***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.
Cheri Moser says
FIFTH ME!
Still happily married with three kids in school! Yikes!
Kelly P. says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I will have a daughter in her Senior year of college and a son in his Senior year in High School! Scary!
Elizabeth K says
FIFTH ME! Considering we just did a big city/job/house switch last year, I’m hoping none of that’s on the docket for us in the next five years…(knock on wood!)…so, in five years, I hope my husband and I are just living life and raising our sweet kiddos together.
Tracy says
Fifth Me!
In five years I hope to have a couple of kids and still be in the same house but with some big renovations under our belt (kitchen, bathroom). I hope to have seen more of the world- the States and Europe. I see myself pulling off some amazing yoga moves that my novice self just looks at in awe now. And of course, I see myself having all of this fun side by side with my best friend in the world, my husband. :)
Amanda T says
FIFTH ME! I exepct that in five years our lives will be very different. Our first baby (a boy) is due to arrive in February and hopefully by the time five more years go by he’ll have a little brother or sister!
Amy B. says
FIFTH ME! (Ooops, didn’t mean to submit that last comment quite yet!)
Ok, so in 5 years, I kinda hope we are moved into a different house. I like the house we’re in because it’s our first house as a newlywed couple. But I feel like I’m constantly just trying to make it work. So, a bigger house with a little more room to grow would be great :)
Julia says
Fifth Me! Same place, similar job, maybe be a parent.
Janna says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years my baby will be nearly 11, and our bun in the oven will be nearly 5! I see my hubby and I in our same house because we love it, and we will be Vrbo-ing our guesthouse which we currently rent out.
Susanna says
FIFTH ME! …In 5 years, I have no idea. I’m not where I thought I would be 5 years ago, so who knows where I’ll be in 5 years.
Denise says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully completely done with this house!
Lindsay @Off for the Season says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully I’ll find a great job and be settled into life!
Adam says
FIFTH ME!
Emily V says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have a different job, but with the same company. Married and thinking about a family! But 5 years ago I wouldn’t have predicted where I am now, life is CRAZY!
I have been a huge fan of your blog and it is my “treat” at work, when I get some dreaded task done my reward is reading your post for the day!
Happy Blogiversary
Melanie says
Fifth Me! I have one on the way so I hope to have another baby and be a foster parent!
Jules says
FIFTH ME!…
In 5 years I see myself and my family in a lovely new home with a great neighborhood and in a great community. i want to be playing outside with my kids after school enjoying living in our house and being in a family friendly neighborhood.
Danielle M. says
“FIFTH ME”!
Ash says
Fifth me! I hope I’ll either have revamped my first house entirely, or moved on to a bigger one. Either way, I would love to be married with at least one kid, maybe two or at least a 2nd on the way. White picket fence and a fifth (heh) are my big dreams :D
Jen says
FIFTH ME… I will be in my wonderful home, with my wonderful husband, with two kiddos by then!
Ashley says
FIFTH ME! Probably writing a book, serving in deeper ways as a family and enjoying life (in a house slightly larger, with more rooms to have the girls’ friends and others over). Hopefully delighting in life with 15, 12 and 9 year-old girls! Whoa!
Katie says
Fifth me!
Finally done with school, married with babies!!
Diane says
Fifth Me! In five years, count down to retirement!
caroline h. says
FIFTH ME!! hopefully as the owner of my own home!
Heather S. says
Fifth me!! In five years… I will be the mother of two teenagers and my baby will be in 2nd grade. I will hopefully still be enjoying every moment of it!
andrea says
FIFTH ME! in five years i hope to be fully happy – in a job i love, with a partner i love, in a city i love.
Aynsley says
Fifth Me!!!! In five years I will be celebrating my 9 year wedding anniversary! I hope to have a few children by then too!
Stacie says
FIFTH ME!!! I hope to be finished with our house (fixer upper) by then!!
Cathey Abernathy says
FIFTH ME!!! In five years, I will hopefully have a job, since i’m graduating college this year!
Erin E. says
FIFTH ME! In five years we will have a kid (who is already on the way), and I will hopefully be done writing my dissertation and will finally be starting a job.
Mary says
Fifth me!
My boys (all five of them) will be ages 14-8 (yikes!) and I probably will have gone back to work to pay for all the food, clothes, and soccer stuff. Hopefully our yard, kitchen and bathrooms all get remodeled by then and I’ll be able to just do small stuff around the house. You guys have inspired me to do a bit here and there with what we have until we’re ready to work on the big stuff.
Meghan M. says
FIFTH ME! Tough one. I don’t forsee a new house or job, but you never know!
Patty says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully a new (to us) home to have all sorts of DIY fun – in the country with a little bit of land (our sort of heaven!) :)
Thanks for all your inspiration!
Debbie says
FIFTH ME. . Five years from now, I just hope I am as happy as I am right now.
Allison says
fifth ME!
I hope to be working less and traveling more! With kids out of college
Megan says
FIFTH ME!! In five years, my oldest son will be nearly 18! Yikes. I hope to be in a new house with a different job that is all (hopefully) for the better!
Ashley @ Any Lovely Thing says
FIFTH ME!!
I’d love to be married and a home owner living in Austin, TX having moved from Los Angeles in five years. There may be a kid in there too for all I know ;)
xo,
Ashley
Melanie says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be running my own adventure business and watching my family grow!
Danielle M. says
FIFTH ME!
I can barely get through the day without forgetting my keys, leaving with two different shoes on and getting on the wrong subway. So I’ll be happy to make it through the week and not think about the next 5 years :)
Kelli C says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I will be celebrating my 5 year Anniversary with the love of my life- and hopefully a little one in tow :)
Bethany says
FIFTH ME!
I’m going to be a lawyer with a darling NYC apartment!
cara says
FIFTH ME!! Hopefully i’ll be married with a kid or 2 and running a successful Kitchen and Bath Showroom (as i do now).
Karen L. says
Fifth me! I see us celebrating our 46th anniversary, Lord willing, and that I’ll be a more experienced potter by then (considering I am just now taking my first pottery making class—ha!) Plus our five grands will be 15, 13, 11, 10.5 and the baby girl will be almost 8—-can’t imagine that at all!! :)
Liz says
FIFTH ME!
Well, seeing as I have a 5 year old and am pregnant, in 5 years I see myself having a 10 year old and a 5 year old. Maybe a two or 3 year old too. We’ll probably living in the same house in the same town. Honestly, I am loving the way things are now so I hope they don’t change too much, but you never know!
Nicole Hurley says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 Years I hope to have a 4 year old boy or girl and a 7 year old boy and be much wiser than I am today!
brittany says
FIFTH ME i hope to be here in our new house taking care of my kids
JP Romer says
Fifth Me! In 5 years I hope to be in my same wonderful little brick bungalow and still at the job I love. Slowl but surely I am discovering my own decorating style and hope to be able to take more decor risks in the future.
Erin says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to still be loving my new condo (hopefully will have the carpet out of the second bathroom – yuck!) and spending more time traveling with friends and family!
Rachel says
FIFTH ME! I have no idea! It’s so much easier to picture yourself in five years when you are still in school. I guess I would hope I would be in a better job and that we would have another dog. Our first child (dog) died this summer and it was heart breaking. I’d love to have another one around keeping us on our toes.
Kelli Yates says
FIFTH ME!
We hope to both be finished with grad school… and maybe raising some little ones while we are at it! :)
Megan O says
Fifth me! Hope to be as happy as I am right now…doing what I love and spending lots of time with my family.
Steph says
FIFTH ME!
I plan on having older kids – my two 4 year olds and 18 month old baby will be 9, 9, and 6.5… hopefully fewer tantrums and more sleep at night!
I also hope to have made some major improvements to our home by then, of course. :)