***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.
Sara says
Fifth me – maybe by then we’ll be back home at the beach!
Rosemary says
FIFTH ME! In five years I wil be a doctor! Hopefully working in a field I love and thinking about kids too :)
Pallavi says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope we’ll have children, a new home and new jobs! Dream big, right?
Laura says
Fifth me!
I see myself in the same house and job I’m in now, but maybe with a kid on the way.
Lauren says
Fifth ME!
I will hopefully be just as happy and excited about life as I am now!
Teresa Smith says
FIFTH ME! In five years we will have a little boy going into Kindergarten and I will be much more rested than I am now! Taking care of a newborn is exhausting!!
JenH says
FIFTH ME!!
I’ll be a mama to a 8 year old, a 5 year old and Lord wiling one more I have not met yet! Wowza!
Jenny J says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to be looking forward to celebrating my fifth wedding anniversary, maybe with a little one to share the love. :)
Aimee says
Fifth Me!
In 5 years I hope to have another 1 (or 2 kiddos) and be living in a fabulous town in Colorado!
Lucy says
FIFTH ME!!
We just bought our first home this month- so we should still be there in five years- but hopefully there will be some updating between now and then!
Kelli says
FIFTH ME!
Hmm… at least 2 more kids… and my now 18 month old will be in 1st grade. Agh! Hopefully owning our own house and making it as spectacular as yours ;).
kelly says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I want to be the same, only better!
Meg says
Fifth me, please!!
We are actually planning to move, so in 5 years I see us settling in to our new house and neighborhood and making it a home!
Stephanie B. says
FIFTH ME! Happy 5th to you! I have no clue what life holds for me in the next 5 years, I’ve learned to take it as it comes :)
ali says
FIFTH ME!!
My daughter will be 8, my son 6. I hope to have a 3 year old and 1 year old running around. We will hopefully be settled in our new house that we close on next month. Its a huge old turn of the century fixer upper and I know it will keep us busy the next 5 years!
Jennifer I. says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have a couple little ones in 5 years and be happily married and have my house done (as in looking as B-E-A-Utifullll as your casa). I hope to continue to learn and strive to do new things with my career and explore my art more.
REGENE ADAMS says
FIFTH ME!!!! MY OLDEST WILL BE ENTERING COLLEGE AND MY YOUNGEST ENTERING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL…SAME JOB I HOPE AND WILL HAVE BEEN MARRIED 24 YEARS…GOD WILLING.
Amy P says
FIFTH ME!!! Our four boys will be 10,10,11,&14 in 5 years! Maybe we’ll even have a couple more kids by then. I’m hoping we’ll be in the same house. This is the best giveaway EVER! I’ll be watching to see if my name is picked.
Jorie says
FIFTH ME, please! 5 years from now, I hope for our family of three to become a family of four. I would love to be living in my “dream house” with a man cave for my hubby, a playroom for my little ones and a craft room for me!
holly says
oh wow, fifth me!
what an awesome giveaway! I hope in 5 years i will be a professor at a great little liberal arts university, and designing textiles and clothing on the side. :)
Andrea says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully 5 years from now Hubby and I will have a couple of sweet little babies! We can’t wait to have a big family!
Amanda R. says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully we will have 2 babies and be living in a new city since our current house is for sale now!
Congrats on 5 years and still going strong!
Vanessa says
FIFTH ME! In five years we hope to have a couple more kiddos in the fam and other than that, I have no idea!
Rebekah says
FIFTH ME!
Um…I have no idea! I finish grad school in December, so the rest is still unwritten :)
Amanda says
FIFTH ME!
Thinking about where I’ll be in 5 years is really scary to me. I think I might be married, own a house, and have a baby by then (none of those things are currently true). Seriously, the thought of all of that happening so soon is FREAKING ME OUT. Everything is going to change!
Congrats on your 5th blogiversary!
shannon says
FIFTH ME! I love not knowing where I’ll be in five years! Here’s to surprises!
Candice says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years I hope to be on a cruise with my amazing hubby for our 10th wedding anniversary, have had one last child which we hope is a boy, and living in our forever home.
Molly says
Fifth me!
I see myself happy and surrounded by family & friends that I love and hopefully the other details that I can’t predict right now won’t matter too much!
Sara Ann says
FIFTH ME! I would hope to be married and in a new city, but honestly who knows where this road may take me! And I like it that way :)
marilu says
“FIFTH ME!” Congrats on your blogiversary!
Kristi says
FIFTH ME! With the hubby in dental school, it’s hard to tell where we’ll live in five years. Maybe by then we’ll finally live in a place where we can paint the walls! I hope to have a kiddo or two by then too.
Kayleigh says
Fifth Me!
I hope in 5 years I’m a full time blogger and not part time! That would be amazing!
Jessica says
FIFTH ME!!! In five years my five month old will be five and in school. Crazy. Days can seem long and the years short!
Joie says
FIFTH ME!
With a great job and two beautiful boys.
Allie says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I imagine I’ll be married, my dog will be moving much more slowly (ha! not likely…), my organizational skills will have developed 500-fold, and I’ll be 5 years closer to paying off those pesky student loans! :) (Congratulations on the milestone, you two!!)
Emily says
Fifth me! Happily married to my husband and with another addition or two to our family. Right now we just have one!
jess says
Fifth me! We will be in our new house and #1 will have started school, and hopefully #2 will be around as well.
Audrey P says
FIFTH ME!
I’m exactly where I thought I’d be (minus the physical location), but I can’t imagine the next five years going as predictably. Either way, I’m happy!
Congrats guys!
Jen says
FIFTH ME!
In five years… I hope to be settled in a house with a family of 3, maybe 4?!! Can’t wait:)
Courtney says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be married and starting my own freelance graphic design business!
ebest says
FIFTH ME – in five years I hope to have our basement finished and a plan to either add a 2nd story or make the 1.5 story a master bedroom.
Ellie says
Fifth me!!!!
In five years I hope to be in job I love and have a side business of a new design website. In an ideal world, I’ll have an awesome hubby&house and be a way better cook than I am now :)
jessica says
Job I love working with kids!
brenda says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years we hope to make a big move from Texas to Portland and enjoying the beautiful and cool weather surroundings! After 25 years in Texas we still can’t get use to the HOT weather. :) Happy Anniversary to you both too!
Mimi says
FIFTH ME! In 2017, I hope to be right here (spent the last few years moving around and I’m DONE)!
Aaron says
FIFTH ME
In five years, everything will be new, except ourselves.
Megan says
Fifth Me! I will have paid off all of my student loan debt
Brittany says
FIFTH ME!
In five years it’s hard to imagine where we’ll be, we could have kids by then or live in a different state… but I hope we’ll at least get the living room painted by then…
Amelia says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I’ll be sending my baby girl to kindergarten!:( and maybe I’ll have another little one by then…
Dani M. says
Fifth me!
In five years, I hope my husband and I have at least two more kiddos and maybe a giant dog too!