***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.
Kelly H says
FIFTH ME! I hope I’ll still be a stay at home mom in five years – and maybe have a 5th kid? Who knows!
Sara says
FIFTH ME!
I hope in 5 years I’ll still be happily married, still teaching elementary school, and maybe having kiddo #3!
Katie Woody says
Fifth me!! Hopefully in 5 years we will have added another sweet bundle to our tiny family and be settled into our first home. Happy healthy and having fun along thenway!! :)
Angela Lefavour says
Fifth Me!!! In 5 years from now I hope to be happy and healthy.
Natasha says
FIFTH ME! I see myself hopefully living back in my beloved Midwest and maybe with a kid or two :)
Annie says
Fifth me!
I have no clue where I’ll be in five years! Hopefully working on my doctorate in some fabulous city!
Danyelle says
Fifth me please!
In five years I see myself in the same house, same husband but maybe a mother of 3 instead of mother of 2. And lets hope I get my dream white kitchen too.
Laura D. says
Fifth me! I could totally see myself living in a new city in 5 years. I am also currently renting a home and would love to own one instead!
Linda Browne says
Fifth me!
In 5 years my 5 year old daughter will be 10, and my bun in the oven will be 5! Wow, can’t wait to meet my little guy. Congrats on the success of your awesome blog, you guys are the best!
Jason says
Fifth ME!
Same house, same city, same job but lots more memories!
Sarah S says
FIFTH ME!!!!
In five years I hope to have gotten my MBA and be living abroad!
Kathryn says
Fifth Me!!
Hopefully, in five years, I’ll have a completely renovated home!! We have to have goals, right?
Christine C. says
Fifth me! In five years, I hope to be living in North Carolina in a beautiful new home…I can always hope, right?
Mandy S. says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I see myself in a new house (we currently have our on the market and are on the hunt), with 3 kids (currently have one and one on the way) and possibly as a stay at home Mom (that one would be a stretch).
Lindsay says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I’d like to be looking for a new home with my boyfriend – who will hopefully be a fiance or husband by then!
Lindsay Mc says
Fifth me…hopefully happy and healthy!
Dalenna says
FIFTH ME – 5 years, I hope we have finished building our house and have some little ones to help make it a happy home!
leslie nichols says
FIFTH ME!
Stacy says
FIFTH ME!
Gosh, in 5 years it would be lovely to be married with children but I will take being alive and well for a close second :).
Melissa says
FIFTH ME!
This question is exciting for me (was especially exciting after seeing your ‘life’ timeline for the past 5 years) since I just graduated university and bought a house with my boyfriend. In 5 years I hope the house that my long time boyfriend and I are living in is beautifully decorated and feels even more like a home, hopefully I will have risen up the corporate ladder into a job that I love and am really good at! And maybe even engaged :)!
RachelSD says
Fifth me!
Five years… hopefully my law firm will be off the ground!
Jeremy says
FIFTH ME
In five years, time to repaint
Jessica says
“FIFTH ME” Happy Blogaversary you two!! :)
With any luck in the next five years, my husband and I will have had a couple of kids, be thriving at our jobs (we both just started new ones within the past month so its hard to know whether we’re going to want to stay there for five years or not) and our puppy Chief with be out of his “teething” phase…haha. Oh yeah, and have renovated our kitchen. But that has to wait until the pup is out of his teething phase, I’ve caught him teething on the cabinets once or twice. smh.
lisa says
FIFTH ME
In 5 Years I foresee a new job, new home and our little girl starting elementary school.
Amy C says
Fifth me!! Who know what life will bring over the next five years. Hopefully health and happiness…five years and beyond.
Congratulations on your 5th Anniversary! You both work very hard and it shows!
AC
Emily says
Fifth me! In the next 5 years I’ll have moved 3000 miles, and hopefully be working full time as a writer after completing my MFA. Hopefully by then I’ll be married too, but I don’t want to put a timeline on that :) Thanks for the great giveaway!
Becca says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to have another baby or two!
Allison says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I’ll probably be in the same house (with husband and two kids, who will be five years older than now)–I’m hoping to be more organized and on top of things by then!
Rebecca says
Fifth Me!!
In Five years I’ll be the mother of a preteen. Lord help me!
amelia says
FIFTH ME!
Jess says
FIFTH ME – In 5 years we’ll be a family of four hopefully splitting our time between our home in New England and our place in the Caribbean.
Leah says
FIFTH ME – I hope to have made a decision to stay in our current house, or move on…
Jess says
Fifth ME :)
In five years I would love to see us with a little bundle of joy… or two!
Congrats on 5 years!
Tess says
Fifth me!! In 5 years we will be living at the beach and building sand castles with two kiddos, hopefully!
Mrs. McKeon says
FIFTH ME!!!
In 5 years I will be almost-30. I just hope my life continues to be as blessed as it is now!
Bridget says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I hope to be both a homeowner & a successful small business owner with several kiddos – (we’ve just started our family with a brand new baby boy!
Tiffany says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to be a homeowner! :0)
Jaclyn says
Fifth me!
In my OWN house to love!
Marlena says
whoa? first comment?!?! crazy!
FIFTH ME!!!!
I really think my husband and I will be in Kansas City for good, hopefully in the part of town we’re dying to move into. I’d love for us to have different jobs. But maybe stranger things will happen and we’ll move back to Louisiana and I’ll take over my dad’s restaurant. WE JUST DON’T KNOW! :P
Abby says
FIFTH ME!!! In five years, hopefully we’ll be in our “forever home” in a city that’s in between both my and my hubby’s jobs so neither of us has to commute very far.
Amanda says
FIFTH ME!!!
So, your blogoversary coincides with my birthday (this being the big 3-0, I’ve done a lot of thinking about the next five years). I definitely plan to change jobs, would love to have 1-2 additions to our family, and a change of locale would be nice!
That sounds like plenty to tackle in the next five years!!!
Annabelle says
FIFTH ME!
I five years I see myself a year into a brand new business venture. And hopefully with some furniture for the empty rooms in my house.
Stephanie N says
FIFTH ME!!!
We’re done with all of the “big” events in our life so I’m hoping we’ll be happy, healthy, and more financially stable. To be really optimistic, I hope we’re in the process of building our dream home!
Dee says
Fifth me, I’d like to finish my post grad, get a job… Buy a house …. And settle down to a more peaceful life ….and take up upholstery as a side business .. No clue .. But hoping for the best and the unexpected !
Ashli says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I see myself and my husband decorating a nursery!
lindy says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully finishing up all our home renovations in our new house :)
Beano Wagner says
FIFTH ME!!!
In 5 years, I’ll be 32 and hopefully I’ll have a kid with my wonderful husband. We’ll be living closer to our families, and hopefully I’ll continue to have a job I love! I’ll hopefully be in a new home and it’ll have a great southern porch!
Jo says
FIFTH ME!
First off – Congratulations!! In five years all my kids will be in school and I hope that I will be back to work in job that I absolutely love… what ever and where ever that may be! In five years I’d also like to start on a big renovation to add a second story to my home.
Mary B says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I should have one son graduated from college, the next boy getting ready to go to college, and a fourth grader! Talk about running the gamut :)
Congrats on five years!
Christine says
FIFTH ME. In five years, my husband and I will hopefully be in a new state, with new jobs, and starting a family :).