***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.
Bree says
FIFTH ME!
I’m hoping we have a place large enough to adopt a dog!
jaclyn says
In 5 years all my kids will be in school! My baby will be starting kindergarten (sniffle). My husband will be out of residency and we won’t be living in Michigan anymore. Yikes! Nothing will be the same in 5 yrs! Happy Anniversary you guys.
Kevin says
FIFTH ME!
I’ll still be in the military but who knows where we’ll actually be living. Fingers crossed for Colorado, Germany, Italy, or Hawaii though!
Katherine says
FIFTH ME!!! I hope to be done with my master’s and working in a great job. Still will be married to my hubby (who should also finally be finished with school!). Hope to be living a little house somewhere out in the middle of nowhere and enjoying life together!
Leda says
FIFTH ME!
Hope to be smack dab in the middle of a major renovation, since that is our five year plan :)
Michelle Kersey says
Fifth Me!
Oy. Five years. My son will be in the 5th grade, my daughter in the 3rd. That alone is bonkers to me. I’d like to stay in our house, but also hoping for a better job for my husband once he finishes college (nothing like a 6yr stint in the Military to set you back). Really, I just hope to be happy. :)
Stephanie K says
FIFTH ME!!
I hope in 5 years I’m happy, healthy, and little bit wiser.
Shelley says
FIFTH ME! Playing with my soon to be born first grandchild and maybe having two, three, four or even my FIFTH grandchild by then!
Jodie M. says
FIFTH ME! I’m really not sure where I will be in 5 years…but more than likely it will be living in the same place, working for the same employer. My oldest granddaughter will be a senior in high school…ooooh…that is a scary thought! I would love to win this prize. Thanks for the opportunity.
Teri Prater says
FIFTH ME!!
I’d like to have a kid in about five years. Maybe I’ll be pregnant in five years. That would be a dream.
Brittney says
FIFTH ME!
I would love for my little family to grow by a few more kiddos. A bigger house would also be nice! :)
Sarah R. says
FIFTH ME!
Sara A. says
FIFTH ME
where do I see myself in 5 years????? Hum, that is hard. I never have been the girl to project my future. But I can say that in 5 years I will still be so in love with my husband and daughter. We might be living in our city by the bay or have made a big change. Who knows!
In 5 years I would love to have grown my little business!
Jordan says
FIFTH ME!!!!! Hopefully in five years, I will be in a stable teaching career, in our forever home, and maybe have another kiddo.
Maureen says
FIFTH ME!!!
Joey says
FIFTH ME… by this time my husband and I will have been married (hopefully) for 7 years and we will (hopefully) have a little one either in the picture or on the way!
Shanna says
FIFTH ME!!!!! Hope to still be home raising my baby (hopefully babies by then) And maybe see my cake business take off.
Liz says
Fifth me! New home in 5 years??
Becky says
FIFTH ME!!!! I hope to be married with a little one on the way. Fingers crossed!
Jane Gilbert says
FIFTH ME! (pretty please) In 5 years…hubby and i will have been married for 28 years, 4 kids with 2 in college! YIKES! Avid DIY-ers, well i come up with idea and i watch hubby make it happen. Luv your blog and your writing style. We are in the process of re-doing our builder grade house that we have lived in for 12 years! Let’s just say, hubby diy-er is a little busy at the moment!!!
Jen says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully I’ll be a professor somewhere after the job search this fall. I would have fun using these prizes to help furnish/set up a new home!
Roxanne says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I see myself still happily married with 4 kids (we have 2 of our own now, and will be adopting in the next year). We’d love to adopt one more! All by the time I’m 33!
Megan says
Fifth Me!
Wow what an incredible give-away! In five years, I hope our family will have grown with the blessing of children, I hope to be a stay-at-home mom, and I hope to be as happy with life as I am now!
AnnMarie says
FIFTH ME! Goodness, in five years I hope I’m finally out of rentals with roommates and in a lovely little home I can cuddle and boss with my husband and maybe a baby. ^_^
Kelsey says
FIFTH ME!
New job, new city, and maaaybe get married. 5 years is a long time!
Sarah says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to see myself with at least 1 child. Slowly warming up to this next step in life and really looking forward to sharing the adventure with my awesome husband.
Job-wise…not sure. Change is always good:)
Erin says
FIFTH ME!
I have no idea where I’ll be in the next five years, except for still being my husband’s wife!
Kathy says
“FIFTH ME” Five Years from now I’ll be Grandma, aka “KK”! (actually, the little one is due on Feb. 18, 2013, but that seems to be all I can think about. Can’t wait!)
Jackie says
FIFTH ME-I see myself retired and enjoying being a stay at home mom and home improvement guru.
Rebecca Clemmer says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to be a better mom, a better wife, a better friend and a successful small business owner.
kylee says
FIFTH ME! In five years, will have our first teenager in the house and will probably be DIY’ing yet another house!
Kara says
FIFTH ME! I hope that five years from now we are enjoying the home we’re closing on this week!
clare says
FIFTH ME! I’m hoping I’m married with a kid. Yikes!
Beth says
Fifth me!
In 5 years I hope to be happily employed and no longer living with the ‘rents :) Congrats on the blogiversary (or “blog overstay” or “bloggers art” according to my autocorrect haha)!!
Amanda says
Fifth Me! Maybe another kid, maybe a new town, definitely a new house.
Rita Wilson says
Happy blogaversary!!! :) Fifth Me!! Wow where will I be in five years???…maybe in a newer house, but definitely still prioritizing my life as a wife and mom of 2 (by then they will be a sr. in high school and a 8th grader. YIKES!!!) ;)
Brianne Z. says
Fifth me!
In 5 years, I’ll still be married to my handsome hubby with a child or hopefully two! We will be still in the same house but it will be filled with even more DIY projects and great steals and I’ll be working from home with our new business.
Sara R. says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to be celebrating our 10th anniversary with my hubby, running around after at least 2 (maybe 3) kiddos, being a stay-at-home mommy, blogging full-time, and living life to it’s fullest!
Megan says
FIFTH ME! Five years… Definitely married (only 3 months of engagement left!), probably havin’ babies, hopefully in a new house, and still reading this blog!
Elizabeth says
Fifth me! I’m happy where I am now – hope to be even better in 5 years! :)
Karen Potter says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have a new job and a new house in a new city within the next 5 years.
Megan says
Fifth me! In 5 years I hope to be a homeowner with a baby or 2!
JEN C says
“FIFTH ME” In 5 years…..I will have a 5 yo and a 7 yo and celebrating our 10th anniversary. That blows my mind :)
mary says
Fifth me!
I have a feeling I will be in the same house… but possibly a different job.
Amy says
FIFTH ME!
I have a five month old at home so in 5 years I’ll see him starting kindergarten. Hopefully have another little one to wave good-bye to him when he gets on the bus his first day of school. It seems so far away, but man how time flies these days!!!
Love your blog and happy anniversary!
Lindsey says
Fifth Me!
In five years, I see our little family (husband, toddler and two pups) living in a city we love (we currently live in South Dakota). Hopefully in Portland, OR, where we dream to live! And hopefully another little baby will have joined our family by then and I’ll have my own little business up and running! I love dreaming. :)
Colleen Wheeler says
“Fifth Me!”
I sure hope to have the same job in 5 years but maybe a bigger house…and maybe, just maybe, one more baby. We have two beautiful little ones right now and are debating about a third…only time will tell. Happy Blogiversary to you both, reading your blog is a favorite every day and I truly appreciate your humor, ideas, and inspiration!
Amy says
FIFTH ME!!!!! I just recently finished flipping my first house and got engaged so hopefully in 5 years I will be on to my second house flip and happily married with a kiddo or two!! (I’m also hoping a new business venture will be in the works!)
Vanessa Molla says
FIFTH ME, please! In five years I will be just finishing up my Doctorate degree!
Mary says
Fifth me!
In five years I will be hopefully preggo with baby no. 3 (we have one now) and selling our first house because by then we will need more space and new DIY projects!