***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.
Emily says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I hope to be as happy as I am now :).
Maria says
FIFTH ME!!!
I see myself with my first baby in the next five years (I hope!)
Le says
Wow! Fifth Me!
We hope to be out of the city and possibly have a child…
Allison says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully still in our home, perhaps with a new addition….. to the house and our family :)
Alice says
FIFTH ME!!
Five years from now? I’m guessing I’ll still be here in lovely Seattle working on this Craftsman restoration that is our house. And adventuring with the family, of course.
Congratulations to you on your 5th. And may there be many more.
Rachelle says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I would love to be able to be in a new house and a full time stay at home mom to our kids…
Stephanie says
FIFTH ME!
I am about to move to a new city for a new job and hope to buy a house there, so this prize would be PERFECT!!!! Also, we’re planning on having another baby soon as well, so in 5 years I’ll be in a new city with a new home and a new job and hopefully a new baby!
Nikole says
Fifth me! In five years, I hope to be doing more interior design work and less teaching. Perhaps a part time gig of each?
Kim says
FIFTH ME!
Still full-time military, maybe a new home with a acre or so. Maybe a kiddo? :-)
Erin says
Fifth me! Hopefully we’ll have started and finished our mudroom/kitchen/bathroom addition by then!
Vickie M says
Fifth me!
In five years I’ll be celebrating my 40th wedding anniversary with my wonderful husband on a land/sea tour of Alaska. Yes, I’m planning already!!! :)
Sara Rogers says
FIFTH ME!! (PLEASE!!)
Its super funny that my boyfriend and I were talking about where we will be in 5 years yesterday, and he jokingly said “Well you will be popping out your 5th baby, because those little guys only take a year to cook right?!” and I was shocked, we aren’t engaged let alone married or pregnant! Just happily living together as of right now :)
Lindsay says
Fifth me! I see my fiance and I married, with hopefully a baby on the way or already there in a new home!
MARIE says
FIFTH ME!
IN 5 YEARS I HOPE TO HAVE ANOTHER LITTLE ONE RUNNING AROUND.
Cori says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years, I’d love to have a kid or two, and live in our own home. That’s about as specific as my plans get, because I’ve learned that God’s going to have His way no matter what I “plan”, so I’m just going to hold tight and enjoy the ride!
Meghan says
Fifth Me!
Here’s hoping that in 5 years I’ll have a kid or two. Pretty sure I’ll still be happily married. And I’m almost certain we’ll be in our same house.
Drew Moser says
FIFTH ME! In 5 yrs my four kids will be 12, 10, 9, and 7. Yikes.
Jackie says
Fifth me!
I’d like to be in a career in five years, and hopefully out of grad school! Would be nice…
Julie says
FIFTH ME!!! In five years I see us in a new home most likely still doing renovations!
Shalonda says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years, I hope to still be raising my five sons with my wonderful husband and family.
Julia says
FIFTH ME! I see myself in the same town, different job, with a new-to-us house! :)
Jennifer says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to have completed most of the projects on our house’s to-do list. And I’m sure by then, we’ll come up with some more…
Margaret McLaughlin says
Fifth me! No idea where I’ll be in 5 years but I hope it will be well decorated :)
Hannah Bowen says
FIFTH ME!!! In five years I’ll be freaking out about turning 30! That is so crazy to think about…geez. Hopefully my hubby and I will have a child or two by then. I’m curious to see if we will have the jobs we have now or not..hmm..
Melissa says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully we’ll be able to add an additional bean to our family, and my husband will have finished school and found his dream job!
Jessica says
FIFTH ME!
Living the dream. :)
Sarah says
FIFTH ME
Amy P says
FIFTH ME! :)
I see myself still married to my amazing husband….hopefully will have our first baby (if not second) by then! We’ve only been in our first home for two years, and while it won’t be our forever home (we eventually will need something bigger!), I think we’ll still be there 5 years from now. :)
Kelly P says
FIFTH ME!!
I see myself living in a house that is FINALLY done being remodeled and is cozy and happy. Family will include hubs and (hopefully) two kids. I’m hoping to be working part time from home at that point. Fingers crossed!
Awesome giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win :-)
Catherine Walker says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope I am married to my amazing man… I think he’s the one! Maybe I’ll even have a house and a real-person job by then, too, who knows?
Ashley @ The North Carolina Cowgirl says
FIFTH ME
In 5 years I hope to be settled down and married. I also hope that my business will have taken off and I’ll be working from home as my own boss.
Sarah says
FIFTH ME
In five years I hope to be married and continuing with my career in marketing. I’d love to own an older house and renovate! As always, I’m still holding out for flying cars (it is the future!)
Michelle White says
FIFTH ME!!
Five years? Wow, the last five have brought so many changes it’s hard to imagine what the next five will bring! But I just got married this summer, so maybe in five years it’ll be time to expand our little family!! Can’t wait to see how the next five years play out for you guys!
jessi says
FIFTH ME!
We are planning to finish our home remodel, have kids, and I’m completing a Master’s degree in the next 5 years. Hopefully my husband’s family business that he is about to return to will be back up and flourishing by then. :)
karen says
FIFTH ME!
Our oldest daughter will be 19!!! I guess I should get started on that second career!
alice says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to be in my same NYC apartment, but with a newly renovated kitchen!
Stefani G says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to be in Denver (or somewhere equally snowy) with my significant other and practicing architecture!
Jennifer Harrup says
fifth me! In five years my little guy will be five years old, he was just born this past July! I currently live in Houston, Texas but my husband and I have plans to move to Austin, we also hope to be debt free (those student loans will kill ya) in five years. As soon as we are debt free we hope to be buying our very first house…so that should also be in five years! This year was also the first year of starting my wedding planning business so in five years I hope to see some major growth, expanding to different cities, working on amazing weddings, etc. I love to dream about the future and this is probably more information than you would ever want to know about little old me :) Love you guys- happy five years!
Sarah says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I’d love to be married with babies on the way. :)
megan says
Fifth me! Wow what a giveaway!
I could see myself in a time of transition in 5 years. By then my little kids will be old enough that I might be ready for a job change. Heck, maybe even a cross-country move to live closer to family. We’re open to how the spirit might move us!
Carolyn Coulter says
Fifth me.
In five years, if I am very lucky indeed, I will be just where I am now — the mother component of a loving, healthy family. I couldn’t ask for more and try to stay mindful that as long as I have my healthy family, all else is gravy.
Kathleen says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I’m hoping we’ll have two kids, and maybe be in a larger house or finishing the other half of our basement.
Lindsey says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, if we are not out of our townhouse I will scream! Hoping for a big (fenced) back yard where our two boys and dog can play!
Beth M says
Fifth me!
In 5 years, I hope to have been to at least 5 more countries!
Katie Kavulla says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, all three kids will be in school full-time and I’ll be spending all day getting massages and mani-pedis. Okay, maybe not, but at least I can go grocery shopping in peace, right? Happy 5th anniversary!
Erica says
FIFTH ME!
Five years it hard to imagine for me. I was told last week that due to a spinal injury I may be in a wheelchair within the next five years so my vision has definitely changed. I’m still trying to find the hope in that.
Brittany says
Fifth me!
In 5 years, who knows where we’ll end up but i’d like to hope we’ll either be in our current house (with more progress done) or a new house and project. And maybe thinking of starting a family!
Kat says
Fifth me!
megan says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I’d be happy even if everything was exactly the same as it is today. There are a few home repairs that I’m not looking forward to so it’d be nice if those were done in five years:)
Katie Rose says
Fifth Me!
Hopefully married to my boyfriend of (currently) over 8.5 years. He’s already given me free reign to decorate the entire house as long as he gets the garage. Deal!