***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.
sarabaker says
FIFTH ME! Five years from now I will have 2 kids in school all day, and I hope my hubby and I will be either going to or just back from an anniversary celebration in Hawaii!
Meagan B. says
FIFTH ME! I hope I am enjoying my beautiful boys with my husband still enjoying life and serving the Lord!
faith says
fifth me! More kiddos, bigger house, maybe an at home business
Skylar says
Fifth me – hopefully I’ll have a different job in five years!
Susan says
FIFTH ME!
I’d love to have 2 more kids–one by birth, one by adoption. And then I’ll get all fit and fabulous in preparation for turning 40! LOL
Congrats, guys.
Dena says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to have a kid or two, and be living in our first home.
Jenna says
Fifth me!
Ideally, in fives years I will be two years out of law school working at a job that I love and most likely still in the city I absolutely adore (Minneapolis)! I wouldn’t mind if marriage was in the works at the point, either. :)
Congratulations on five years of blogging–hopefully you have many years of it to go!
Lara says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, we will definitely still be in the same house. We just bought it last year. Hopefully, we’ll have lots more done and finished. We will most likely have another baby added to the mix, if not two more.
Jr says
Fifth me! New job!! That is my 5 year plan.
Vanessa says
Fifth me! In 5 years I will not be getting up at night with babies/small children! Woo-hoo!
Colleen says
FIFTH ME!!
Caroline says
FIFTH ME! I see myself with a little one. Hubs and I will most likely be looking for a larger home to make room for the kiddo…referencing YHL for ideas along the way!
Abby says
Fifth me! Finished with grad school, hopefully.
Emily says
FIFTH ME!!
Megan says
FIFTH ME! I see myself with our home renovations finished. In a happy house, with a happy husband, a fuzzy dog, and a little mini me.
Aly says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I will finally be out of grad school – hoping to have started a career I love, be happily married, and have a kid or two :)
Emily says
FIFTH ME!
Would love to see myself with a new member to our family (a BABY) and possibly move to a bigger city…
Mindy says
FIFTH ME!!
5 years is a long time away, but I’ll be living a great life.
Megan says
FIFTH ME!!! in five years i hope to be as happy as i am now with my family!
Katie says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be done with my kitchen renovation, though it sure feels like it’s been that long already!
Sugar Cookie says
FIFTH ME! I would LOVE to win this!! In five years, I hope to be finished with my Ph.D., have at least one kid, and maybe be in a higher position at my work. Oh, and have an incredibly decorated home thanks to these gift cards that I am going to win :)
Carly says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope my husband and I have a few kiddos running around to fill up the bedrooms in our new house! :)
Laura B says
Fifth Me! I’m married now but in 5 years, I hope to see one or two additions to our little family (babies, not more dogs, we have plenty of dogs!) and hopefully a new house. We love Atlanta, but well paying jobs for both of us at the beach in Florida would be on my wish list.
Heather says
“FIFTH ME” In the next five years… a new house would be nice!
Shay says
Fifth Me!
Crystal Ball activate. Form of: perhaps a bambino in the house, starting plans for a master bedroom addition & happy as a clam!
Collette Alger says
FIFTH ME!!!! In five years hopefully we are as happy as we are now..also homeowners could be sweet and maybe another baby….so much is possible in five years!
Brynne says
FIFTH ME! Happily raising our little guy (due in 2 weeks) and hopefully a couple (few?) of his siblings.
Pam says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be in the same house, but with many more home projects crossed off the to-do list!
Happy Blogiversary!
Lauren says
“FIFTH ME, I am a homeowner!” A happy, all be it new homeowner, I hope that it 5 years I still love my house and that I have made it more Me and upgraded it from 1950’s to 2020ish ;-)
Heather L. says
FIFTH ME! Our “baby” will be starting Kindergarten in five years and hopefully we’ll have one or two more kids to add to the crew!
twila says
“FIFTH ME” I hope to have two more kids by then (total of 4) and to have a happy and healthy family!!!
I can’t believe it’s been five years!!!!!
Allison says
FIFTH ME! I will be out of pharmacy school and working in a hospital–can’t wait to finally be making money instead of spending it on school! And of course, hopefully married to my honey.
Elizabeth says
Fifth me!! In five years we hope to be living in Alaska with a few kiddos! Congrats on 5 years!
Mary says
Fifth Me!
In five years I hope to have more grandchildren to love!
Katy Sato-Papagiannis says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I’d like to be in a clean house! with a new kitchen!
annie says
FIFTH ME! yikes..in five years i will have a driver in my family along with a whole new level of fear & anxiety! i hope to have continued health & love and loads of new memories for my kids. oh, and maybe there is a chocolate lab in there somewhere :)
Kristina Falcon says
FIFTH ME!… Hopefully getting back from living a couple of years abroad! (Country still pending)
Katie says
FIFTH ME!
I’m pregnant with our first child now, so it is crazy to think in 5 years, we could have 1 or 2 more!!
Ali Broom says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be a stay at home mom with two… maybe three… little ones!
Alix says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I will be a wonderful mama, as I’m 21 weeks pregnant!
Emma says
FIFTh ME! Hope to be More well traveled, to have an amazing dog and I want a big gray couch.
Gina says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years we’ll have 4 kids out of the house and 2 to go. I love my job so I hope that doesn’t change but I know my husband will have new job but where will that take us….
Katie says
Fifth me!!! Hopefully in 5 years we have bought our first house. Fingers crossed anyway ;)
Stephanie says
Fifth me! I think in five years, hopefully be further along in our restorationif of our old house with happy kiddos/husband.
MollyB says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years: hope to have started a family and moved into our next house (meaning we finish working on the one we’re in and sell/rent it). I so appreciate YHL’s enthusiasm, energy, and fresh ideas to help get me motivated to work on our next project.
Meg says
Fifth Me! My husbands job requires a lot of moving. We could be in Alaska (besties with my idol Ana),wearing sweaters Finland or learning how to make jambalaya down south. I try my hardest not to think about 5 years down the road and live in the moment.
Tabitha says
FIFTH ME! I’m 8 months pregnant with out first child at the moment, so in 5 years I hope to have a healthy, happy almost-5 year old and maybe a little brother or sister for her to play with.
Hillary says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully we’ll be parents to a pre-schooler (due in March!) and perhaps a little sibling as well.
Kate says
FIFTH ME! I I will have a 5 year old so I will likely be exhausted!:-)
Sarah Jane says
FIFTH ME!
Married to a beautiful woman, starting a family, and making a home and a life together.