***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.
Carollyn says
Fifth Me!! In five years hopefully we will have our new home in better shape!! Slowly but surely!
Brittany says
FIFTH ME! I see myself happy with all of the blessings God has put in my life!
Sheri P says
Fifth Me! I’ve been with my husband for almost 5 years and now we’re adding a 3rd person to our family.
Laura says
fifth me! please
Nat says
FIFTH ME!
My husband and I will have been living in our first house for about a year, will likely have a little one, and will be loving life like usual. That’s my guess, anyway.
Allison L says
Fifth me, please!
In 5 years, I see myself in a better job (hopefully!). I will also be approaching 30, so I hope I’m well on my way to starting a family! :)
Carrie says
FIFTH ME PLEASE!!!
Hopefully in five years I will feel as happy and satisfied with life as I do today!
Caitlin says
I have no clue.. husband will be getting out the Army and the world will be our oyster!
Amanda E. says
Fifth me! My husband and I are planning on moving to another state when he’s fully vested at work… which is in 4.5 years. And in 5 years, we’ll have a kindergartener! Crazy sauce!
JBC says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully, we’ll have a few more babies!!
Laura says
FIFTH ME! In five years we will be in our forever home (well really more like five weeks…we are about to move in this winter!) and slowly making over all FIVE bedrooms and a 1940’s kitchen. That $2,500 would come in oh-so-handy!! Congrats John and Sherry on five wonderful years. Here’s to FIFTY more! ha ha….
Jen L. says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully my husband and I will be parents by then!! :)
sarah m says
“FIFTH ME”
hope to be just as happy five years from now as I am today
Becca Smith says
FIFTH ME! I will be married 7 years to my awesome husband, and we will have at least one little person. Hopefully, my husband will be studying to get his PHD at that point and I will still be teaching 1st grade. :)
Jessica says
FIFTH ME! I will hopefully be finishing up/finished with my MBA! First I need to take the GMAT! :)
sara says
Fifth me! In five years we hope to be happy and healthy and having fun
Priscilla Vega says
FIFTH ME! My baby girl will be almost turning 5 and hopefully we’ll have another little one or one on the way. I can’t stop smiling at the very thought of our growing family.
Lindsay says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I will finally be A REAL DOCTOR (or at least a fellow, which is a heck of a lot closer than being a med student!)
Lacey says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years my family will be adjusting to life outside the Marine Corps somewhere near our hometown (currently 2,000 miles away). Hopefully my husband will have his dream job with a state agency and I will have oodles of time to DIY and renovate since our kiddo will be in Kindergarten.
Meg says
FIFTH ME! Just got married Saturday so I hope to have a family and maybe a new house to DIY.
Steve says
FIFTH ME! With half as much stuff in the house as I currently have.
Jen says
FIFTH ME!!
I’d love to be working with Doctors Without Borders!
Hilary says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully even happier and healthier than I am now and with a FINISHED (as much as that’s ever possible)DIY house!
christie says
fifth me!
maybe 1 or 2 kiddies, hopefully in a house!
Carla L says
“FIFTH ME” My only son will be on his second year of college and I will hopefully be retired and living very close to ANY beach in Florida!
Jules says
Seriously – Fifth me!
I hope to have a happy and healthy soon-to-be five year old since I’m currently pregnant with my first little one. Other than that- who knows?
Adam says
FIFTH ME!
Out of school and working at a law firm!
Cassandra says
Fifth Me!
christy says
FIFTH ME! Probably not much different in five years than now….except the bean will be 12 by then. Eeek…it’s a little scary to think of her as a pre-teen!
Lynn @ Our Useful Hands says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to be living a good, healthy and satisfying life with all of my loved ones and being grateful for every breath I get to take.
My best, Lynn
* this is the one…I can feel it!
alysha says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be living for abroad for a year with my husband and toddler and creating an inspiring art and design exchange between the two cultures.
Katherine S says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to be married, done with graduate school, and well on my way in a career as a translator and interpreter.
Jen says
Fifth me!
The five year plan… Hopefully my husband and I will have a started a family by then. We recently just had the ‘where do we want to raise our children’ talk, and while we love our current location, we just agreed to possibly move across the country if the right opportunity presents itself!
Sam M. says
Fifth Me!
All I know if I will probably have an extra DIY scar or two :)
Hannah D says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be living in a new city with my husband and making our house/apartment feel like home!
Ana says
FIFTH ME! In five years: kitchen, bathrooms and new den area complete on our 1964 fixer-in-a-great-neighborhood. We’ll need it…the kids will be 14,13,11, and 9…yikes!!
Stephanie V says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to be in our ‘real’ first home and having an amazing time decorating it and making it our own.
Katie Howard says
FIFTH ME!
I hope my husband and I will be happily settled into the “new to us” 1941 fixer upper we just decided to buy!
Michelle says
Fifth me! In five years from now, I hope my life is still where it is now. Busy with my kiddos and hubby. Can’t complain when I have a wonderful family! :)
Andie says
FIFTH ME
In five years I’ll have a 5 year old! Will probably have a new home, we want our little one to be in a better school district than we are now, so that will be the year he/she (we won’t know until December) is going to kinder. I want to go back to school soon, so hopefully I’ll have a job as an RN by then :)
Jenny says
FIFTH ME!
I’ll be living in a bigger house and my kids will be 5 and 7!
Sara says
FIFTH ME !!!!!!!
In five years I see myself married to the love of my life, my current boyfriend. :) He’s more than any woman could ask for. We’d continue to renovate and update our 1952 brick colonial that’s nestled right outside of Philadelphia. I’m a med/surg RN now so I’d finish up working in that speciality and be fully transitioned into labor and delivery or an aspect of women’s health. Hopefully by then I’m working on my masters as a clinical specialist or nurse practitioner. I also believe there will be a baby in the mix/on his or her way for us by that time. So much to look forward to! Thanks for asking :) <3
Melanie says
FIFTH ME!! I hope to have a new kitchen, new floors, and still be blissfully married – I will have just celebrated my fifth wedding anniversary!
Dawn says
Fifth me.
In five years I see myself… getting back to you on where I’ll be in five years. :)
Texas Susan says
FIFTH ME! In five years I’d like to have both my sons out of college and being productive citizens. Congrats on your blogiversary!
Megan says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I would love for us to have a child and maybe one more on the way! I would also love to be living closer to my family and working from home in a business I grew on my own :)
Skooks says
FIFTH ME!
I think in 5 years I will be finally home during the day b.c all the kids will be in school full time . . . so I might actually have time to start my business. Dreaming . . . we’ll see! :)
Jessica says
FIFTH ME!
Married with a couple of children and a job i love. oh yeah and in a new home as well (we currently rent) :)
Mary says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I’ll probably have a few more grandchildren!
Laura says
fifth me! In five years I just might be married to my boyfriend of nearly six years. Just maybe!