***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.
Tricia H says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I hope to see my family finally settled into our newly purchased home and maybe going back to work since my kids will be in 3rd and 5th grade then!
Jennifer Alexander says
FIFTH ME!
in 5 years I would like to be retired! its highly unlikely, but I can dream!
Alex says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I’ll have a 7 year old and a 5 year old and probably another baby, yikes! Hopefully my hubs and I will move to a better school district or convert our garage into an awesome homeschool room.
Christina says
FIFTH ME…in 5 years I hope to be DIYing my own little historic house and referring to thie blog for project advice along the way! (brown nose much? but really, this blog makes me excited for homeownership!)
Laura says
Fifth me! In five years I hope we r done renovating and living in our house!!
Grant says
Fifth Me!
I hope five years finds me loving my work and surrounded by my awesome family and friends.
Sarah says
Fifth me!
In 5 years i hope to be… HAPPY! and doing whatever i’m doing that makes that so!
Jacqulyn says
FIFTH ME!! Oh pretty pretty please!
I see myself enjoying life with my boyfriend, our mutt Alex and our tiny house. Perhaps a little one then too. :-)
Bethany says
FIFTH ME!!!
I like to imagine that my husband and I will be out of debt (working there very slowly– thank you, Dave Ramsey!), with our little boy getting ready to start school, and another one on his or her way. We probably won’t be in the same house we’re in now, so it’s nice to dream about a bigger/nicer house too :) My husband is currently getting his Masters in Theology from Liberty University, so he might be preaching full-time and I might be at home, but who knows? That’s what’s so fun about the future… you have so many options!
Rebecca says
Fifth me! New home, baby, kick ass decor thanks to this giveaway!
stacy says
FIFTH ME!! In five years time I hope to finally be finished with the removal of the 30 year old wallpaper that is in EVERY room of my home!!
Melissa B says
Fifth me! We will be moving across the country next March so we’ll be setting up roots in a new city. Can’t wait!
brianne says
FIFTH ME!!!! In 5 years I hope to be a nurse with a beautiful home :)
Angie D. says
FIFTH ME! :)
In five years I will be curled up in the fetal position, sobbing. The youngest of my four children will be in school.
Mox H. says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I will be: in my same house (just bought it! not going ANYwhere), likely in my same job, but with the added side job as a local paid performer in either a band or a dance troupe.
Lauren H. says
FIFTH ME
One or two kids. Quite elderly dog by then. Maybe still in house #1 or looking for house #2.
Ashlie says
FIFTH ME! In five years I will have the same husband (of course!), same house (we just moved into it), same dog (a mini-goldendoodle…. she better live forever) and hopefully we will have filled up a room or two of our 4-bedroom house with some chldren, and hopefully I will be a work-at-home mom and can freelance regularly instead of listening to other people tell me what to do :)
Merrin Permut says
Fifth me!
I hope to be in my own home and putting some finishing touches on my new house!
Kelly says
FIFTH ME
#1 will be a senior in H.S., and #2 will be a sophmore. I’ll have a job, instead of being a SAHM.
Kristen M says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully more settled into our new home and perhaps a baby. Most importantly – working fewer hospital shifts in the evening!
Jennifer Miller says
FIFTH ME, oooh, please! I think in five years I’ll be sitting here reading your blog, in the house we just bought, with an additional kid or two joining the one we have now. And that sounds just wonderful to me.
Koliti says
FIFTH ME !
In 2017, I will be in my FIFTIES!
Hope to still be sassy & quirky!
Wendy says
Fifth me! I will have graduated from college and will be working.
Kelli says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years, I hope to still be living in the Chicago area, but hopefully as a homeowner.
Mallory says
FIFTH ME!
I see myself married, having either sold or renting out my condo, moved into a house, and possibly a new job in the PR world!
Lauren says
FIFTH ME! Hmmmm. Well in 5 years we will have a 6.5 year old and a 4 year old. Maybe we will be in the process of adopting a third child?
Rose says
FIFTH ME
Ashley says
FIFTH ME!
I never would have thought 5 years ago that I’d be where I am today, but hopefully in the next five years we’ll see more additions to our little family!
Kristin says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to be much more well-rested since our Sweet Pea will be in school by then and not a terrible two-year-old. :)
Arlene says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, we’ll be celebrating our 7 wedding anniversary! Maybe with a baby?? :-o
Elizabeth says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully I’ll be married and starting a family…but who knows? So many changes can happen between 25 and 30…
ZJ says
FIFTH ME, FIFTH ME, FIFTH ME!!!
Five years from now, my family will be in our new home. We’re aggressively paying off our current mortgage now to build up a down payment for our dream family home. We also hope to add at least 2 more kiddos to our clan by then (we currently have a 9 month old daughter) but that is all in God’s hands.
Mai says
FIFTH ME! In five years, same as we are now enjoying life but kids will be 15 and 12.
Katherine Kuster says
Fifth me!!! And congratulations to you guys!!!!
Carrie says
Fifth me! I don’t know where I see myself in five years – but it has got to be better than where I am now. This has been a tough year – can’t wait to get past it.
Jamila says
FIFTH ME!! :) In 5 years, my man and I may finally be done with school! Living in a place that we love and maybe having a dog or cat-baby! Definitely living somewhere that we are excited about and starting to grow roots wherever we’ve landed by then.
Andrea says
5th me, 5th me!
Michelle says
Fifth me!
I see myself in my current house with my youngest getting ready to drive and beginning to make plans for downsizing.
Xo
Sandy says
FIFTH ME! Starting a family and hopefully lots of home projects complete by then!
Lisa says
FIFTH ME…
Owning my own house, dominating in my career, and hopefully married!
niki says
“FIFTH ME”
I really just hope to be working part time so that I can enjoy my life outside of work now. Family is so important and time just flies by so fast.
Jessica D. says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I dream of being in a new house that we have built ourselves. My on-the-side passion of baking will become a full time endeavor and I will be excited to be waking up at 4 in the morning to bake fresh goods every day. My children will be doing wonderful and my husband will be loving his work. I guess that in five years I just hope to see us happy and content, and that the sacrifices we have made in these past three years of college and work pay off!
Cody says
Fifth Me – I hope to be promoted and making bank in the next five years.
Caroline Helmers says
FIFTH ME!!
Grace says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope I’m still in my awesome house in the fan (and hopefully we will have finished our renovations by then, ha!), with my husband and daughter, who will be a little girl by then (she’s 9 months old right now).
Allison says
FIFTH ME!
I’m hoping to be happily married with a kid (or one on the way) and working in Art Administration.
katie says
FIFTH ME!
I see myself with the man of my dreams (I’m already married to him) and a six and eight year old (that’s kind of a given). Everything else is a great big question mark. Dream me says a job I love, all our debt paid off, and have enough money to travel somewhere amazing.
Kate Wilson says
Fifth me!! In 5 years, we’ll probably have our first baby and our first house!
Beth H. says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years, I imagine we’ll have at least one more kiddo, possibly two more. And hopefully kitchen remodel and new porch. I think things will be the same, except I would like to have my business up and running by then, either a shop or an etsy shop. Happy five years!!
Andrea Ferree says
FIFTH ME!
I hope hope hope hope hope (5 times, get it?!) to be done with school for good and in the midst of a new job I just love.