***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.
Jenn says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years we’ll be out of babyhood (we have 5, 3 and 1 year olds) and enjoying everything elementary age kids have to offer! Same house, more improvements :)
Rhiannon F. says
Fifth me! In five years I hope to be married and living in a new (and bigger) city, but in the same field (crime scene investigator) as I am now! Other than that, I’ve learned that even the best laid plans are bound to veer off course, so there’s no sense in planning too much.
Nina says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, we’ll be settling in a new city since we move on a four year assignment schedule! Cant wait to see where we’ll be next!
terri d. says
FIFTH ME!!! As much as I love to plan, five years seems far away. Potentially, we’ll be thinking about buying our next home and maybe it will be in a new location…who knows, but we are open to possibilities :) Congrats on five years; so glad I found the blog!
Christy G. says
Fifth Me!!!
I am thinking in 5 years we will be in a different house, maybe have a kid (or one on the way) but be just as happy!
Emily says
FIFTH ME!
This morning my husband and I were talking about how much we would love to buy an old home and a piano and live there, raising our kids, making music and loving each other.
I don’t really care if I am in a new old home in five years, or this one, or somewhere else entirely. As long as my husband is there I will be the happiest girl in the world, just as I am right now.
Kenley says
FIFTH ME!!!! I five years I will have a 13 year old and an 8 year old! Wow that sounds so weird! I am sure I will still be working full time as a nurse and probally in the same house that my husband and I have lived in for the past 6 years.
David says
“FIFTH ME” I see us in our new home (which we move into next month), with our kids much older, but equally fun. I hope to be at my same company, but with much more responsibility!
Joan says
FIFTH ME! In five years I’ll have a two kids in college and one in middle school which means I might have more than 10 minutes to myself. I’m hoping my home’s main floor is remodeled and fitting to the image I see in my head today.
Rosalind says
Fifth me!! In five years, I would like to be DIYing a different home with a kiddo or two running around! Congrats on the 5th anniversary of your awesome site! Such an accomplishment!
Katherine says
Fifth me!!!
Kara says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, owing my own home…
Sara H. says
FIFTH ME!!! In 5 years, I see us with another kiddo!
rachael says
FIFTH ME!
5 years from now…hopefully I’ll be finishing grad school! Woohoo!
Kristin says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years, I hope, hope, hope I’ll have been able to make this new (OLD) home that we just bought more our own. I hope that my family of four will be a family of five. I hope that I’ll have been able to cut down a little on the number of hours I work. But most of all, I hope we’re still happy and healthy. Happy anni YHL. xox
Kristy says
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Chelsea says
FIFTH ME!! My husband and I actually have a 5 year goal so this is exciting to be able to share. In 5 years, we hope to be able to have our affairs in order enough to each be volunteering 70 hours a month in a world wide Bible education work. We also hope to be able to move to where their is a greater need for Bible tearchers, whether that’s in the US or somewhere else in the world:)
Courtney says
FIFTH ME…
In 5 years, I see myself finally settled into the home I just bought. Hopefully there will be a little munchkin running around!
Meredith Kidd says
“FIFTH ME”
In five years, I’ll be 40 – which means I might find myself driving an obnoxious sportscar and chasing down much younger men as I try and navigate through a midlife crisis. Hopefully – instead – I’ll still be happily married to my hubs, still living in the town we love (Asheville), and hopefully with a kid or two at our feet / in our hair. I’d be happy to be in our same house – although ideally we will have tackled / removed the saloon doors in our master bath by then.
Nick says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I’d like to have advanced in my career & teaching my son to play sports.
Pam says
FIFTH ME!!!
Congrats on 5 years!
Laura D. says
FIFTH ME!! Pretty please! I hope in 5 years that my husband and I will have a child (or 2!), and that I will be able to be a stay-at-home mom with them!
Johanna says
FIFTH ME!
In five years … my husband will have graduated law school and maybe we’ll not longer be a family of two … beyond that, who knows!
Katie S. says
Fifth me!
In five years I will be long gone from this little apartment living in a home with a little color on the walls!
Sarah C says
Fifth Me!
I have no idea where I’ll be in five years; it’s a scary thought :)
LB says
Fifth Me!
In five years I imagine that we’ll be in our second home. We love our house but after having children we realize that we definitely have different needs than we used to. Meaning, we’re gonna get to decorate all over again!
Sarah S. says
FIFTH ME!!!! In five years we will hopefully be building our forever home, and hopefully have a few more kids in the mix too!
Anshuman says
Fifth me! 5 years from now I hope the guest room is a nursery.
Gloria says
FIFTH ME!!
Well in five years I will be finishing up residency training, and I’m hoping that our recently purchased 70s style house will be mostly renovated!
Amy MacDonald says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I plan to still be in the same house we’re in now, but hopefully with an addition so each of our girls can have their own bedrooms!
Shauna says
Fifth me! :-)
We have been homeowners for 10 days. Eeeeekkkk!! :-) IN 5 YEARS……we hope to be breaking ground on our music/art studio.
Stacey says
FIFTH ME!! The next five years will hopefully bring all new adventures for our little family.
Kristin says
Fifth me! A few kids by then, working on the first one right now.
Norma says
Fifth me!! In five years my little family and I will still be in our home and with with two little ones running around :-) Our 3 yr old will be 8(crazy) and the one on the way will be 5!
Marynell Jones says
Fifth me!
Since i’m getting married in May I hope to be married and maybe welcoming a kid in 5 years!
Meagan G says
FIFTH ME!
Five years is our goal to getting out of apartment living, getting into our first house, and starting a family. 2017 is going to be a BIG year for us! CAN’T WAIT!
Sheila says
FIFTH ME !!!!! In five years i have no idea… My son is going to be in school all day and I have no idea what that looks like for me. Also we may be moving.. maybe not. Totally up the air. Lots of uncertainty but looking forward to the ride :) Congrats to you guys on five years !! You make me smile every day :)
Lesley says
FIFTH ME – In five years, I want to be on a sail boat someplace exotic!
Aubrie says
FIFTH ME!
I’m not good at the long-term planning, but I’d love to be filling up our big new house with some little ones and making that big house feel more like home.
jaurie says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be happy and well! And done remodeling our home haha.
Jennifer V. says
FIFTH ME!!!!
Katie C. says
fifth me!
In 5 years… I’ll be married (actually, in 9 months!), hopefully finished with my PhD, and who know where in the US I’ll be, but doing some kind of Physics teaching and outreach.
Maureen says
“FIFTH ME”
In 5 years, I hope that our son will have graduated college, and start a life of his own. I hope that my husband and I will be able to travel more, and have less bills. :)
Jessica in WI says
FIFTH ME!! In five years I will have a twelve year old and a ten year old (aaaaaaaa! mini freak out…) and hopefully some refinished wood floors in my house as well as some art on my walls!
Amanda B says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in five years my husband and I will have found our dream house (or at least potential dream house) in the country and will be all moved and settled in with either an adopted child or one of our own :)
Jessi says
FIFTH ME!!! PICK ME!!! PICK ME!!! In 5 years my oldest will be 10 and my youngest 7! Hard to imagine what that will be like. In 5 years I hope to have more free time to do the things that I love.
Courtney says
FIFTH ME! In five years I plan to have totally decorated and furnished our new home which will be ready soon! I plan to have one child and one on the way maybe?! Don’t know! We’ll see what God has in store! I plan to be in the same city close to our families as well! Can’t wait to see what the future may hold!
Megan says
Fifth me!! Hopefully in 5 years I’ll have started a family of my own! And maybe I’ll have gotten some of my house projects done… :-)
Petra Mattson says
FIFTH ME!
In two weeks we close on our new home! So I hope that in five years my husband and I will have a lot of the diy for the house finished and maybe babies??
Jillian says
FIFTH ME!
I see myself designing the world!