***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.
Hilary says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years I’ll FINALLY be married! Woo-hoo! And we will have moved out of our VA home and living who knows where?! Fingers crossed for another Great Dane! ;)
JoAnne says
FIFTH ME
Hopefully, I’ll be in a new house with a 3rd little ne in 5 years.
Jennifer C says
FIFTH ME! Today is my and my husband’s 2nd wedding anniversary and our son just celebrated his first half birthday yesterday. In five years we hope to be celebrating our 7th anniversary with at least one more beautiful child.
Sarah says
FIFTH ME! I hope that we are getting ready to have some kids!
S. Shaw says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope our family will grow and we’ll be DIY-ing our way through a new home to accomodate the addition(s)!
Megan says
In 5 years I hope to have my masters, be married, buy a house and start thinking about kids!
Lisa A says
FIFTH ME! I imagine I’ll still be in my house, but probably with a new roof and hopefully some proper drapes!
Karen says
FIFTH ME! My youngest will be out of college, my middle will be in dental school, and my oldest will have at least one more grandbaby. And I will be working in my new career. Not sure what it will be, but it will be great!
Nicole says
FIFTH ME! With a baby on the way, I see myself with at least a five year old and hopefully a younger kiddo too. My husband and I will be settled into our (currently) new home by then and I hope to enjoy the day to day plus many adventures!
Holly Marie says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have two more kids to join my sweet baby boy who will be 1 in November- one can hope!
Ryan says
fifth me!
Nikki says
FIFTH ME! =)
Dara says
fifth me! I will have a 12 yr old, a 10 yr old, and a 7 yr old in 5 years!
Marsha says
Fifth Me! I hope to have family around me and plans to travel.
Anna-Lisa says
Fifth me! In five years my husband and I hope to own a house and have a couple of kids. :-)
Jen C. says
FIFTH ME!
Five years out has both my boys in school all day … it’s almost unimagineable!
Sandi R. says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I see myself with children and probably still living in the same place!
catherine says
Fifth me! In 5 years my baby girl will be 5!! What is that, 1st grade? I suspect I will have a new job, new house, and new city! I’ll keep the same hubby though!
Kelly S says
FIFTH ME!! I hope to be a mama of TWO kids, got the boy – want the girl (oops, I’m not supposed to say that).
Whitney says
FIFTH MEEE! I can’t imagine being any happier than I am now, but hopefully there will be some changes. In five years we will have moved into our custom-built home (yeah, that $2500 of stuff would go a long way!) and have a kid or at least a bun in the oven. Oh my gosh, I’ll be past the big 3-0 in five years!
Michelle says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully a baby or two and some more space!
Stephanie Small says
FIFTH ME!!
I hope to be married to my current bf and maybe even have a little one on the way…as well as to be happy, healthy, and loving life like I am now! :)
Laura says
FIFTH MEEEEE!
In five years I hope my husband and I can expand our family into more than us two and have our house fully decorated and…wait for it…PAID OFF!
Lesley says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, my husband and I will have a 5 (almost 6 eek!) year old daughter, our current house will be all that we ever hoped, and I will be a stay at home mom. Oh, and I hope to have one more kiddo, or at least one in the oven!
Amy says
FIFTH ME!
I see us in a nicely decorated house thanks to you guys!
Holli says
FIFTH ME! Still enjoying life with my hubby, adding some kiddos and helping others : )
Laura says
Fifth Me!
Lord willing, still journeying with my hubs but maybe joined with a kid and more greyhounds :)
Debbie says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years, I hope to have expanded my photography business. And finally finished renovating/redesigning my house!
Kate says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be living in a house with a few more children!
Alicia says
FIFTH ME! I hope to still be living and working in the Boston area. But who knows, maybe NYC!
Kristine says
FIFTH ME!
Jane says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I hope to be living in the same town with my loving husband (and maybe 2 or 3 or 4 children?).
We don’t have any human kids yet(2 cats, 2 dogs) ;)
laura says
FIFTH ME!!! In five years, I hope that me and my husband are back together (currently separated) and living happily with our 8(!) year old son…and hopefully we will have 2-3 more children by then, and I hopefully will be in a fulfilling job!
Laura says
“FIFTH ME”
I will have a teenager in the house so I can see a bedroom redecoration happening right around then!!
Beth says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I suspect that I’ll be safely ensconced back in New England, with a brain full of the California memories I’m currently making.
Lee says
Fifth me!! We will hopefully be in our new house (closing in a week!) and also hopefully making it as awesome as yours!
Natasha S says
FIFTH ME!
Julie R. says
FIFTH ME! Five years from now, I hope to be done with career transitions and finally settled in….for good!
Kimberly L says
FIFTH ME!
I see myself married to my man with one (maybe two) kiddos. I’ll be a SAHM taking care of our wonderful, beautiful child(ren). We’ll be living in a beautiful home – maybe the same one we’re living in now, or a remodeled version of it, or living in an entirely different city (our country!). Who knows where I’ll really end up, but the the one thing I hope for is that we are all happy and healthy.
becca says
fifth me!
hopefully we’re still in the same town…I love it here!!
Sara says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I hope to be a mother, write another book, go full-time freelance (or find that elusive, perfect day job). Hopefully we’ll be looking to transition out of our first home (we’re in it now) and into our dream/forever home.
Congrats to you both! You are incredibly dedicated and somehow still humble. Props to you. :)
Michelle says
FIFTH ME! Lord willing, I’ll have a couple of rugrats by then!
Chris says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope I’m continuing to enjoy life and making the best of each new adventure.
Marsha Farnham says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I see myself owning the insurance agency where I currently work. I’ll still be married to my wonderful husband with a teenager (yikes!) and a pre-teen.
Erin says
FIFTH ME! and hopefully new in at least 2 of those categories, and adding several more states and countries to my Visited List.
Greta says
FIFTH ME! I don’t think I’ve been asked that questions since high school! In five years I’m hoping to have kiddo number 2, a home that is hopefully fully re-decorated/designed, win the lotto(dreaming big here), and have gone back to Hawaii with my husband!!
Amber P. says
Fifth me!
I might just be a married military wife, but I’ll still be a faithful YHL reader. Thanks guys, you rock!
Emmy Lou says
FIFTH ME
… maybe a new baby, increasing our family to four…or a house (!), moving on from our sweet apartment
Rachel says
FIFTH ME… in our “new” old house we just purchased this summer, perhaps the remodel will be complete by then and maybe with a shower that doesn’t smell like raw eggs?
Nikki Miller says
Fifth me! In five years, I hope to own a home, maybe have a family. I just started a new job and I love it so I hope to still be here :)