***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.
Tracy H says
FIFTH ME! I hope to own a home and have a family started with my amazing hubby!! Congrats on 5 years!!
Meg says
Fifth Me!
I hope to be married to my boyfriend (of 9 years) and I hope to have more dogs!
Sarah says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years I hope to have a kid but be able to stay in our same tiny house!! I love our house so much and we’ve put a lot of work and $$ into it. So I really want us to make it work even with a kid…
You guys rock my socks!
Sarah
Lindsey says
FIFTH ME!!! In five years time I will hopefully be finishing up my PhD in Clinical Psychology and on the prowl for my first “grown up” job!
Mubeen says
Fifth me!
1) We’d be settled in the new home.
2) I see myself in a job or going back to school.
3) My oldest will be in middle school
4) My younger one will be in 1st grade
5)Travel more
Kate says
FIFTH ME! I’ll hopefully be living in a new city starting a family!
Meghan says
Fifth me! Hopefully, with a second baby and a house!
Kristin says
Fifth me! In 5 years, dreaming that my hubby and I will have a little one (or two) and a place to call our own!
Rachel R says
FIFTH ME!! I see more world traveling and home remodeling in my next 5 years!
Carla says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I’ll be teaching middle school and writing my first children’s novel. Our daughters will both be in college (hopefully calling us occasionally), and my husband and I will be enjoying our empty nest!
Betsy says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I will be celebrating my 5th anniversary! I just got married Saturday.:)
kristin says
FIFTH ME! I have NO idea what to expect in 5 years…..kids?? a new house?? a new job??
Lisa B says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to live in the same, though slightly upgraded, home with the same job with the same husband and who knows how many kids.
Ann says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I hope to finish my resolution “make my house the way I love it!” Winning will definitely help accomplish that!
Susan says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to be enjoying retirement with my husband, good health, and maybe a grandchild!
Natasha M says
FIFTH ME! Remodeling my kitchen (I hope)?
lu says
Fifth me!! Hope I’m in a place as agood as I’m in now!
Heather R says
FIFTH ME!!!! I see my husband and I happily enjoying our 7th year of marriage. We are in a house of our own and getting ready to start a family! I have completed my graduate degree in psychology and my husband is happily teaching music! Loving life, living the dream with my soul mate.
jasmine says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully we’ll have our own beautiful home and a baby by then :)
Emma says
FIFTH ME!!! :D
In five years I will have finished my master’s degree and have finally moved to the US to be with my boyfriend! We’ll have our own little house with a couple acres somewhere in Virginia (hopefully Charlottesville) and finally get to start our lives together! Long distance sucks :(
LOVE the blog btw!! Amazing giveaway!! And happy 5th! Wow! :D
Rachel says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I’ll have 2 high schoolers, and a middle schooler. I’m pretty sure I’ll be broke and exhausted, and wondering how it all happened so fast!
jina says
Fifth me! I honestly can’t even imagine where I will be in 5 years, but I hope I am still growing, learning, and loving with intensity. Thanks guys!
Erin says
FIFTH ME… DYI’ing house #2 and baby #2!
Kate says
“FIFTH ME”
Hopefully in a new job!
Savannah says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I hope that the hubby and I will be settled into a home of our own and possibly with a baby!
I hope your blog is still going strong at that point so you can continue inspiring us to try new projects and to think outside of the box!
Meghan says
Fifth me! In five years I will likely be living in my same home, but hopefully with one more bedroom and bathroom and maybe one more child to join my husband and our son and I.
Jennifer says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, hope to move to a new house and be able to work part time so I can spend more time with the kids.
Lara S. says
FIFTH ME!
i have no idea where i will be in five years, but i hope to be starting a little family and home of my own!
Jamie Walters says
FIFTH ME!
A five-year plan includes babies (of the human AND canine variety!) and a successful Iditarod (dog mushing!) finish for the hubs!
Christine says
FIFTH ME! In five years I should have graduated from grad school, be working as an SLP, and hopefully have bought my first house! If I’m reallllly lucky, I might have met a nice man to call my hubby! :)
Ehryn says
FIFTH ME! Raising my babies and hopefully decorating a larger home to accommodate these growing boys!
Tracie says
FIFTH ME!!!! Hummmm 5 years I will be 44, my twins will be 17…. So most likely I’ll be drinking heavily since they will be of driving age…. Help….;)
Emily says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be pretty much doing what I’m doing now–Mom to 3 healthy boys, with a job and husband I love. Life is precious, I appreciate what I have…at least I try to!
Karen says
Fifth ME!
In five years my oldest daughter will be finishing high school – yikes!
Michele says
FIFTH ME!!
Smitha says
FIFTH ME!
Blair says
FIFTH ME!!! I want to be a momma in five years!
Kelly K says
FIFTH ME…I hope to be in a job I love and enjoying my happy, healthy family.
Dorothy says
Fifth Me! I hope to be finishing my degree and beginning to work in a new field!
Jaclyn says
Fifth Me! I hope to be married and have my own house to be renovating!
Deborah says
FIFTH ME!
In five years hope to be finished remodeling & decorating our house. Maybe enjoy it before we sell?
Thomas says
FIFTH ME! Please! More optimistic and less stressed. Having traveled more!
Jessica says
FIFTH ME! I see myself still married with 2 kids (we have one due in a few weeks)and still working at my current job.
Joey says
Fifth me!
I like to think of all the DIY work I’m putting in on my teeny tiny condo will help a bit 5 years or so down the road when it comes to the crumbling Victorian of my dreams.
Melissa says
FIFTH ME! I see myself happily married with 2 little ones…
Rachel says
FIFTH ME!! After moving around so many times over the last few years, I honestly hope that we are still living in the home we’ve just bought. With 1 child in college, and 3 still at home. Maybe, another dog though….
Emily says
Fifth me! I hope I have kids by then!
Whitney says
Fifth me! I’ll be 29 so hopefully I’ll be married, and at a job that I love!
Becca T. says
FIFTH ME!!
I hope I will be starting a family in 5 years :)
Emily says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to be enjoying my kids and be done remodeling our house!