***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.
Corrie M says
Fifth Me! We’re hoping that we’ll find that “perfect” piece of property to build our dream home. We’re already starting to outgrow ours!
Josh says
Fifth Me! Hopefully in five years our house will be remodeled completely to fit our growing household.
Lu says
Fifth Me! In five years, I see myself at college, looking forward to coming home to a fabulously designed house :)
Kasey Befeler says
FIFTH ME! Hope to have a finished basement by then! I have no idea about ANYTHING else, ha ha! :)
Tammy says
FIFTH ME!!
Meredith says
FIFTH ME!
I’m hoping/expecting big changes in the next 5—getting married, hopefully at least one kiddo, moving….wow!
Lisa says
Fifth me!!
Congratulations on five great years! In five years, I anticipate my life will look pretty similar. We have two kids under two, so it will be fun to see them grow and change. I bet we will still be in our house. I hope we have put in new floors and redone our bathrooms by then!
Kate @ The Little Spoon Blog says
FIFTH ME – In 5 years I hope to be blissfully happy and married to my best friend and boyfriend of 7 years. We just moved into our own place in the beginning of this month and nothing would make me happier then to take his last name.
Thank you for this opportunity! And congrats on the big 5!
marcela salinas says
Fifth Me! I hope to have paid off my house, renovated it, and have a kid or two.
emily d. says
Fifth me! Our goal is to move from sea level to the foothills of the blue ridge mtns within the next five years. Ill have a 7 year old…gasp!
Sarah says
FIFTH ME!! In five years, hopefully I’m married or at least settled with my “dream” guy. I’d also love to be in a house or at least an apartment larger than my current 562 sq foot space :)
Kelli says
Fifth Me!
I hope to have two little ones for my husband and I to love!
Jane-Marie says
FIFTH ME ! In five years my husband and I may have finally decided to take the plunge and get a second dog.
Bailey says
“FIFTH ME”
5 years from now? Maybe a bigger house and a promotion :)
Amy says
Fifth me! I see myself working on my own business!
Jess says
Fifth me! It’s hard to look forward five years, but hopefully in that time, the hubs and I will be working on our own fixer upper and raising a wee one!
John says
FIFTH ME! I hope five years from now is filled with happiness, whatever that may be.
Lauren says
Fifth me… Hopefully in the same place but done with renovations!!
Erin says
FIFTH ME
I hope to have a couple of rugrats roaming around our house in five years =)
Lindsay says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I will (hopefully!) have my MBA, a new house, & some offspring!
Sarah- Nadine says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully I’ll have 3 year old and live in a bigger and more forever house that is NOT in New Jersey :-)
Lucy says
FIFTH ME!! I have no idea about 5 years from now – I don’t foresee any big changes, which probably means there will be some.
bekah says
FIFTH ME! Oh man, five years. Well, my boys will be 7 and 5 (almost 8 and 6) which is crazy enough to think about. Hopefully my husband will be back to teaching (state wide budget cuts meant he lost his job this year) and hopefully we will be back in our hometown (again…lost job equals 2.5 hr move north to find work in a different field).
Regardless though, I know it will be good. The last five years havent been easy, but they have been good and well worth it!
I wonder if we will have any more children?
Gayle says
Fifth Me.
Bree H says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I think I will be back to work after raising my 3 kiddos!
Jessie says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I hope to have at least one child (just got married two months ago!), own a home in the town we currently live (done with renting), and still be at my current job (I’m a teacher and I LOVE it!)
Katie says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I imagine my little family will have grown by a little one or two and hopefully we’ll have added a much-needed second bathroom to our house!
Denise says
FIFTH ME! What an amazing giveaway! In 5 years, I will have a little dude in kindergarten, and hopefully another young toddler (and possibly a third on the way??) running/crawling around. We will be living in another city for my husband’s fellowship – I’m going to guess NYC – how fun would that be!
marissa says
“FIFTH ME” In five years, I hope to have two or three more kids – now that is a crazy thing to type out! I always joke we’ll actually end up with just our one sweet daughter for being so ambitious!
Sara says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully back in my hometown with a kiddo.
Jillian says
FIFTH ME!! In five years I will hopefully have a couple of toddlers to chase around and will have purchased a house.
Brandon says
FIFTH ME
Still married to my beautiful wife, a few kids running around. Hopefully in 5 years my honey-do list will have shrunk considerably too.
Helen says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be in a slightly bigger house, but other than that, my life is pretty sweet, so while I welcome other major changes, I don’t need them to be happy!
Kelly says
FIFTH ME!!!!!
Wow!! In five (5) years things will have really changed for me. Our daughter will be graduated from high school and in her freshman year of college, hopefully. :) That in itself describes how our family will be different as she is an only child.
At that point, we will be entertaining the thought of a pretty big move. We will possibly moving to a different city/county. Closer to where the hubby works. While that will be a big change I don’t see us downsizing the square footage of our home or acreage of land. We are currently negotiating on a 2600 sq. ft. home on 5+ acres of serene wooded acres. Gorgeous and peaceful. Will be quite a change from our current 1400 sq. ft. corner lot in the village, yes village, limits.
Amy S says
FIFTH ME!!
The last few years have been great – I bought my first house, met my boyfriend and started a wonderful career. Five years from now, I’d like the life I have now, but moreso. Maybe a family, maybe a promotion, definitely some updates to the house!
Congrats on 5 years!
Audrey says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I’m going to be in a new city (Hopefully I’ll be there next year) and out of apartments! Also, by that time I suspect a kid-o or two may be living in in our amazing house with me and my husband.
Mindy B says
FIFTH ME!
I have NO clue where I’ll be in five years! Hopefully a little closer to a beach! :-)
Suni says
FIFTH ME!
I am hoping to either have my basement finally remodeled and in use after living in our house for 4 1/2 years OR living in a different state, and home completely!
Linds NT says
Fifth me!
In five years, I hope to have a little one and have made some progress on our house!
Shaundra Coleman says
FIFTH ME!
Congrats!! In five years I see myself with a child and blogging all about it on Baby Center!
Rebecca says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to be in medical school and starting a family. Crossies!
Also, HAPPY BLOGIVERSARY!
Mary Rosenswike says
FIFTH ME! In five years I’ll be getting ready to celebrate my daughter’s 6th birthday. Hoping there’s a sibling to celebrate with in a new home (becuase 2 kids won’t fit in our current one!)
Courtney C. says
FIFTH ME! I will hopefully still be with the hubby (possibly in a new city) and a lil one around
Brandy says
Fifth Me!
I would like to have my student loans paid off and have a larger family.
Sarah R says
FIFTH ME!
Diana says
FIFTH ME !
I five years, my hubby and I will hopefully have a few little ones running around and we’ll be settled nicely into our current new-to-us home :)
Happy 5 Years!!
andrea says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope my husband and I will be moving up in our careers and from a starter home to the next adventure. Who knows, maybe we will be in a different city! We also hope to have a kid or two by then :)
Kelly says
FIFTH ME!
In five years…hmmmm. I plan to be happily married and maybe contemplating kids. Hopefully, I’ll still be leaving in the Big Apple!
Tiffany says
FIFTH ME! I’ll be DIYing my first home in five years.
Anna says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I think there will probably be a kiddo at least toddling around. Hopefully the new house we moved into this spring will feel more like a home and less like a beige box. And in my dream world we will have added a screen porch!