***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.
McLean says
FIFTH ME! Hoping to continue a happy life!
Megan says
Fifth me!
I hope to chasing around a few more kids!
Lisa C says
FIFTH ME!
In five years my husband will have finished his Master’s degree and hopefully we will have started a family!
Lilly says
Fifth me. Five years from now I see myself doing me, taking care of my family like always. Helping my girls with homework, eating dinner with my kids and my hubby. Helping and supporting them in every possible way that I can. I would also like to do something extra for myself like go back to college and finish so that I can have the confidence I need to continue making my family and myself happy :-)
Laura says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to be married and have a house in five years!
elizabeth says
FIFTH ME!
Holy wow, five years! Congrats are in order!
In five years, I hope to be living in a home that I own, in the Cleveland area (a move from Raleigh) and it would be nice if I could pop out a kid by then. It would be SUPER nice if I could be working for myself.
Kaitlyn says
FIFTH ME!!
Hopefully I’ll have a nice job and a house of my own.
Jessica Tierney says
FIFTH ME!!
A year ago we moved to a new house, our big kids started new schools, and we had a new (fourth! and final!) baby. In 5 years, I see us settled into this community and neighborhood we call home. With 4 kids running in 4 different directions and all playing sports, I know we will be so busy, but just plain loving life.
LC says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years I hope to have two happy kids with my husband, a house with lots of DIY projects, and my own design business!
Coren says
FIFTH ME!!
I’m getting married in 45 days (yipee!!) so 5 years from now, I see my hubs and I happy & healthy with a little one and a pup :)
Kathryn says
FIFTH ME! I see myself in the same house in the same town. Hopefully making plans to finish our attic space.
Lissa says
Fifth me! In 5 years, we may or may not have a 3rd child (surprise me!), and we’d like to be in a different house – preferably one with a large yard, but we’ll see how the economy performs for that!
Hannah W says
FIFTH ME!!
My husband and I just got married so in five years we see ourselves moving back to my homestate of Wisconsin, buying our first home, filling it with DIY treasures and maybe a kid in tow! We have a lot of exciting things ahead.
Jessica says
FIFTH ME!!
My husband and I are due to have a little on on December 25, and we’re set to close on our first house on October 30, so.. hopefully we’ll be nice and settled in our new home with 1, possibly 2 little ones to chase around.
Thanks for the chance!
Amy says
Fifth Me! In five years I hope to be in our forever home and hopefully for our little girl to be a big sister!
Tricia says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I hope to still be happy and healthy, and raising our children in our beautiful home!
Ashley says
FIFTH ME!
I’m hoping to be in a new home with lots of cool DIY projects in the works. I also hope to be married and have some little ones running around.
Jodi says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I’ll have a 6 year old and maybe he’ll have another sibling who is almost ready to start school…I’ll be deciding what to do with myself after staying home with kids for so long!
Jonathan says
fifth me!
I hope that in 5 years my wife and I are still living in the same house – it’s the house that I came home from the hospital to, and the only one I know!
Jess @ Little House. Big Heart. says
FIFTH ME!
In five years we’ll likely be starting to fill the Little House with little feet and thinking about moving to the next Little House.
Heather says
FIFTH ME! In five years my toddlers will be in school and we will hopefully be moved out on some land where we can run a little homestead!
BB says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have another kid (maybe two?) in five years… probably still be in the same house with the same job (boring, but I guess you never know…)
cp says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, my older son will be in 12th grade and looking at colleges – got to prepare for that!
SaraV says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I *might* have a kid, or I might not. If we are in a financial state where we could afford it, we might be in a new home with land and plenty of places to garden. That and I hope to be a pole dancing champion. :)
Amanda says
Fifth Me!
In five years we will be in a new house! Likely the same town and jobs, but we are quickly outgrowing our current “starter house.” I would love these gift cards to help with the decorating of a larger house!
Katherine Putnam says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to see us (the husband and me) in our first house with the addition of at least two munchkins and a critter or two.
Krista C. says
FIFTH ME! With any luck in 5 years I won’t be renting anymore!
Ashley says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years, I hope to be married and in a new job (possibly out of state).
Molly says
FIFTH ME!
Since I am graduating from college this year, in five years I hope to be in a different city than I am now in a job that I love with a home that I’ve made my own!
Stephanie Horn says
FIFTH ME …In 5 years I think my husband and I might have moved somewhere fancier than Phoenix, like San Francisco or Nashville, and have a sweet little roastery/coffeeshop of our own.
Stacy says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be able to sleep in again, maybe??? We will have a 5.5 y/o, 9 y/o and a 12 y/o OMG!!!
Alicia P. says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have a child or maybe two and to be further along on our home redesign. Great prize! Happy 5th blogiversary!
sarah says
FIFTH ME!! I’d love to start a family within the next 5 years
elvira says
Fifth me! I think we will still be in the same house with the same job in 5 yrs :-)
Jessica says
FIFTH ME!
Oh boy, in 5 years I will be verrrry close to 40 (eek!), a Mom to a preteen and my baby will be a second grader. Hopefully my house will finally be decorated and renovated according to my dreams and I will be finally settled in my (now) new job.
Sarah says
FIFTH ME! I see myself in a new home and potentially with another little one.
Stephanie Phillips says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to be working from home on the website that I own. It’s not blogging, but I love it so much!
Frances says
Fifth Me! In 5 years, I hope to be done with grad school and have no more popcorn ceilings in my house (or anywhere in the world!!)
Brandi @ His Shabby Her Chic says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I’ll I think I’ll be not too different from where I am now. I’m currently renting and love it there. The only real difference might be that I’ll be married. And my car will be paid off. That will be nice.
Sara G. says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years, I hope to have our own little cottage… not just a rented one. I also hope we have one child and possibly an adopted child as well.
Bryanna says
FIFTH ME!
New house, couple of babies, and a wonderful outlook on life!
Andrea says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I will have a 6 year old, a 9 year old, a 12 year old, and a (gasp!) 16 year old. It will be strange to have all the kids in school full-time. I hope to have the same job and maybe most of my debts paid off! Maybe the hubby and I can even take a vacation!
Abby says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have purchased a home on my own – and might even have a mister and perhaps a baby in the future! Hey, a gal can dream :)
nikol says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope either things are exactly how they are right now or totally different living with my husband and son in a different country. Either would work for me and make me happy.
Ginna says
FIFTH ME! My kids will be six and 8 (crazy!), and hopefully we will have made the changes to our modest home that will keep us happily living in our fantastic neighborhood.
Becky S. says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I’ll hopefully be done having kids (pg with surprise baby #3 right now!) We are planning on building a house within the next year, once we sell our current house, so we will be happily in a new home that we love! We’ll have an almost 9 year old, 7 year old, and an almost 5 year old so I am sure we will be very busy:)
Lia says
FIFTH ME!!!!!
Hopefully I’ll be married and in a new city with a new job!!!!
Jasmine says
Fifth me :)
in 2017, the husband and I will be all settled in to life together in the Pacific Northwest :)
jenn says
FIFTH ME!! 5 years? in a smaller house, working from home, and walking daughter to and from school every day.
Whitney says
FIFTH ME!
Sitting in the backyard enjoying the children that we have and excited to watch them grow!