***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.
Stephanie says
Fifth me! I see us finding our forever home… hopefully a DIYers dream :)
Sara says
FIFTH ME!
I hope in 5 years I have continued my education, returning for a masters degree in nursing and hope to have started my family with my husband!
Sarah says
FIFTH ME!
&& in five years, i see myself as an oncology nurse, married, settling into my first and very own house in the columbus, ohio area, AND maybe having a decent non-beater car >.< lol.
Heather says
FIFTH ME!
..Hope to be in the same house, same city, but married and running my own design career from home!
Sara says
FIFTH ME!!
I’m hoping to be in the same place but have a baby or two by then! :)
Baker says
FIFTH ME: i hope to be in a new city (Portland? San Diego?) with the loves of my life starting a coffe shop/bookstore
greg says
Fifth me!
Jenni says
Fifth Me!
In 5 years I see my husband and I with a family and hopefully a home of our own in our beautiful sate of Alaska/
Hawk says
FIFTH ME
5 years. I hope a lot of things have changed in five years for me, but I know for sure I will be in a different place. I hope to be moving across North Carolina to Asheville, NC. Beach to the beautiful, beautiful mountains. Can’t wait to decorate the new place already! :)
hillary says
fifth me! in five years i hope to be a great sister, daughter, friend, wife (and unlikely but maybe mom).
Sarah says
I am a sophomore in college right now so hopefully I will be at my first job wondering why I ever wanted to graduate college. I’m majoring in non profit management and minoring in folklore so I hope to be working for a museum!!
Janice says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully, in 5 years I will have moved onto the property ladder and have my own place and will have definitely moved up the employment ladder as well.
Carly says
Fifth me!
Hopefully I will be in the same house in the same city, but I will have a 7 (!) and a 4 year old by then! Wow!
Katie Morris says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be back in Texas with my hubby and at least three kids in tow, remodeling another house to make it just our own and basking in the joy of free babysitting, courtesy of all those Texas family members we up-and-left a few months ago when we moved to Oklahoma!
Jeanne says
Fifth me…hoping I’m as happy as I am right now.
Christinak says
Fifth me!
The last 5 have been filled with big changes so I’m hoping the next five will be spent enjoying my hubby & toddler. And just maybe another little one :)
Samantha says
FIFTH ME!
Right now I live in an apartment, so five years from now I hope to live in my own space with limitless possibilities for paint and renovation!
Heidi B says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years, I hope to have another baby (or 2) and definitely hope to have some house updates done! I am sure there will still be lots on the old to-do list though!!
J says
Fifth me, please!
Jenny B says
FIFTH ME! I see us moving from city life and back to North Caroline to be closer to our family. I see a REAL HOUSE! So excited :-)
Carmena Pacarro says
FIFTH ME!
5 years from now, we will probably (and hopefully, in God’s grace)have a second baby, in a new city and my husband working full time while I will be working part time! YEY!
raylaine says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years we hope to have our own house and will probably have a few more animals thrown into the mix. Maybe a baby?!
Kim says
FIFTH ME!
I expect there will be many changes in my life in the next five years – or even in the next year! I will be (hopefully) graduating from school, getting a job, possibly moving, and trying to start a family! How exciting!
Vickie says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I hope that we will have moved to a bigger city that is closer to our children and grandchildren.
Kelly says
Fifth Me!
Trying to figure that out at the moment…
Meg C says
Fifth me!
In five years I want to have quit my job, live in a tiny house with the hubby, get a masters, maybe have a lil Meg, AND have traveled Europe.
I’m tired already!
Melissa says
Fifth me, please! I hope to be working as a teacher, married to someone i am in love with and working on having kids or already have one. And above all I hope my family and friends are happy and healthy :)
Mel V. says
Fifth me!
In five years I hope to own a house and a dog. And probably a cat. Okay, maybe more than one dog (or cat). Maybe kids, but my husband and I have been saying that kids are ‘maybe five years in the future’ since we met five years ago!
Jill says
Fifth me!
Hopefully we’ll have kid number two know five years and be lliving in Seattle where we can hike, go fishing, and ski.
Gina says
FIFTH ME
Please oh please, if I never wanted to win something so bad. We have been in our “new” house now for 3 years and it still is lacking in the personality category. I hope in five years it has a style. This prize would definetly helps get us there! Wahooo.
Kelly M says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I hope to have our first house (that we are moving into on Saturday!!)feel very much like a home and be welcoming our first child into it.
Helen says
FIFTH ME – can I be at goal weight with super long hair and painted nails? oh wait, I’m a mom – I don’t have time for that :)
Christy says
FIFTH ME! My oldest will be in college, (where does the time go???) and my youngest will be in 4th grade. Crazy!
Gail says
FIFTH ME!!
Bethie says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to have at least one more babe and to own a home in London! I’d love to have my same job. :)
Amanda says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years I will be mom to a happy healthy 5 year old! Due in a few weeks!
Martina says
FIFTH ME!
Let’s see…my daughter will be 6 so hopefully I’m not working full time at an office anymore and I’m homeschooling her. I’ll be working out of the house running my own business with my husband in our sweet house (that’s being built right now) and I imagine we’ll have some other kids around either in foster care or possibly adopted, who knows! Five years seems SO FAR AWAY!
Amari says
FIFTH ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In 5 years, this little bun currently in my oven (Aidan, our 1st bean) will be 4, and hopefully he’ll have a little sister or brother. If he has a little brother, I’ll probably be pregnant again in hopes of getting a girl! I have given myself 5 years to whip our 1980 home into shape, one room and one project at a time. In 5 years we hope to buy a plot of land in the country and build our dream home :)
Cristina P from MD says
FIFTH ME
In five years my life will be the same, but better!
Abbie says
FIFTH ME! I see myself finished with school, married and MAYBE pregnant with our first child. Maybe :o)
Michelle says
Fifth me!
Hopefully we will have bought our first house in 5 years!
Elijah says
FIFTH ME! Hopes for the next 5 years… Two kids, new city, new job, new house. In that order!
Congrats on your crazy last 5 years!
Jennifer says
Fifth me!! In five years I hope to have figured out what I want to do with my life and be working at a job I love!!
Megan says
FIFTH ME!
Two kids and a new house!
Stacy Davis says
Fifth me… In 5 years I hope to be in a new home, in a new city, with hopefully a bigger family (Maybe there will be 5 of us!).
jessi says
Fifth me!! Kids will be 10 and 7 – oh my! Probably in the same home, but you never know. But I see a much more thoughtfully and beautifully designed home with less clutter!
Maureen says
FIFTH ME!
My kids will all be in school, I hope to have planned my dream house and had it built, maybe in the neighborhood we live in, or maybe somewhere nearby.
Jodi says
FIFTH ME! I’m planning a career change, so hopefully in five years I will have gradated with a new degree and have a job in my new field (occupational therapy)!
Rupal says
FIFTH ME! in five years, I’ll hopefully own my own home and put all the lessons I’ve learned here to good use ;)
Sharon says
FIFTH ME!
Maybe have moved to the northwest with my husband (my dream section of the US) and soon to be four kids (I have two and am pregnant with twins). Purchase our second home and work on DIYing it up.
Congrats on five years of blogging, that is a lot of projects you’ve done! I’ve gotten too much advise from your blog to even let you know, so thanks!