ME
Emilie says
Fifth me! (please!)
Five years from now… I will be done with my MFA degree, living with my husband and hopefully a little one in a new city, working on writing projects and tackling whatever new adventures come our way.
Kristen says
FIFTH ME! I imagine that we’ll have a couple of kids (due with our first now) and live somewhere great with my awesome hubby :)
Jana Alexis says
Fifth me! In 5 years I hope to have added 2-3 more children to our family of 3, biologically and via adoption.
Laura says
FIFTH ME! I hope to still be happily married, relatively unafraid to turn 39, with a little one of our own, and everyone I love happy and healthy. :)
Chad Wagner says
FIFTH ME!
KristenL says
FIFTH ME! Things are great now, hope to have another child or two, but I can’t complain.
Tracy says
Fifth me! In five years I hope to be enjoying my grandbaby (due 8 days ago!) and possibly more little grandmunchkins.
Sarah says
FIFTH ME!
AHHHH I love blogiversary week! I’ve been there for all of them!
In five years I see myself as a full-time photographer with one little one and probably one on the way. I will be loving my hubby man even more than I do now and loving every second of my life!
Amanda H. says
FIFTH ME!
I have no idea where I will be in 5 years. Hopefully have a fantastic job. And I will have a senior in High School *tear*… Nevermind, I don’t want to think about 5 years down the road yet. ;)
Sara says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I will have that second bathroom! And a new dryer! And a front yard that isn’t all red lava rock!
Theresa says
Fifth me!! In five years I see myself in an adorable house, wildly successful at everything with millions to spend…or maybe just adorable house, 2 kids (pregnant with our second!) and happily married!
Lisa says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years, I hope to have all the stages of a major home renovation completed, and more importantly, I will be sending my oldest off to college! How did I get so old??
Happy Anniversary!
Rasmia says
Fifth me! I sure hope to be married by that time!
Courtney says
FIFTH ME!
Five years from now, I’ll probably be moving back to Kansas City, living in a new house full of DIY projects, and probably have a child. That’s a lot of changes in five years! :)
Kara says
Fifth me! In 5 years I’ll have a child, there’s a bun in the oven now, and hopefully moved into our dream home somewhere!
Grace Watson says
Fifth me!!!! Hopefully more kids!,
Fred says
Fifth me! I’ll be living in Chicago running a restaurant with my best friend and my wife!
Mia B says
Fifth Me! In five years, I envision our new-to-us house being on the downward swing of a five-year-remodel, and a rugrat or two to work on destroying everything we’ve painted/remodeled/updated.
Jessica says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I may very well have a baby in the house – what a scary thought :)
Elise Peterson says
Fifth Me!
In five years I hope to be living in a charming cabins in the woods with my husband and dogs.
Kathy says
FIFTH ME!
Whew! In five years? Our son will be 9 and our daughter will be 7 – I imagine we’ll be knee deep in school, soccer, dance and the like! What fun it will be!
Rachel C. says
FIFTH ME!!! I hope my husband and I have 1-2 kids by then…but we’ll see!!
Deanne says
Fifth me!
First CONGRATULATIONS!!
Five years finds me with a daughter entering her senior year of high school! That is crazy! It goes so quickly! We plan to be living in our current house. Same work, but likely not same place!
Tom says
I hope to be exactly where I am, hopefully more organized, cleaning a little more and hiding those grey hairs! Lol
Nikki Kelly says
Fifth me! I have no idea what to expect five years from now, but I’d like to have finished remodeling our townhouse by then…
Nikki Kelly @ the ambitious procrastinator
Ria says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully I will have a lil one and a bigger house by then.
kelsey says
Fifth me!
We just welcomed our first little bundle one week ago. In 5 years, I plan on savoring those moments before she goes to kindergarten and thinking about having our second!
Sheri C says
FIFTH ME!! In five years I see myself with at least one kiddo, in a new house, and maaaaybe on the brink of my great idea that leads to self employment. Oh yes, and my husband will be a rock star. :D that’s a lot to do in five years, I better get on it!!
Michaelle says
Fifth Me! In five years we hope to have moved halfway across the country from Washington to Texas… :)
Congrats on five years! I love your blog!
Elizabeth says
Fifth me! Enjoying life with my hubby & kiddos
Brittany says
FIFTH ME! Sitting in our newly constructed house, picking out paint swatches while our kids play in the backyard :)
Leon says
Fifth me!!
5 years. All of our kids in school!
robin says
fifth me
i’ll still be plugging away at MSFT
Anna H says
Fifth me! Hoping to have more babies in a nicer home in five years. :)
Caroline says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I’ll have a 9, 7, and 4-year-old (and hopefully one more!), living in our same awesome house in Alaska. If we could have the basement finished and landscaping done by then it would be awesome!
Shelley says
Fifth me!!
I hope to have been practicing law for at least 4 years, moved to Columbus, Ohio, and maybe a little baby here or on the way!!
Corrinne Geisler says
Fifth me!
I don’t know where I’ll be, but I know I’ll be with my family and that is enough for me!
stephanie says
FIFTH ME! Hope to be in our same house, but really hoping it doesn’t look exactly the same!
Megan D says
FIFTH ME!! In five years, I see myself done with nursing school, working in oncology, possibly going back for my PA, and hopefully a HOME OWNER! We will see..
Jill Carter says
FIFTH ME. I’ll own my own home outright before I’m 30, and I’ll be spending my paychecks on pimping my house with solar panels and the like. :)
Meryl says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully 2 kids and maybe one more dog : )