***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.
heather s. says
FIFTH ME! I have no idea where I’ll be in five years…I don’t like to play the guessing game. ;)
Jenni says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be right where I am with my husband and a few less kids at home.
Ashley Rogers says
FIFTH ME! I see myself with an amazing job in my field. Married happily to my boyfriend and hope to have a house we can call our own.
Alana says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I imagine myself in college preparing to start the rest of my life!
Karalee G. says
FIFTH ME!!
I am pregnant with our 4th, weee! In 5 years I hope to be settled into our long time home. If that also involved a large garden, and laying chickens I would be thrilled.
Kim D says
“FIFTH ME”
In five years I see lots of changes for my family. By then we will have one son in college and the younger in high school! We will probably be in the same home and considering selling and moving to a new one at that time.
Kristi F says
fifth me! please! I have a baby on the way n hopefully I’ll have another in 5 yrs.
Hilary says
FIFTH ME!
In five years… I hope to have a bigger and better version of right now. Because right now is fantastic and there is so much more to look forward to!
Stephanie Rigdon says
FIFTH ME!! I don’t even know what I want in 5 years… Ha!
Ali says
Fifth Me!
In five years I hope my husband and I have a couple of kids and have moved on from our starter house into a place I can see us staying for a while!
Tiffanie says
FIFTH ME! Hoping to have a child or two in the next five years and just enjoying life!
Cindie says
FIFTH ME! I see my hubby and myself with our little one and our pup probably in the same house we’re in now. Hopefully by then I’ll have been able to land a job where I work from home :).
Nicole Grove says
FIFTH ME!!!
Five years down the road I could see myself still at my current job (because I love it!), and either another bean on the way, or already here (as we want our kids to be just 2-3 years apart, and she’s 9 months now)
Happy 5th Blogeversary to you!!!
shima says
Fifth me! In 5 years I see myself 5 years closer to retirement.
Ashley says
Fifth me…I hope I have a different job in five years. Not that I don’t like where I am now, but I hope to have something more career-like that lets me use my degree!
Lindsey says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be enjoying a family while continuing to work at the job(s) that I love. Oh, and perhaps my longed-for kitchen renovation will be done by then!
Lauren says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I hope to have added another baby (or 2 :) ) to our family and we’ll have moved to a bigger house!
Hedi says
Fifth me. Hope to continue loving my two kids, my job and my home… but with a prettier home after following all your tips!
Shawni says
FIFTH ME!
In five years we’ll probably be settled into the house we just bought (hopefully we’ll at least be done with the flooring and painting, and actually have some furniture by then)… and celebrating 7 years married to my hubby!!
Katums says
FIFTH ME! Hope to have finished my first novel!
Bethany says
Fifth Me!
In five years I hope to be happy and healthy with my family nearby and good friends to laugh with. However that plays out is fine by me!
Whitney says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully in 5 years we own and are fixing up a house of our own! Happy blogiversary guys!
Cori says
FIFTH ME!
I am getting married next year and moving to a new city later that same month, so in five years, I will be celebrating 4 years of marriage, and possibly moving to another new city at that time. And hopefully enjoying our new home beautifully decorated with items from the lovely sponsors :)
Emily H says
FIFTH ME!
I want to be done with my PhD in 5 years and, I hope, be employed!
Kasey says
Fifth Me! I hope to be in the same house but just a little more updated in 5 years.
susan says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I plan to be living in the same house with my fantastic husband and kids! Hopefully, we’ll have made some fun updates to the house, like freshening up the kitchen.
Lindsay S. says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be in a new city with my dream job!
Katie says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope I’ll be living in a fabulously decorated and cozy home with my husband (we’ll be coming up on 10 years of marriage by then!), 1-2 kiddos and a dog!
Sasha Robinson says
FIFTH ME…
In 5 years, I hope to have the same job, but more money! And since we’ve been struggling with fertility for several years, I hope that in 5 years we have at least 2 children. And that some of my house projects are actually complete!
Natalie says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to have at least one child! I keep telling everyone it’s in the five year plan! :-)
Brooks_25years says
FIFTH ME! I see myself celebrating my 4th anniversary with my husband, hopefully with a little tyke and blogging about it on my super successful blog My Next 25 Years! Congratulations on 5 years, John and Sherry, we love you!
Heidi A. Seely says
FIFTH ME! I will own my first home to finally put all the great inspiration from you guys to the REAL test! I can’t wait!
Beth says
FIFTH ME!
Lindsey says
Fifth me!
In five years I hope to have added a couple more kiddos to our family bringing the total to 6 kids. I also hope we have our hot dog stand up and running and successful enough to start another business.
Alana says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I imagine myself in college!
Ellen says
FIFTH ME
Hopefully I’ll have a bambino or two in five years.
Brittney says
FIFTH ME! We will be living in Hawaii but it will almost time to move again (hubby is in the military). My baby will be 5 and hopefully we will have another 1 or 2 little ones running around!
erica says
FIFTH ME!! Life is so full of twists and turns I have no idea where i really will be in 5 years but i do hope to have a little one running around by then!
Karen says
FIFTH ME! In 5 yrs I hope I get to retire.
Valerie says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully happily settled in our first house with another little kiddo or two running around.
Hailey Montoya says
FIFTH ME! Same city, new house, same husband, a 2nd kid :)
Sarahincola says
Fifth me! 5 years, a few more kids, in the process of adopting internationally and husband’s student loans fully paid off. One can dream!
April P. says
FIFTH ME!!! Happy Blogiversary!! It happens to fall on my birthday so i will never forget!! :)
In 5 years, my 2 oldest kids will be in college and my youngest will be in middle school! wow!!
Candace says
FIFTH ME!!!
In 5 years, the kiddo that’s currently residing in my belly will be about 4 and a half, and will hopefully have a sibling. My husband is currently in the process of joining the Navy, so we have no clue where we will be living or i will be working, but it’s sure to be an adventerous 5 years!!
Julie L says
FIFTH ME! 5 years is a long way away, but hopefully I’ll be happy and healthy.
Elizabeth says
FIFTH ME! I see myself loving life in a different state (or even different country!) with my husband, two pups, and one or two kids! Looking forward to the journey!
Lizbeth says
FIFTH ME!
Congrats to y’all on your blogiversary! In five years, I can’t wait to see what my trooper husband is doing with his long-in-the-making degree.
Toniann says
Fifth Me!
I really hope to be living in the house my husband and I have been renovating the last year and have a baby!
Emily H. says
Fifth me! I would loooove to have a home and little one in five years!
Mrs. Le Brell says
Fifth Me!