***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.
jenn says
Fifth me!!
In five years I hope to be financially independent.
Erin says
Fifth Me!
In five years I will hopefully be finished with my degree and be ready for our big kitchen re-do or maybe in completing our man cave basement.
Basically, in 5 years we will hopefully be working on some of the more fun than more functional home projects. :D
Lisa Johnson says
fifth me! please oh please :)
Since I just returned to college after raising my kids, in 5 years I see myself hopefully using my then-finished nursing degree to do medical missions! And hopefully I’ll have some grand babies by then too :)
Ashley says
FIFTH ME!
Let’s see. I’ve traveled quite a bit, but I think I’m ready to find a place and settle! In 5 years, hopefully I’ll be DIY decorating my own house!
Cara says
Fifth me! And in five years I will hopefully have a five year old child (currently overdue and waiting for labor!) which blows my mind. I do not know where we will be living but there will be love!
Dani says
FIFTH ME! In five years I should be in my first house, finally putting $ toward fun house DIY projects instead of rent. And I will have repainted a zillion times, after having gleefully painted every surface the minute I moved in.
Colette says
Fifth me!
In five years from now I dream that we’ll have finally made a trip to Thailand, learned to agree on wall colors,I’ll have learned to keep a houseplant alive and added to our little family!
erin says
Fifth Me!
Hoping to still have our health, our house, and happiness :)
Alison says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I’ll be sending my little guy off to 1st grade! Hopefully by then he’ll have a brother or sister or two to keep me occupied. :)
Melissa says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, hopefully working less hours, in a different home, with an 8 year old (gulp!) and hopefully a 5 year old.
Kari says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years, I will have two girls in elementary school – so I will probably be back in the workforce. I am trying to figure out “what I want to be when I grow up”!! So far, nothing is coming to mind – hopefully by the time five years has passed I will have had an inspiration!
Rebecca in NC says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I will have a 10-year-old (eep!) and will have graduated with my masters degree. I hope my husband will be done with his, too. And I also hope to have a job in teaching college literature.
Jessica says
FIFTH ME! In five years I will be sending my baby off to school for the first time and hopefully in a house that I love (but of course a fixer upper). It goes without saying that I will have a flying car by then too.
Marcy says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years my son will be about to drive :( and my daughter will be double digits so things will be pretty different in our house. But I look forward to the next five years with my wonderful hubby and beautiful kids.
Karen T. says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years I hope that we’ll have had at least one more little one, and to either be living in a new home or able to renovate our current home to meet all our needs.
Lauren says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years, I hope to be living in a new city/state and renovating our second home. We are in temp living right now and I can’t wait to have our own space again. And who knows, maybe a bean of our own soon?!
Kara Johnson says
FIFTH ME! Happy blogiversary. In five years I’ll be done with grad school, be in a new town, new house, and who knows what else :) Thanks for a chance to win some awesome goodies!
Erica says
FIFTH ME! in five years i will have a kindergartener! how is that possible?!?!?
Heather Cooper says
Fifth Me! In 5 years my oldest will have graduated from COLLEGE and my younger 2 will have graduated from high school!! If only I can make it!
Helen says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be in a new city where there aren’t as extreme winters. I’m tired of driving in it!
Ann L. says
Fifth me! In five years, I see my Husband and I on the couch with our future child surrounded by all of our furry family. The windows are open, the air is cool because Fall has just begun and we are planning our weekend trip to the orchards to pick Empire apples for an apple crisp.
Too specific? :)
Meredith says
Fifth me! 5 years from now…maybe on to a new house with a couple of kids?
Lenore says
Fifth me!
I hope to have a kid, maybe another on the way. Maybe looking into purchasing my (our) first home, and hopefully moved up at work!
Liz O says
FIFTH ME!
hopefully in five years my husband will have graduated and started his new career as a HS math teacher, we’ll have another kid running around, maybe be just settling in or buying our first home, and starting a new adventure in a new town!
Amanda says
FIFTH ME! Well, we’re in the middle of a big move and a big post-graduation job hunt. Hopefully, in five years, we’ll be settled in a nice city, settled into a new career, and maybe we’ll even be homeowners. I feel like that could happen in five years. I can daydream about it, anyway!
Happy Blogiversary!
jackie says
Fifth Me!
Five years seems… infinitely far in the future, and I’m sure many things will change, but I’m hoping I still have a love for cooking, decorating, and DIY-ing! Maybe even a house to do it all in!
Keelia says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I will be a mom (bun in the oven right now!) and I hope to have my own, full-time business. Right now, I work a 9-5, and I’m hoping that I will be able to build my part-time side jewelry design gig into a full-fledged business!
Maya says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I will be calling this new city we’re in, home. I will feel settled and rooted. My family will be just as awesome as they are now!
Michelle Lejcher says
FIFTH ME!
Jess says
FIFTH ME! I just got married so in 5 years I see 1 (maybe 2) kiddos to add to my already blessed family.
Susan says
Fifth me!
In five years, I hope to have lived abroad (and come back home), traveled less for work, and traveled more for pleasure.
Liz says
FIFTH ME! My twin boys will be seven and a half in five years so I’m sure it will be just as crazy as it is now. I hope we get to move to something with a bit more space and I love the idea of a fresh start in a house when it comes to organizing, de-cluttering, and decorating.
LauraC says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I think we’ll still be in this house, but both kiddos will be in school and I hope I’m teaching again!
Alleene Smith says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I hope to be retired, preferably in Atlanta, living in an older ranch house that I’ve DIY’ed to suit my taste and lifestyle.
Jill says
FIFTH ME!!!
I recently got engaged and stumbled onto your blog looking for backyard wedding ideas, and now I am hooked! In five years, I imagine that I will be happily married, and I hope to have accomplished some amazing DIY projects on the house we bought this summer. I also hope to embrace the changes and opportunities that life throws at me!
Deanna says
FIFTH ME ! In five years I’m hoping for more of the same goodness in life! Maybe a new house? Only time will tell!
Kacey says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope I’m still in the same city since I’ve lived in 5 states (6 cities) in the past five years. But I do hope to buy a house to fix up and hopefully find a guy to help me with it!
Kimberly says
Fifth me! In 5 years I see us moving into our next house!
Sharon says
FIFTH ME!!
I see myself living in Japan (where my boyfriend will be moving in 2 weeks) and enjoying our life across the sea!
Jen Beatty says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, continued happiness with my husband and our two wonderful kids!
Kathleen says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years…hmm, I hope to be in the same fabulous job, maybe baby #2 on the way (which means an SUV) Hope to have a family dog by then and maybe even a bigger house in the same town. xo
SarahBeth says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to be settled somewhere with my husband (we currently live 600 miles apart due to our jobs) and maybe have a baby in the house as well!
Victoria says
Fifth me – HOPEFULLY I have a house of my own. And really awesome hair.
Tasha says
FIFTH ME! In five years my husband and I will be celebrating our 5 year anniversary and hopefully have a baby or 2 :)
Rachael says
FIFTH ME!!!
in 5 years my kids will be 10 and 7, so hopefully I’ll have more time to devote to my handmade business. I’d love to have a steady flow of moola getting to do the things I love the most!
Brynn says
FIFTH ME!
Five years ahead is so hard to see – in the past 5 years I went back to school, changed careers, got married, moved to a new state, bought a house, adopted a crazy dog and had a baby. It’s ridiculous to tally up all those milestones.
Lauren says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years..yikes! That feels so far away right now but hopefully a new house and some bling on my left hand! :)
Rachel says
Fifth Me! In 5 years I hope to have a kid or 2 and be splitting time between our lake house and a place in the city.
Helen says
FIFTH ME – I will have a kindergartner theN! eeeek!
ali says
FIFTH ME!
Oooh, what an amazing giveaway! I hope in five years, I am still ooh-ing and aah-ing over my fabulously decorated home,courtesy of this prize! And still loving life as a working speech pathologist with a 9 and 7 year old – yikes!