***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.
Liz says
FIFTH ME! I’m hoping to own my own home in 5 years.
Emily @ Peck Life says
Fifth me!!!!! Hmm, in 5 years we will probably have one more kiddo and HOPEFULLY be in our dream house here (still in Seattle!) :) Happy Anniversary!!!
Lindsay says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in a good place :)
Tempest says
Fifth Me!!
I’ll be the mother to a 7.5 and 5 year old. That sounds crazy to say!
chuma says
FIFTH ME!
Frannie says
FIFTH ME!
In five years…married to my one and only for 11 years!
Megan says
FIFTH ME! All kids done with college!
Aska says
FIFTH ME!!! Just as I am now. Loving life:::)))
Jennifer Thigpen says
FIFTH ME.
In five years… . I will be that much closer to 50 (!!) even though I still feel like I’m 25. My daughter will be driving (yee-gads!) and my son will be a teenager (double yee-gads!). I will *still* be discovering what I want to be when I grow up and still madly in love with my husband.
Grace says
FIFTH ME!
Hoping that in five years, I’ll be about halfway through a doctoral program in psychology. I’ll most likely be in another city (Washington DC or Dallas would be great!). I’m excited about the next few years!
Debora says
Fifth Me! In five years, I will
have my counseling license, maybe
even my doctorate, and I will be
almost 68 years old!
Emilee says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope we’ve moved out of this tiny rental and have firmly settled into the home that we are currently working on building plans for.
Katie says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be decorating a nursery in 5 years living in our current (and brand new to us) house. Maybe a little dog too :)
Amy says
Fifth Me!
Hopefully 5 more years will make me wiser!
Michaela says
Fifth me. In five years, I see myself married, with a kid or two, and hopefully a new house to decorate.
regan says
FIFTH ME!!!
Oh my, in 5 years… I’ll be married (engaged now, hoping for 2013 wedding), finished with schooling, and working the job that I have been in training for the past 11 years. Have 1 child 2 dogs, and living somewhere in the Midwest. Hopefully in a beautifully decorated home!
R. Rose says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I will hopefully be a stay at home mom and chasing little ones all over the home…and keeping it looking cute, too :)
Olivia says
Fifth me! What an amazing price for one lucky person!
In five years my baby will be 5 and 1/2 (hard to believe)!
We will probably have one or two more kids and will need to be in a bigger house to accommodate those hypothetical kids. I am currently starting a sewing business making baby accessories. Hopefully in 5 years I will have a good customer base that allows me to be a WAHM but not be too busy so that I have time with my adorable kids!
Congrats on 5 years!
Ann says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be a home owner!
Caitlin says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully living in my all finished (haha) house with my husband and a baby!
Millicent Skiles says
FIFTH ME! I have no plans of going anywhere. After bouncing around for years, my husband and I have finally found the perfect place to raise our family. Ahhh…home!
Lauren Montavon says
FIFTH ME!! in 5 years I hope to be enjoying life with my hubby and multiple lil rugrats
Devon Feriance says
FIFTH ME!
I foresee me and my hubs with a little one and hopefully moving on to our next fixer-upper. Cheers!
Becca says
Fifth Me! Married to my wonderful husband with a college age daughter (sob) and a son who is in 11th grade. Sigh…
Britta says
OH MY! THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! YES. ALL CAPS. This feels so life changing. I know that’s dramatic and all but OH.MY. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I will send you photos of the changes once use the cards!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw so glad! Congrats!
xo,
s
Kathryn says
One of your goals for this year is to share more reader stuff – maybe you could ask Britta to provide some photos/updates on what she buys with all that money, the lucky girl!
YoungHouseLove says
Oh heck yeah, you know we did! Haha.
xo
s