***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.
Kristine says
FIFTH ME! Married? Kids? New home? New job? Possibilities are endless!
Leslie says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I’ll be my own boss!
Samantha Kashka says
FIFTH ME
In 5 years I hope to be having my first little baby and moving! My man is going back to school to switch careers and we are hoping to move up to the northwest! :) and I hope to be teaching yoga. <3
Karen says
Fifth me! I see my husband and I putting the last few touches on our first house and getting ready to move on to our next house–hopefully closer to family since by then we’ll have added at least 1 other baby to our current brood of one. (Would one kid be considered a brood??)
Nollee says
Fifth Me!
Hopefully have a few more vacations under my belt, with a little more money in the bank, while adding a little one to the family! (The second part is probably not as easy when the last part shows up!) :D
Mike says
FIFTH ME!! I hope to finally be a practicing physician after many long years of medical school and residency!
Mary Sterck says
FIFTH ME!!! I hope to be retired in 5 years sitting on a beach chair on Anna Maria Island.
Joel says
Fifth me!
Jill says
Fifth me!! In five years I’d love to have a farmhouse in the country and maybe a baby …or a puppy” I’d be happy with either!
shannon says
FIFTH ME.
Five years from now…? I have learned not to predict. Hopefully happy and healthy, anything else will be a delightful surprise:-)
Kerri says
FIFTH ME!! I hope to be making new memories in a larger house with bigger family.
Kara says
FIFTH ME :)
Megan says
FIFTH ME!
I have no idea where I will be in five years but I hope life is good.
Katelyn C. says
FIFTH ME!
Sarah M says
Fifth me!! Hope to be super close to paying off our house and enjoying life!
Lee says
FIFTH ME!
I have NO idea where my husband and I will be geographically in 5 years (and that’s really fun!).
Tashia D says
Fifth Me!
Still married to my awesome husband, living in a slightly bigger home with our 2 kids…maybe 3 by then?!
Jenna says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope my hubby and I have a baby or two to help fill up this beautiful new house we just bought. Oh and hardwood floors. I would love to add some rich, dark hardwood floors to this totally carpeted house. :)
Linda S. says
Fifth me!!!!! In five years I hope to have the kitchen I dream of…..
Kristen M says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully enjoying a little more family time and less work time
Amy says
FIFTH ME! I’d L-O-V-E to no longer be renting and have a place that I can call my own and design how I want. Even have walls that aren’t white!
Rosemary says
FIFTH ME! In five years all 3 of my kids will be in school and I would imagine I may be back at work. Scary- on both counts!
Michelle Weltz says
Fifth Me!!! I hope to be surrounded by lots of grandchildren
ashley says
fifth me!!
I have no idea of where we will be. All I want is a few more bambinos and to still
be lovin’ life with the hubby. Bring it on world!
Sandy A says
“Fifth Me” In five years my husband and I will most likely be living in the house we are in now–we have only lived there since February–and hopefully spending our free time visiting our children and grandchildren and other family. And maybe a trip or two a year just for us…
Sarah B says
FIFTH ME! please!
Nichole says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I hope my husband and I have paid down our mortgage a bit, maybe enough to start thining about a new, bigger house!
Tracy says
Fifth me! Hoping to be blessed w/ one or two more rugrats in five years:)
Andrew says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have a very large truck again in 5 years. Oh the sacrifices we make to have a family…
Rebekah says
FIFTH ME! I see myself still happily married and chasing little ones around the house : )
Skylar says
Fifth me. Living in a different state all together, I hope!
Amber says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I see my husband and I having a bean of two of our own! And I would love to have a successful blog myself! ;)
Melissa says
Fifth Me!! In 5 years, I hope to me a stay-at-home mom that can work on lots of DIY projects in our new home! We’ve got one 7 month old…and hopefully soon another baby one the way :)
Dana B says
FIFTH ME!
Congrats on the blogiversary! A happy and healthy son (I’m 5 months prego)and be in our own home, in the ‘burbs and out of the city. And more kids, hopefully!
Jennifer W says
Fifth ME!!
Still raising boys and trying to keep ahead of them in the house but one of them will be off to college by then .
You guys rock!
Jennifer
Cassie says
“FIFTH ME”
I hope to be blessed enough to have the same wonderful work from home gig!
Erin says
FIFTH ME! I hope we’ve been blessed with a second child and just simply loving life.
Liz says
FIFTH ME!
In five years we will have at least one kid, and hopefully living all together in the same city. But with a husband who’s in the foreign service, there’s no way to predict what city that might be!
Katie says
FIFTH ME!
My “pie in the sky” dream for 5 years from now is that I’d have my MBA, a little 2 year old, and my husband and I would be living in Colorado rather than SoCal).
Of course, there is a “more likely reality” of 5 years from now that probably involves me at a new job here in SoCal, still trying to decide whether or not it’s a good time to have kids! =)
Kimberly @ Red Shutters says
Fifth Me, Oh lovely Young House Love!
In 5 years, I hope my home renovation is complete, and my children are healthy, strong, and confident. And, of course, that I’m still reading your wonderful blog!
Congratulations on your blog-anniversary!
Ammie says
“FIFTH ME”
In five years, hopefully I’ll be a stay at home mom, in our new home, with a few more babies! Hard to believe that my little boys will be in Kindergarten by then!
Lindsey says
FIFTH ME! I hope to still be happily with my partner, I’ll have a 7-year old dog, maybe a little one (human or canine!), and a renovated bathroom :)
Kimmie says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully promoted and making a lot more money! So I can afford all of our DIY projects.
Jen T. says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years… maybe some kiddos, and moving back to my hometown, Houston!
Jessica Erin says
FIFTH! In 5 years I hope to be a proud parent of an almost-5-year-old (due Jan 2013). I hope we are either in a new house or have found the money to remodel our kitchen and finish the basement!
Patricia says
Fifth me! In five years I see myself married to my current fiancé and hopefully we’ll be living in our house. We’re trying to start buying in a couple of months! I also hope that I’ll finally finish my degree(health problems and life and lack of funds has gotten in the way) and working in my chosen field in some shape of form (forensics).
Audra says
FIFTH ME! I hope to give my daughter a sibling and have a new job… any job- just not the one I have now!
Erin says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully will have one (or maybe two) kiddos and would love to be at the same job. Don’t want to change the good stuff :)
Megan says
FIFTH ME!
A lot can happen in five years. Maybe I will have a phD and be traveling the world.
Stephanie says
FIFTH ME
In 5 years I hope to have healthy 5, 7, & 9 year old kids, a successful business, and more free time with my husband.