***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.
Jim says
FIFTH ME!
Sara says
Fifth Me! So much will happen in the next 5 years…we have long term plans of painting, flooring, planting, and having a baby ;)
Maria D says
FIFTH ME! I see us moving into a home and having our first and second children!
Stacey says
FIFTH ME! I will probably be in a different city and job, hopefully closer to home!
Courtney says
FIFTH ME! If you can tell me where I’ll be in five years, I’ll give you $2500!
Joel says
FIFTH ME! Living in the same place, but the upstairs will look as nice/new/fresh as the downstairs. (We haven’t touched the upstairs other than a few coats of paint.)
Emily says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully in five years my husband of two years and I will have kids and a HOUSE to do DIY projects in. ;)
Heather says
FIFTH ME!
I hope I’ll still be living it up and enjoying life, with friends and family by my side. Life is a rollercoaster, isn’t it? This prize would make it that much sweeter. :)
Herb says
Fifth Me – My son is “the fifth,” hoping he’ll have a brother or sister by then!
Karen says
FIFTH ME! With both kids out of daycare, I expect to have a home renovation budget again. New windows, here I come!
Katie Lee says
FIFTH ME! I see my husband and I living in a home we own and being very close to the dream jobs we are designing for ourselves right now.
Stephanie Dobson says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope to have another kiddo and be lovin life! I also hope we have our house done! :)
Corrie says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, my son will be 16 and driving. Gosh, I feel old. Hopefully, we will be ready to send him off to college in a couple of years.
Amber says
Fifth me! In five years I’ll be planning my first child’s fifth birthday party, hopefully in a house decorated by Z Gallerie, Shades of Light, Joss & Main, FLOR, and HomeGoods!
Anne says
FIFTH ME, please.
In 5 years, my little start up will be profitable and I hope to have a dog.
Thanks, guys!
Mary Lyn says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be in the same town, maybe in the same house, maybe with a family that includes more than just me and the hubby. Life is good though, so I’d be happy to have the next five years look similar to the past five!
Erin says
FIFTH ME! I will have a 7 yr old girl and 5 yr old boy, beyond that I can’t imagine!
Betsy S says
FIFTH ME!! In five years I hope to be a mother of three, I’m newly pregnant with number 2 so this maybe laughable in five years. I also hope to have finished fixing up our mountain home which we bought last year, it needs some YHL energy.
I love you blog, and enjoy reading it everyday. Clare, my daughter that was born in April of 2010, loves to read about Clara and Burger :)
Happy 5th Blogaversary!!!
Tracie S says
Fifth me! I hope to have two healthy kids and to be living in a new house.
Vonda says
Fifth me!
In 5 years I’ll have been married for almost9 years. Not sure where I see us, but hope to have accomplished most of the house projects and some of the vacations on our list!
Tishlee Harrison says
Fifth Me!!! Hopefully I will be done with my undergrad, (after 5 years already! 2 more to go…) and on to my graduate. My daughter will be in 1st grade and my fiance will have a new job. (since he will be done with school)Hopefully we will be in a new city too… geez! I guess my life will be so different!
I love ya’lls blog! Thank you for your posts and keep up the wonderful work! <3
Leslie says
FIFTH ME!!
How exciting for you guys! In five years…who knows?! But I would love to be working from home by then, and probably welcoming a little one.
Danielle says
FIFTH ME!!!!
In five years I hope to finally have our “mudroom” aka a dark dingy 60s breezeway finished as well as our basement in our 1st house we just bought! and maybe even a little one living in one of the guest bedrooms!
Debra LeBaron says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be enjoying the retired life with lots of grandbabies coming to visit.
Andi says
Fifth ME!! In five years I see myself with lots more grey hair as our twin girls will be teenagers!!!
Amanda says
FIFTH ME!!! I’m hoping my husband and I have a couple kids in five years.
Michelle says
fifth me – same town, new job :)
allison says
Fifth me!
I hope to still be teaching and have a second child. I also hope to be sleeping more (my son is no Clara). :)
Lauren says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be working the same company 5 years, but who knows about the house or city!
jamie says
FIFTH ME
Only time will tell! I’m definitely not where I thought I would be 5 years ago.
Judy says
FIFTH ME! We moved to Charlottesville from California a year ago- big changes right there. Still getting settled in. Hope that in 5 years I am actually unpacked (or have somehow gotten rid of the things still in boxes in the basement), have made our house a “home,” have found an awesome group of girlfriends (who have kids my girls would love), and found a way for a bi-weekly date-night with my fantastic husband!
Emily says
FIFTH ME! I will probably have a baby in five years which is really hard to believe right now…
danielle o says
FIFTH ME!
No major changes in 5 years; same house, same spouse, same kids. ;) I do hope to have three bathrooms renovated in those 5 years.
Chelsey J says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to have at least one more addition to my family, own a home (that I can tear apart all I want!)in a smaller city, and have a finished degree.
Ashley M says
FIFTH ME! I hope that in five years, we’ll be a happy family of four (and our pup Izzy will still be around!) Maybe we’ll also be in more of a fixer-upper than we’ve got now. Fun! I wish that both of us will be consultants in our field so we can spend more time with our kids.
Jen says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in 5 years I’ll have my student loans paid off and be ready to pay for my son to attend High School yikes!
Aviva says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I’d love to have purchased a house and still be successfully running my own business.
Sarah says
FIFTH ME!!!!
In five years and I see our family growing from a family of 3 to a family of 4! I’ll be in my mid 30’s, and that’s the best time of your life right?!:)
Sheree says
FIFTH ME!!!
I hope to have a towne home in five years.
Tracy D. says
FIFTH ME!!
I honestly have no idea where I see my family in five years. I just hope we’re all still healthy and happy and grateful for what we have!
Emily says
FIFTH ME!!
Hopefully enjoying the condo we bought a year ago, and not still doing renovations!
Lisa says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully happy and healthy with my growing family.
Marcia says
FIFTH ME
In 5 years I will have won the lottery and quit my horrible day job. Right? Right?
Lindsay L says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to be living in a big city with my one true love and a pile of kiddos.
Caitlin says
FIFTH ME!
I will hopefully have a little baby running around!
Kristyn Gish says
Fifth me!! In 5 years I hope the house I just moved the family into will be decorated and look awesome!!!
Belen says
FIFTH ME!!!
I hope that we’ll be owning a home by then!!!
Maura M says
FIFTH ME!
Joon says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I will hopefully be a father and have planted a church
Happy 5th!
John Henry Blatter says
FIFTH ME!!!
I hope to have a new job teaching in five years.