***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.
Nichole says
FIFTH ME! I’d like to be on round two (because we all know homes are never “finished”)of our home fixes…which means we’ve gotten rid of all the insanity (wallpaper, paneling, etc…) the previous owners chose to use and all of the mistakes left to fix will be our own! :-)
susan daley says
Fifth Me!
In five years my oldest will be 18…and my other kids will be 16, 15 and and 11! Wow…just seeing that in print makes me emotional!!!!
Jacqueline says
FIFTH ME!
We’re hoping to produce one or two little humans by then, as well as complete some of our visions for our home… but with both of us in the military, who knows what will be coming our way!
janice says
FIFTH ME.
I see myself still happily married to my hubby, and celebrating our 15th anniversary with our 2 girls!
Kristina says
Fifth Me: I intend to be in a new city, with a new job, in our new house that we built ourselves!!
Christina says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, our bun in the oven will be 4 years old, and perhaps we’ll have another infant in the mix there? We’ll still be in our current house but hopefully all those to-do projects on my list will be done (lots with the help of this giveaway!) — with many more projects piling up in their wake!
Cristina s. says
FIFTH ME!
Five years from now I don’t think much will change with me personally but I hope I’ll have more nieces (maybe a nephew) to love and that I would’ve have travelled to more of the places I’ve wished to see :) maybe a bigger (but not much bigger) home?!?
Whitney says
FIFTH ME! Happily married (our wedding is in a month!), with a baby or two, in a fun new city.
Becky says
Fifth me!
Hopefully in a slightly more remodeled house, a kid or two and still happy as clams (clams are happy, right?)
Happy 5th you guys!
Claire says
Fifth me! I see myself still happily married to my hubby with two little ones living the dream!
Karen says
FIFTH ME! I just got engaged (in Italy!) a little over a week ago, and could not be more excited to think about starting from scratch in a house with my future husband. Winning these would be an amazing way to help us get going! Hopefully in five years we’ll have a place as beautiful as yours (and possibly with a little one running around)!
MelanieL says
FIFTH ME! I will more than likely be doing the same job and living in the same town but my kids will be 13 & 12…so that could get waay more interesting:)
Madeline says
FIFTH ME! I would love to win this!! In five years…I’ll have an almost 17-year-old daughter (yikes!) and a 13-year-old son. The idea of my kids becoming teenagers scares me! Seems like their sweet little young lives are passing me by too quickly. We plan to stay in our house forever, but hopefully by then we will have done some upgrades/remodeling – and of course decluttering!
Stephanie R says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to a stay at home, or work from home, Mommy to our current 9 month old and any other additions God has planned for us.
Jenn says
Fifth me! I hope to have tenure, more wisdom and smaller thighs! :)
Karen says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to be living in a different house, perhaps with a little more free time to spend with my family and creating more textile projects. Will that mean more embroidery, or will I get more of my fabric stash transformed into clothes and quilts? Will my child get into extracurricular activities, sports, after-school classes? Who can say what the future will bring …
Stefani says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully my husband and I will have started a family by then!
mary says
FIFTH ME!! I hope to have a second baby if we’re blessed in that way. Thanks for the contest!
Lynette says
FIFTH ME!!: In 5 years I suspect we will have moved twice(Navy Family) and perhaps living somewhere fun like Italy! If our biggest wish is granted we will have at least one new addition (our son is 4 and we have been trying to add to our family since he was 1). At the very least I hope we are happy and healthy!
Clare says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years I hope to be doing the exact same thing I’m doing right now; sitting on the floor playing games with my daughter :) oh ya, in a slightly better decorated home.
Christine says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I’ll have graduated from med school, finished my pediatrics residency, and I’ll hopefully be in a fun city doing my fellowship training. I can’t wait to see where that will be!
Melisa says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be in a new home and happily married!
Erin says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be living in OUR first home with my amazing husband!
LizzieBeth says
Fifth me!
In five years I hope to be moving to our forever home in West Chester, PA
Sarah says
“FIFTH ME”
New places, new faces…who knows really.
elisa says
Fifth me! In five years I will have two teenagers (one driving!) and a 10 year old. I don’t want to think about what the next five years hold for me. (I’m guessing a lot of hormones and attitude…)
Caitlin says
Fifth me! Hopefully we’ll have at least 1 new addition to the family!
Katie Nelson says
Fifth me! In five years I hope to be somewhere far, far away, but with my family!
Michelle says
FIFTH ME . . . I hope we’re living in the same town (Manheim, PA), maybe with some different/better career opportunities for my man, maybe with another kid. Hopefully in a house that’s not a tiny cave like we have now. Sending my now two-year-old to, gasp, 2nd grade?!
Jena Warren says
FIFTH ME! I see myself in our new house and hopefully still running my small business!
rebecca says
Fifth me! In 5 years we’ll be celebrating our 10 year anniversary, and will have a 7.5 and 4.5 years old, living somewhere COMPLETELY different.
Suz McA says
FIFTH ME! hopefully in a home of my own with a few kiddos! my hubby is a dental student and will be done in 2.5 years (not that i’m counting) and i’m ready to “settle” after spending the first 5 years of our marriage in a constant state of flux (which includes moves to 3 different cities/states!)
Elisha marie says
Fifth Me !!
In five years I’d like to be enjoying life as much as I am today. Only in five years my kids will be 9&5 so my days will probably look much diffent :)
jea says
FIFTH ME! Hope to have at least a baby or two with my wonderful hubby– other than that no real definite plans! We’ll see where life takes us :)
Gaby says
FIFTH ME”
In five years my little one will be 7. Hopefully my hubbys business he just started will be a success, giving us both more time for the important things in life like being with our little one.!!
Marina says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years half way to retirement! I think I have about 10 years to go before I can retire from my current career and start on my next career. It might fun to get a job at a hardware store and get a discount on my DIY and gardening supplies! :o)
kristen says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to be contributing to our family financially and dream of adding a large addition onto our tiny house! I can’t even think about how big my little three will be…13, 11 and 9.
Lena says
FIFTH ME!
I’m really hoping I’ll be in the same house, just with an 8 year old instead and hopefully with the same company, but maybe not with the same job.
Molly says
Fifth me! In five years, I’ll be married and hopefully on the next adventure after NYC, because, let’s be honest, I might be burned out by then! Whether that’s the west coast, suburbs, or Germany, who knows, but bring it on!
Amy Beauto says
FIFTH ME!!!
five years from now we well have moved and have a 13 year old and five year old!!! That’s crazy!
Alanna Z says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have atleast one more child and be in my forever home!
katie vowels says
FIFTH ME
i’ll have a 4 1/2 year old!
Jane says
FIFTH ME!
Hope to live happily with good health and prosperity with my near and dear ones. (Also hope this world would be a safer and peaceful place than it is now.)
Cassie says
Fifth me! Hopefully done procreating but enjoying the little ones growing up!
Haley says
Fifth me! I hope to be living an amazing life in Five Years…Just like I am right now!
Courtney says
Fifth me!
I will have a 6 year old and hopefully another!
Andy says
Fifth me!
Amy says
FIFTH ME!! In five years I’ll be sending my new baby to kindergarten!
Christina says
FIFTH ME! Holy moly what a giveaway! In five years I see myself married and probably with one kiddo. I’d love to be a stay at home mom and also keep up my Etsy shop on the side. :)
Ashley says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully five years down the road bring an improved home interior (working on that every day!) and a little bean of our own, who will probably be 2 or 3 by that time… WoW.
Happy Birthday to my favorite and only must-read blog!