***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.
Katie says
FIFTH ME!! And happy blogiversary, y’all!
In 5 years I see myself doing more writing + editing, having at least one baby, and finishing all our major home renovation projects. Can’t wait for that day!
megan e. says
FIFTH ME! With 2.5 kids ;)
Jenny says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, my little monkey will be headed to kindergarten!
lindsey says
FIFTH ME! In five years I imagine we will have a toddler (TTC now…) and likely live somewhere else entirely. It is crazy to imagine that our life in Wyoming will only be a slice of the big picture once my husband finishes his PhD and we head home (AKA the PNW). Thanks for helping me think about what we have now so I can focus on savoring it!
Lauren says
FIFTH ME! congrats on the 5 year mark!
Julie says
FIFTH ME! Done with Preschool payments and onto sports camps.
Jennifer G. says
FIFTH ME!!! In five years from now I will be celebrating my ten year anniversary with my husband. Hopefully we have a family and possibly a new home.
Lauren says
Fifth me. Hopefully in a new home!
Barb says
FIFTH ME! My husband and I will be downsizing into a condo (one that hopefully needs renovation!)
Stefanie says
FIFTH ME!!!!!
In five years, I hope to still be reading this blog. ;) I’ll have a freshman in college and a sophomore in high school. I’m sure I’ll be as busy as I am now and hopefully enjoying it just as much.
Congrats on five years!!!
Christine says
FIFTH ME!
I’m not sure what the future holds but thats what is so great about it :)
kat says
Fifth me!
Our baby will be a 5 year old… CRAZY!!
Carrie says
“FIFTH ME”
The dream/goal for 5 years from now is to own my apt instead of renting!
Happy fifth YHL!
David says
FIFTH ME!
I would love to have a new truck in 5 years, but other than that I am happy with life so far.
kim says
FIFTH ME!! Hopefully have another baby and go back to school to become a CRNA.
Brooke V says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to have a little one running around in five years!
Kelsey says
FIFTH ME! my husband will be graduating from grad school so who knows where we’re headed!
Darcie says
Happy Blogiversary! Fifth me! I hope to have at least one healthy child and still be chasing my husband around with all my to do lists for our house.
Tanja says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I see myself still living in the pacific northwest with my husband, our beautiful little girl (who will be 6 then) and hopefully another child.
Leah says
FIFTH ME! In five years I’ll have both my boys in school, will hopefully not be in the same job (although I hope to stay with the company), and we’ll be ready to start tackling phase 2 of our home renovations (upstairs bathrooms, basement and second patio since we already gutted and redid everything downstairs!)
Amanda says
Fifth Me!
In 5 years I will have a kindergartener and a 2nd grader, probably some grey hair, and hopefully more laugh lines that I will probably Botox. I hope to be just as happy then as I am now!
amber says
Fifth me!
Married to the same hubby and hopefully in our first house!
Jenn says
FIFTH ME! I think I will be married to my fiance and maybe have a baby in five years! And hopefully I will be finished with school and practicing as a dental hygienist. :)
Robin says
FIFTH ME!! In 5 years, Lord willing, we’ll be in a home of our own with another little bundle o’ baby! (Hopefully a girl this time around, but 4 boys would be fun, too)
Joy says
Fifth me!
I see myself in a new home with prob 1 more kid. But how things go.. Who knows.
Meg S says
Fifth me!!
More motivation to DO instead of PIN only!! ha
Amanda says
Fifth me! I would like to be working 20-30 hours per week by then and in the same house, but with a pool in the backyard!
McKenzie says
FIFTH ME!!
I would like to think we will be in a new house, more kids, LOTS more DIYing, and more than likely the same city :) Not to mention I will have a 7 year old, wow thats kinda crazy!
Lauren H says
FIFTH ME!! We live in Michigan but dream of moving somewhere warmer…maybe North Carolina. But no matter where we are in 5 years, we’ll always be DIYing our next home improvement project!
Elizabeth K says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I’d love to be living in another country. Doubt it will happen, but it’s fun to dream of just picking up and leaving everything behind in exchange for a new adventure.
Ann says
Fifth me!! In 5 years, I hope to have started our family and everyone is happy and healthy. Love your blog and think this is a wonderful giveaway. Fingers crossed. THANKS!!
Cristin says
Fifth me! Hopefully, sometime in the next 5 years we’ll be in a place slightly bigger than our tiny condo!
Jeffrey says
Fifth me. I hope to be anywhere my wonderful girlfriend is. Forever and ever because she’s awesome.
Bianca says
FIFTH ME!! Hopefully my husband will be done with school so we can finally start a family.
Ivy says
FIFTH ME
IN 5 years I hope,for,my family to be,happy and healthy
Aimee says
FIFTH ME! I will have a 7 year old a 4 year old…I will have my hands full! And will probably still be trying to accomplish everything on our house to do list!
Gwendolyn says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I hope my husband and I are parents, AND that we’ve finally started on that addition to our current house!
big al says
FIFTH ME- having just settled in, it feels great to say same house, same guy, same town… and enjoying the 1825 days between now and then.
Amanda says
FIFTH ME!
Its my 5th year anniversary with my husband this year and I look forward to celebrating another 5 years with my husband and my wonderful son!
Catherine @ DCCL says
FIFTH ME!
For once in my life, I feel really at peace about where I’m headed. I’m not sure where I’ll be in five years, but I’m confident it’ll be a good place. :)
SD says
Fifth me! Hopefully, in five years, we’ll have a child (or two!) and we’ll be looking for a new home and new decorating adventures! And I’ll have finally finished decorating our current home :)
Nichole says
Fifth Me!
In 5 years, I’ll have a 10-year-old and a 7-year-old. Wow! That’s kinda painful to think about!
Alyssa says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully we’ll be in a slightly bigger home with a little a little Womack added to the family! :)
D.B. says
FIFTH ME PLEASE!!! I hope to be as happy as ever with a completed house and enjoying our then five year old child!!
Jessica says
FIFTH ME!- In five years I see myself still married to my wonderful husband and hopefully with 1 or 2 children.
Jen says
Fifth me!!
Probably will start back to work at least part time as my youngest will be in school then.
ang h says
Fifth Me! I hope (fingers crossed) that in 5 years I finally have my first baby. We’ll probably need a little help from the doctors to accomplish that, but this prize could help keep me distracted from thinking about that for a while! Or help me prepare a new room…
Lisa says
Hopefully with a larger family to fill our new house (and something fun purchase with a gift card I won) Hint, Hint.
Kristin says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I hope to have started a family with my husband and continued our so far wonderful life together!
And I’ll be over the moon if the blog I have started with a dear friend of mine is half as successful as yours!
Anneliese says
Fifth me! In five years, I imagine we will be DONE with diapers, with another kiddo in the picture, hopefully in the same house, city and jobs. We have had enough change for a decade in the past two years.