***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.
Bruce Burridge says
FIFTH ME! I want to be married to my girlfriend and HAVE A NEW JOB.
Becky says
FIFTH ME!! In five years, I hope to be in a new house.
Katie B. says
FIFTH ME! My five year plan is to be living a bigger and better life.
Ashley says
FIFTH ME!!
Hopefully, I’ll have another child, for a total of 2, maybe another one in the works, and the same job, in a different capacity, i.e. part time! :)
Beth says
FIFTH ME! We’ll probably be in the same city in the same house but hopefully with another kid or two to fill it up!
Fran H says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be married to my wonderful girlfriend and possibly in our second home by that point!
Ray says
FIFTH ME! same house, bigger family, starting my PhD!
AASpark says
Fifth me!!!
In five years I will have a fifth grader (impossible to believe since I clearly remember when I was in fifth grade) and a second grader. I hope at that point my hubby will have his dream job which will allow me to have mine ;)
Michelle says
FIFTH ME! I’m getting married and switching careers in the next year, so five years from now my life will look completely different…in a good way! I’m excited!
Alexis says
FIFTH ME!! In 5 years i see myself approaching my 10 yr wedding anniversary with some kids in tow.
Jeannie says
FIFTH ME!In five years I think my husband and I will be looking for our next/forever home. And I hope that we’ll have one or two more kids in addition to the one we have now! He’ll be almost 7 by then… Hard to imagine!
Barb K says
FIFTH ME!!!!
In five years I would love to move to a new house. I’ve been married for 15 years, this is our 2nd house, would love to move again.
Katie says
FIFTH ME!
I have one on the way so who knows what 5 years will bring!!
Cara says
FIFTH ME!
In five years we’ll have a 4 1/2 year old and hopefully one more kiddo. And hope to own a home that feels welcome and lived-in, yet clean and open!
Molly says
Fifth ME!!
In five years I hope to (finally) be married (hint hint to my longtime bf!) and maybe have one or two kids! Who knows!
Christy says
FIFTH ME! Just had baby #3 and quickly outgrowing our home. In five years, I hope we are in a bigger house!
lilcg says
fifth me! I hope to have advanced a bit in my career and to have seen my 3 year old successfully into school (my god, she’ll be in 3rd grade in five year?!)
Lady J says
Fifth Me! I see us having two more kids and another car. Also we will have redone our two bathrooms and kitchen
Sarah says
FIFTH ME
I see myself still living in the same fixer-upper, hopefully more fixed up by then, with my hubs, and perhaps a little one or two. :)
deanna says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I’ll be the parent of a teenager!
Mary says
FIFTH ME!
In five years we will have finished more of the updates on our 1970s ranch. In five years I hope to have a couple of kids. In five years I hope that our yellow lab puppy has quit destroying everything in his path. Most of all, in five years I will still be happy and in love with my husband.
Julie K says
Fifth Me!
Katie says
Fifth me! In five years, I’d like to have hardwood floors to put those Flor tiles on.
kathleen says
FIFTH ME!!! I think (hope!) in five years I’ll be living a few block from a beach and a few blocks from my family. Fingers crossed!
Alisa says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope we’re all right where we are now. Just hoping there is a new kitchen and hopefully an addition off the back of the house. Sigh.
Kathy says
FIFTH ME! I work with several non-profits and we have just geared up to raise money for transitional housing for victims of domestic violence! In 5 years, hopefully we will be able to reach and help more people and families!
Maria says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years I hope to have a Master’s degree and a new job!!!
Sara says
Fifth Me! I don’t know where we’ll be by then, but my husband and I hope to have children by then!
Julie says
Oh my goodness, when I did the math, I realized that in 5 years I’ll be mom to a TEENAGER! Beyond that, I just hope my family is happy and healthy.
Dana says
FIFTH ME! (please)
I hope to be married and hope to have a different job that allows me to travel.
Kelli says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years, I hope to have our second (and last) child. Actually, I guess that second child will probably be in preschool, assuming everything goes as planned. Hopefully we’ll be in a bigger house in a better area. I might even be re-entering the workforce around that time! Crazy.
Anna Kristina says
FIFTH ME! In five years, hopefully the hubs and I will have a kid (or two) and be close to maybe owning our own home (it’s so expensive in Boston!)
Kelsey S. says
FIFTH ME!
My husband and I just bought our first house this year and had our first kid. In five years I hope to be in the same house, continuing to make it awesome, and hopefully have another kid or two.
Carrie says
FIFTH ME!
i hope to have a kid in 5 years (well, less than 5 years) – so, maybe in 5 years i hope to have 2 kids?
kathryn says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope to be onto my 3rd buying job, our 2nd home and hopefully our first baby. <3
Kim says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope my husband and I will be settled into our house that we will grow old in. Right now we are having to live apart he in California and me in Alabama while I wait for our house to sell. We had just finished making our house our home and his program was canceled and the only place he found a job was in California so when we do buy there it will be another fixer upper.
Spike says
FIFTH ME! In five years…babies! Which will mean a bigger house!
Lindsay says
FIFTH ME!
I would be happy if my life didn’t change too much by then, but it would be wonderful if I could all of a sudden be able to afford to buy a house in my neighborhood in Philadelphia!
Angela says
Fifth me!
In five years I hope to have my first house
Joanne says
FIFTH ME!
I have absolutely no idea where I’ll be in 5 years – I’ve moved 9 times in the last 5 years for work, so who knows?! Wherever it is, I want to be healthy, happy and fulfilled. So, pretty much wherever life takes me!
Keeley says
FIFTH ME!!!!
In five years my husband will be done with law school (he just started a 4 year evening program)! My boys will be thirteen and eleven. I hope to be many more projects into making my house feel homey (on a budget of course).
Katherine says
fifth me!
Five years will hopefully bring a lot of travel and maybe a new city or two (:
linz says
Fifth me!!! I can’t even imagine 5 years from now! In my dreams we’ll be working on the floor plans on our dream home. So that we could start construction in the next year or two. :)
Alisha Carey says
Fifth me! In 5 years I hope to have a new home in the country.
Maggie says
FIFTH ME!
Man, in 5 years, I’m not sure where I’ll be, but I’d like to be settled in a condo or townhouse of my own, with the ability to do things like PAINT! Or change out appliances or whatever.
That would be a big change, so we’ll see what happens. :)
Margo says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I’ll probably still be trying to use up the balances on these five gift cards to my favorite places!!!
But in all seriousness, in five years my husband will be done with his PhD and we will hopefully be settled down making more babies and decorating more square footage closer to our families.
Jackie says
FIFTH ME! We hope our family will grow in the next five years and that we’ll be as happy as we are today!
Kristina says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have a couple of kiddos and a remodeled kitchen!
Erin Schmidt says
Fifth me!
In five years, I plan to still be with my amazing husband and hopefully with a little one. Until then, I will enjoy every wonderful moment with the hubby and our puppy Lincoln. Can not wait to see what the future has for us!
katie s says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years I see myself still married to my awesome hubby, raising our 3 kids, living in our dream home.