***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.
Andrea says
Fifth me!
Oh the places we hope to go in 5 years!
…continuing to travel, soaking up new people, new adventures and yes! a new job- we finally began documenting all of our hard work in a blog we’ve been sitting on for a year and the time is just right for us, maybe one day we can do it full time, too.
Happy Blogiversary to you!
Lacie says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years, we hope to be homeowners living somewhere near dear friends with one or two kids.
Kristin Friesen says
FIFTH ME…
In 5 years I see myself building a house! We are working on saving right now, our dream is to buy some land and build from scratch. We love the super modern wood/glass/concrete look, something you definitely wont find ready made so we want to build our own.
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Deanna says
FIFTH ME! I’m a SAHM so in five years I’ll have a 14-year-old (O.M.G.), a 12-year-old (OO.MM.GG.), and an 8-year-old (Uh……..). We’re currently working on finishing our basement so that those three currently-younger ones can have more room to run around so hopefully that’ll be done (and probably be filled with overnighting teens & tweens). We’ll be gearing up for our son’s 1st Communion (GASP!) and I hope to be right where I am now–ON VACATION! Sunny days! :) Happy 5 years, YHL!!
Amanda says
Fifth Me! In five years my son will be 5 1/5 and I kindergarten. Hopefully we’ll have another kiddo(or more). Maybe I’ll go back to teaching, or maybe I’ll be homeschooling my son – either way I expect we’ll still be living in NYC, but really who knows?
Megan Ressler says
FIFTH ME!
Beth says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to be running a kids club/tutoring program for our neighborhood and surrounding areas…..while raising my own little crazies:)
Karisa says
FIFTH ME! In five years I see my hubby and I happily in the same house only the decor is a little more fabulous and we have another wee one running around. We just had our first seven months ago but she is growing so fast I am already missing her being a teeny tiny newborn!
Amy says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, we’ll be done renovating the major elements and will be loving our completely transformed house!
Nell Ann says
Fifth me — and it’s hard to say what the future holds for our little family, but I’m sure it will be fun and exciting and I’m happy to just wait and see! :)
Jenny says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years we plan to be back on the East Coast, possible even Richmond :). We are from MD/DE beach area originally and are in Kentucky now, but desperately miss the beach!
Deanna says
Fifth me! We’d love to be in a new home, with no more rental suite involved.
Wendy says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, my husband and I will (hopefully) have 1 more munchkin (1 due around Thanksgiving and 1 from his previous marriage). All of the family members will be healthy, loving, and thriving. Husband will have his PhD and be teaching at a university where he is happy. I’ll be working at a job that makes me happy.
Who knows where we’ll be living, but we’ll be travelling and keeping God, love, family, and fun at the focus.
There’s more, but you know…some stuff ya gotta keep secret ;-)
Eve says
FIFTH ME!
Maybe a little one? Maybe not. Definitely tenure.
Liz Fulton says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I see myself packing up my home, leaving my job, saying goodbye to friends and family and traveling the world as part of the best big 3-0 birthday present I could give myself!
Stacy says
FIFTH ME! We hope to be in our forever home and will definitely have another kiddo. And also I will have won the lottery by then, or will have had a small fortune (or large, let’s not be picky) left to me by a relative I didn’t even know existed.
Devon @ Green House, Good Life says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, my house will be seven years old and will (finally) have a working rainwater collection system, front walkway, back patio, vessel fountain, raised vegetable garden beds, fence, and a handful of other new features. But those seven are the important ones.
Hallie says
FIFTH ME
Congratulations Petersiks–good stuff!
Happy and healthy, man, happy and healthy.
Carrie says
FIFTH ME! My hubby and I will have a six year old in five years (!!) and hopefully one or two more!
Megan says
Living in the Pacific Northwest with my hubby and 3 kids. :)
Thomas says
FIFTH ME
In 5 Years, I see myself in either the same programming job, or at the very least one similar to it. I plan on having most of my student loans paid off, and if I’m lucky, I’ll own a house within that time.
Nicole J says
FIFTH ME! Still happily married with maybe one more kiddo to add to our crew!
Jess says
FIFTH ME! In five years I bet I will have left NYC to my hometown in the midwest, bought a house with my hubs and started a family. Lots of changes!
Paula says
FIFTH ME! I hope I have a few not-so-little babies at that point! But generally, I’m loving where I am right now! :-) Great giveaways! Happy 5 years and thanks for your awesome work!
Emily says
FIFTH ME!!!
Let’s think big :) I see myself having published my first book with another on the way!
Liz H. says
FIFTH ME! If 5 years I hope to be married to my sweet almost-fiance (proposal should happen any day now!) with a new baby, or one on the way!
Lindsay says
FIFTH ME! – I hope to have 2-3 kids with my husband, move to a house with more land (and no backyard neighbors), and keep DIYing as many projects as possible!
Renee Hopkins says
FIFTH ME! My new girl will be staring down 5 and kindergarten (yikes!) Hopefully with little brother or sister. We hope to have a vacation property in Savannah, GA and enjoying it on a regular basis as I’ll be making enough money to allow my husband to be a stay-at-home Daddy. Hopefully a promotion or 2 will have come through by that time, with one just around the corner, here is hoping. And I’ll be 32, oh-jeez-yikes.
Beth says
Fifth Me! I am in the 30 something age group and last year decided to go back to school and finish my degree. I am doing this while working a full time job so in 5 years I hope I will have graduated!! Perhaps in 5 years my husband and I will own our own place but for now we are happy with life just as it is!
Sarah F says
FIFTH Me!
In five years, I will be done with my Master’s of Education, with one or two children, and will be a stay at home mom. :)
Joe says
FIFTH ME
Who the hell knows?
Allie says
FIFTH ME!
I’m 24 and in grad school now, so in 5 years I hope to have my degree, a real job, a house, and a dog! Oh and maybe a husband too :-)
Sarah says
Fifth Me! In 5 years I hope to be settled in a new city and starting a family.
erin b says
FIFTH ME!
I see myself in my currently brand-new home, but with it much more decorated and happy (in part because I win this prize!). :)
Taya says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope my husband and I have expanded our 2-person family to include at least one tiny human and maybe a four-legged creature (or 2)! Also, purchase a house with a yard and turn our current home into a rental property. Where we’ll end up… nobody knows!
Mandi White says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in 5 years, we will be in a new house with a couple babies! :)
Katie says
FIFTH ME! In five years my baby (the youngest of four) will be six and in school. I hope I’m in school myself- maybe for nursing or teaching.
Julie says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be working as a nurse practitioner!
Mary says
FIFTH ME!!!!
Kay says
Fifth me!! Five years from now will find me with many more creative projects under my belt – hopefully in an old house!
Lee says
FIFTH ME!!
I hope to be much more settled, having only recently decided to put down some roots after years of moving around!
Mags says
Fifth me! Would love to own my own place by then — and maybe start tackling a few small DIY home projects, too…
Beth says
FIFTH ME! I’ve got my fingers crossed that five years from now we’ll be living overseas on an Air Force assignment. Italy is calling my name. : )
Tiffany says
FIFTH ME!
We just bought a new house and I have a great job, so I hope to be in the same place five years from now :)
Frances says
FIFTH ME!!
Who knows! I have a year and a half left in graduate school. I have dreams of working at a great university and spending my free time filling a house (of my own!) with memories and throw pillows and adopting a huge dopey dog. The rest I guess will figure itself out. :)
HAPPY BLOGIVERSARY guys!
Nikki says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years my sons will be 15, 13 and 9. YIKES!
Michelle says
Fifth Me please!
In 5 years, hopefully we have one more kid, and are living as a happy little family!
Lisa says
Fifth Me….I see myself with a new job, in a new apartment (new to me, that is!) and in a new city…
Meagan Ferrari says
FIFTH ME!!!!
:)
Hopefully, right where I am! With a loving husband, family, and babies! :) Maybe add some furry babies to the mix. That would be nice!
Kasey says
FIFTH ME!!!!!!
In 5 years, I will be happily settled in my own DIY home filled with character and love. My dog and I may have even decided to let a hubby join the family. Maybe!