***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.
Stephanie says
FIFTH ME! I see myself married and maybe a house and/or a baby, blogging more full-time…we’ll see!
Martha says
FIFTH ME! Newer house: check! Happily married to my BF: check! Healthy & Happy daughters: check! Healthy & Happy ME: check!! (and the husband, slash current BF is Healthy & Happy too!)
Candace Gutierrez says
FIFTH ME…. hopefully well have a 3rd and final bundle of joy, same job and a new house! =)
Paul says
Fifth me! 5 years closer to retirement and still loving life…
Nena says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I will have a senior and freshman in high school and I think my heart just skipped a beat! We will continue to live in the small town that this big city girl has learned to love!
Susan says
FIFTH ME!!! I plan to be happy and in love just as I am right now.
Roger says
Fifth me! I will have a much larger flatscreen by then :)
Hannah says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I see my new husband and I happily enjoying our (right now, new) home with a few years of married life and home-ownership under our belt! Hopefully a kitchen remodel happens somewhere between here and then :)
Beth Gilbert says
FIFTH ME!!!!
In 5 years I am hoping to be teaching …still married …and maybe finally have child. But if that all fails maybe I can snag Tim Tebow ;) just kidding!
Jennifer G. says
Fifth me! Hope to have a fully FURNISHED basement, after working this year to just FINISH it ourselves!
Sarah J says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in 5 years I’ll be laughing, learning and loving.
Caroline says
Hopefully finished with law school and beginning to decorate a home of my own!
Lauren R says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I hope to be right where I am in terms of my job, my marriage, and my home. Our son will be 7 (he was born a week after Clara!) and hopefully we’ll have another little one running around. I would like new garage doors on the house though, haha ;) Happy Blogiversary!
Lindsay Butler says
FIFTH ME
I hope to still be a stay at home mother, but instead of just one baby, hopefully three. (and the counting will stop there!!)
Crystal says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be chasing a toddler or two in the same home and city!
Christie says
FIFTH ME!
Stacey says
Fifth Me. Hopefully in a good place personally, professionally and enjoying life.
Kristen says
FIFTHS ME! Hoping to be in a new home with another kid or two!
Jaclyn McGinnis says
FIFTH ME!
….. Pretty please…..
In five years I hope to have a flourishing business on Etsy, and perhaps a blog :)
Samantha says
Fifth me!
To be honest I have absolutely no idea where I’ll be in 5 years… which is part of the fun of living, isn’t it? :)
Daniella says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be in my same little house with 95% of my house projects done! I also hope to travel to at least 5 different places outside of the U.S in 5 years!
Becka says
FIFTH ME!
First, congrats on your blogiversary!
As for where I see myself in five years, I would love to be living in the San Francisco Bay Area near my family, maybe finishing up a grad school program, with my lovely boyfriend, and maybe a big Newfoundland dog of my own!
Lauren says
Fifth ME!
In five years, I would love to have our house 100% done, and 2 little boys tearing it up :)
Meg Z says
Fifth Me!!
I have my first child on the way. In 5 years I hope to have 2 children and be staying at home with both of them enjoying every minute.
Happy Blogiversary!
Juli says
Fifth me! In five years my husband and I hope to be on the other side of the world experiencing a whole new way of life and learning a completely new culture.
Kelly says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I will have two children in school, which sounds crazy to me. I simply hope that we are all happy and healthy and living life to its fullest.
Alison says
fifth me please!
Tracie W says
FIFTH ME!
In five years we’ll have a 6 year old, and a 4 year old :) And hopefully nicer things in our home if I end up winning ;)
Cinamon says
“FIFTH ME” – Hopefully done with all the projects in our house!
Carrie says
FIFTH ME!
We have a four year old, a 6 year old and a new baby coming in January. All boys! In five years I just hope we are all healthy and happy :)
Danielle says
5th ME!!!
Erin says
Fifth me! My kids will be 8 and 10… I don’t like to think that far ahead… just trying to enjoy the “now”.
Jenny says
Fifth Me! Kicking back on the beach and sipping on something sweet – for a one week vacation and then back to reality! Investing in our home and our family.
Christen says
Fifth me! In 5 years I hope to be living in a new house with my husband and two children (I have the husband and first baby, I just need the house and second baby).
Ashley McIntyre says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have a couple little ones running around in a cute fixer-upper with my awesome husband!
katecooks says
fifth me! i see a lot of changes for myself in the next five years. hopefully getting married, starting a family and owning my own home — i’m already excited!!
melissa says
fifth me! I hope to be in a more homey home :)
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!
Kelly M says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to be living in the Pacific Northwest with my amazing husband and a coterie of smooshy-faced rescue animals.
Joanna says
FIFTH ME! Such a hard question! I guess I just hope to be happy, wherever I am and whatever I’m doing.
Michelle says
FIFTH ME! Honestly…I think most of my life will be the same, except for the possibility of a little one running around the house…
Katie says
FIFTH ME! Oh boy… in 5 years, our little guy will be in 1st grade and hopefully we’ll have another tiny bud in preschool… and that means that hopefully I’ll be teaching outside of our house again!
Caroline says
Fifth Me! Hopefully finished law school and have a house of my own to redecorate!
Barb says
FIFTH ME! I have no idea, and I don’t want to know… what would be the fun in that?
Alicia says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to have expanded our family with the addition of a little one.
Kelsey Circle says
FIFTH ME!
I will be moving from my life long home in Texas to Alaska with my new husband and learn how to survive the cold!
Kristin says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to be a homeowner again – we’ve been renting Simce we moved out of state and we’d love to find our next home purchase in a few years – when we’re ready for baby #2 as well!
Erin S says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be right where I am now, maybe just with the addition of some kiddos running around. :)
Erika says
Fifth ME! In five years…gosh. My baby will be 6 (SIX!) and I bet I’ll have one or two others. And our house will be that much closer to being our very perfect nest.
Erika says
Fifth me…congrats on 5 years