***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.
Amanda G. says
Fifth Me!
In 5 years I hope to have the majority of my student loans paid off (if not all!) and own my own home. An oh yea, I wouldn’t turn down a hubby and a baby. :)
Liz says
FIFTH ME
in 5 years i hope to be in a house where the roof and basement don’t leak in a neighborhood when we don’t get robbed. owning a home in the ghetto isn’t fun. :/
Colleen says
FIFTH ME! Congrats on 5 years!
Davida says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years I hope to have finished my major home projects and enjoying (?) life as mom to 2 middle school age daughters. Hopefully will have more time to get involved with and money to “give back to” the community than I currently manage.
Danielle says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years…I will be married, in my 30s, and probably have a kid…or 2. WOW! that is so crazy to imagine.
Congrats on your blogiversary.
Lindsay says
Fifth me!
I’m hoping that in five years my husband and I will have a great home of my own to decorate, and will be surrounded by our furry children :)
Carrie says
Fifth me! In 5 years, I hope our family will include some kiddos, a new(to us) house and maybe even a different job. Who knows what the future will hold!
Hannah Thurmond says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I hope my husband and I are still living in the same house with a few more DIY projects under our belts and possibly a kid or two living under our roof!
Abby says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to have had one more child (for a total of three) and just enjoying life. Maybe I’ll be in a bigger house but the current one is fine too!
Mackenzie says
FIFTH ME!!
Normally I hate this question, but for you guys, I’ll give my imagination a spin…
In five years I hope to be living out of the Midwest and on to some place a little more eclectic. I’d love to be a full-time writer again, and hopefully, having a master’s in communication (in 1 year!) will help me get there!
Meghan says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years I hope to have a couple kids running around. We are actually moving to California this Wednesday to go for a dream job and I hope we own a home in the next couple of years! :)
Cory says
FIFTH ME!
I’ll be celebrating one of those big birthdays that ends in a zero!!
bria says
Fifth me!
In 5 years, my bun in the oven will be 4+, with maybe another on the way. Hopefully by then our growing family will be in our own home!
Mary S. says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I’ll have 2 teenagers! Yikes! And hopefully, we will have bought a house by then.
Cassidy says
Fifth me!! I hope to have made the new house we are moving into next month (yay!) a home and possibly have a baby or two!
Penny says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years we’ll have a teenage driver in the house, so I hope we’re all still alive.
Daralynn says
Fifth me! In 5 years all of my kids will be in school, and I won’t know what to do with myself!
Brooke Harris says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I hope to teach English/Writing full time at a college.
Trish says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, our 2 daughters will be 5 & 9….seems so far away now but time just flies!
Rebecca says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I think my boyfriend and I will decide to tie the knot after 7+ years of dating!
Christina says
FIFTH ME!!! In 5 years I will have gotten my Master’s, have a ballin’ a** job, and a house!! Oh, and be checking a bunch off of our travel list!
Sarah K says
FIFTH ME, please! I have a 5 year plan for retirement! Then I can really do some home DIY!
Katy King says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I would hope to have my house completed (the way I like it) and still be working with a steady income.
Victoria says
Fifth Me!
I’m guessing that my life will be mostly the same in five years, just with more house projects finished! Maybe a 2nd dog added to the mix.
Careen says
FIFTH ME
I plan to have most of my home renovations complete!
Crystal says
FIFTH ME! In five years we hope to be in a bigger home with a bigger yard…and hopefully have at least one dog.
Kerry says
FIFTH ME!
Wow, what an amazing prize this would be to win…
In five years, I would love to be married and looking for a place to buy with my hubby :)
Brigette says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope that my husband and I will be in Austin with another little kiddo…Thats crazy to think about!
michael Flynn says
fifth me!
Wendy says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years I see myself with my husband with 1-2 more kids. Loving and living life to the fullest!
al says
Fifth me…hope to be happy and healthy.
Jessica says
FIFTH ME!!!!! In five years, my last little peanut will be off to school (unless we decide to have “just one more”) and I will be going back out into the real world. Unfortunately, I don’t know what the “real world” will be like for me yet. I’ve been staying home with kiddo’s for so long that I can’t even imagine being a working mom. Maybe I’ll win the lotto sometime in the next 5 years and just have a bunch more babies instead!!!!!!! ;)
Alyssa says
Fifth Me
In five years, both my kids will be in school, so who knows what I will do with all my time :)
Erin says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I hope that I’ll own my own charming home and be putting my DIY blog-reading to good use!
Bee says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years— healthy and happy with 3 kids, a home to call/DIY our own, and a successful family business.
Whitney says
Congratulations to your five years in the blog world! You provide everyone so much inspiration, and I’m sure your next five years will be even more fun and exciting!
Fifth me! In the next five years, my husband will still be running in the opposite direction when I say, “I have an idea…” but hopefully, we will have a house full of family and friends!
Dee Dee says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I’d like to be married with a house! I’m a little tired of apartment living with all its plain walls and no yard :(
Gretchen says
FIFTH ME – In five years, I am hoping to be married and possibly thinking about starting a family… and of course still happy :)
Emily says
“Fifth ME!!” In five years, I hope to have one more baby (making it a three kid household, moved to a new house (to make room for that thrid kid!) and hopefully working in the art gallery I still work at, but with a promotion:)
Stacey says
FIFTH ME! I don’t know what the future holds but I do know that my sons will be in 5th grade and 3rd grade in 5 years which is a crazy thought!
Laura says
FIFTH ME!
Hoping to be at a place in my house’s restoration where I can have a 100 year birthday party for it and have a good bit done to show off!
Kari @ Human, MD says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I will hopefully have a new job (can’t be a resident forever!). Other than that, who knows…
Lindsay R says
FIFTH ME!! Hopefully five years from now we will have at least one more baby, have a new, larger home, and be even more successful in our careers!
Congrats on YOUR 5 years!!
Kelly says
FIFTH ME! Wow what an exciting giveaway! In five years I hope to be starting a family and maybe moving into a bigger home with room for us to grow! You never know though! For now, loving being a newlywed and working on making our little house a home.
Mary Ann says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I hope to have some additions to our current family of 2.
Jeremy says
Fifth me!!
Lindsay says
Fifth me!
In 5 years I hope to be living in Colorado (currently in Florida), owning my own web and print design studio (working on it now), and married to my boyfriend (going on 5 years now!)… and no kids :)
Shannon says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years, I hope to be a stay at home mommy (no kiddies yet, but definitely on the horizon in the next 2 years). Congrats on your blogiversary!
Kelli says
FIFTH ME! in five years I’ll be celebrating my 12 year wedding anniversary, as mine is the same as your blog-iversary!
Kim says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in 5 years I’ll be living and working overseas with my husband and baby.