***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.
Joanne says
FIFTH ME!
I plan on running my own event planning business and being a mother to my beautiful girl and boy. Maybe a resident of California….
Jessica D says
FIFTH ME. We just bought out first home a month ago, so for the first time ever, I have a pretty solid idea of where I’ll be in 5 years – here, at home. Such a nice feeling!
danielle says
FIFTH ME! Hope to be enjoying life and my growing family :)
Aimee says
FIFTH ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
I see myself still happily married to my high school sweetheart. In five years we will be celebrating our 19th wedding anniversary. Our two little girls will both be in theirs teens! Crazy:) No moves, or new houses for us. We are here to stay:)
Dan M says
FIFTH ME!
I’d like to be providing for a healthy family and having fun with my wife and kids.
Sara says
“FIFTH ME”
Hope to be right where I am with my kids at home with me, learning to do real life together.
Tammy says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope I’ll still be enjoying life’s little joys with my little ones and husband. No big goals or plans, just hoping for health and love!
Jenny says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I see a new city, new job, and a bigger family. :)
Christina Dixon says
Fifth me! I hope I am in the same house with most of the remodeling done. Maybe another baby…. and to be healthy and happy!
AshleyF says
FIFTH ME
I hope to have 2 children and be living at the beach :)
Kenny Gomez says
FIFTH ME! We’re currently expecting our first, a little girl! So I hope to be happily married with my husband, my daughter, and hopefully finishing up a long awaited degree. We hope to be in our forever home by then too! So many hopes and dreams can come true in five years!
Steve says
FIFTH ME
Married to my adorable wife
Kate says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be teaching first grade and thinking about buying a house. Right now we are furnishing our apartment and I am working in kindergarten. Loving the apartment, but looking forward to a yard and more rooms to inhabit!
Erron A says
FIFTH ME! Congrats on your five year and all of your accomplishments! In five years we hope to be right were we are. Love our house and town. Just could use a ton of home improvements! Let’s hope we get to them all in five years!
Sarah says
FIFTH ME! I see us with a family, living closer to our extended families.
Stacey Thomas says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to be back in the great state of Virginia, with a house to call our own, and 2 little ones running around!
Ashley says
FIFTH ME
Happy, healthy and being with my family
Kevin says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have a family bigger than just my wife and I, maybe one or 2 little ones!
Alia says
FIFTH ME!
I see myself with one more year of school left and hopefully by then my boyfriend will have proposed(fingers crossed).
melissa cohen says
Fifth me; I hope to have 2 healthy children who are enjoying school and life!
Merida says
Fifth me! In five years my puppy will be better behaved. Or so I think…
Carol P says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope that my husband will also be retired as I now am and that we will be all over the place traveling and seeing the world. And then always retuning home as there really is no place like it. Happy anniversary!
Elizabeth says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully we’ll be settled with a kid on the way :)
Melanie A. says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in a bigger house with a minivan! Yep; I got big plans. ;)
Jess L. says
FIFTH ME! I see us living in our own home…
Joely says
FIFTH ME!! I hope to move to a bigger city, add an addition to our expanding family of four, buy another house and sell our current one and for the hubs to get a better job (in the city). Wow! That’s a lot!
Brittney S says
FIFTH ME! I hope to finally be able to add an extra room on our house so we can have a second kiddo =]
Leslie says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully healthy and living in New England, where I have always dreamed of moving.
Cathie W. says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope to see one grandson married and a father, granddaughter in College and the two little guys still baseball happy and thriving. Happy 5th!
Jesse says
Fifth me! Done with my masters program, working and hopefully a mom!
Valerie says
“FIFTH ME”
We hope to be DIYing our way through a different house in 5 years!
Julia says
FIFTH ME!!!
Kate Schneider says
FIFTH ME! Five years down the road we’ll be a different house that we love. Our current situation is a means to an end. we’ll also have a 4 year old, yikes! Lots is changing.
Maria says
Fifth me!
I see myself still happily married and hopefully living in some place beautiful, like CO. Maybe with a little bean of my own on the way. Maybe ;)
Sulma says
Fifth me!
Krissy says
Fifth me! In five years… I will be finished with my masters degree and hopefully have a career in that field. And we will be married and hopefully in a bigger house!
Meredith says
Fifth Me! Hopefully, we will have two more children in five years, but who knows what God has in store for us!
Kristin says
FIFTH ME!
Same house, same job, new master’s degree.
Terisia says
FIFTH ME! I’ll be painting – paintings!
Stephanie says
FIFTH ME! In five years I see myself having finally painted the living room and dining room, with our first child entering school and a second on the way, and working in the same job (that I love!).
Christina says
Fifth me!! If I don’t have my PhD in five years, I will flip a table ;-). Kidding (sort of)! In five years, I see myself married, TOTALLY done with school forever, maybe some kids :-).
Christina says
Still married, I meant! haha oops! Don’t tell my husband!
Laurie says
FIFTH ME! In five years, my kitchen and basement should be done and we’ll hopefully have a couple of kiddos to enjoy the new spaces with.
Paige H says
Fifth me! Hopefully I’ll have some kiddos running around… but most of all being happy!
Laura says
FIFTH ME!
We’ll be hosting holiday dinners in the dining room of our dream house!
Allison says
“FIFTH ME!” I honestly don’t know. I am working on my PhD and could end up anywhere in the world. A thought both terrifying and exciting!
PK says
Fifth me! I have no earthly idea!
Andrea F says
Fifth me! I hope to be loving life no matter where I am!
Jessica says
Fifth me!!
Christine says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully my man will be done with school and in a job he loves and we’ll live in the same city but in a house on the lake!
Jennifer says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I’ll be the mother of two teenagers and a ten year old, a happy wife of 17 years and a newly published author. I also hope to have my MFA and be teaching creative writing classes. (Wow, that was kinda scary to write!)