***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.
Lisa R says
FIFTH ME!In five years I still see us in the same home in the same city and probably at the same jobs! We like to put down roots and stick to the things we find comfortable.
corey says
fifth me, please!
Courtney says
FIFTH ME! I’ll be done with grad school!!!
Lynn T says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be in a happy relationship and starting a family. I’d like to say I’d be in a new, bigger house, but I’d be content with getting the one I just bought put together perfectly.
Sarah says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I will be done with grad school, have a job that I love, be married to my fiance, and living in a new city. That’s the plan, anyway!
Ashley says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be a homeowner! (I’m SO over renting.)
Amanda says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be a mom, my husband will be out of pharmacy school, and maybe I’ll have written that novel that I’ve always wanted to write. :)
Rachel says
FIFTH ME! Congrats on 5 years! I am just starting a jewelry business and we are looking forward to getting married and buying our first home next year. We are travelers at heart, so I see us galavanting around the world making a little stylish nest with our pup where ever we go!
Brittany says
FIFTH ME!
Carmina Lass says
FIFTH ME!
Parenting a kindergartener and hopefully successfully self-employed!
Hannah says
fifth me! I hope to be starting a new career in a new city within five years!
Audrey Moore says
Fifth me!
I hope to be DIYing it up in a house of my own in five years
Erin says
FIFTH ME!
My husband will be done with school, I may go back for a master’s degree, and I’m hoping by then we’ll have a kid or two, and a house of our very own!
AJ says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I hope to be pretty much the same as where I am now, but maybe with a less stressful job!
Holly Townsend says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I will be married to my best friend (Nov 2013), still teaching, and hopefully enjoying one or two little bundles of joy.
Anika says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years I hope to have one or two more kiddos and be living in a newly built house in the country. We are planning to build an old farm house style place once we find the right property!
Megan says
FIFTH ME!!
We hope to start a family by then and have a quiet house in the country.
Meghan says
FIFTH ME
Hmm five years from now- Happily celebrating my eighth anniversary with the hubby, surrounded by critters and kiddos and enjoying all of the new things I bought with the gift cards I won on YHL. :)
Kelly says
FIFTH ME! I love my life. Let’s stick with it.
Stephanie says
Fifth me!! And it five years I will have a teenager!! AAck! And my husband will have graduated from PA school and we will be starting a new life somewhere. EXCITING!!
Emily says
FIFTH ME!! I imagine we’ll have finished all our house projects…yeah right!
Anita says
Fifth me! I love where I live, so I’d be happy if I’m still right here in Richmond. Hopefully in five years we will have upgraded our current house or moved somewhere even better!
Steph says
Fifth me! In 5 years, my oldest will be gone to college, my middle will be a junior in high school and my baby will be a freshman. Yikes! I think we’ll be redoing their bedrooms. ;)
Leah says
FIFTH ME! five years…two little ones, happy with our jobs, and in the same house–but looking much nicer! :)
Sarah C says
Where will I be in 5 years? I will have three little letters after my name, Ph.D. It is all that I’ve worked for, cried over, bled for, sacrificed time and starting a family with my husband for the last five years. We’ll be in our first home, that is all ours and I can finally implement all of the DIY projects that are shacked up on my pinterest boards. I will be the happiest me at home hopefully with our first or second child. Professionally, I’ll be placed in a job where I am teaching science and impacting future generations to be curious and ask questions about how the world works around them. Five years doesn’t seem so long or far away but when you are working towards doing something you love it can feel like a lifetime.
FIFTH ME!!!
Vincent says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully by then I will have a new career.
Bob says
FIFTH ME!
Congratulations YHL!
Andrea says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully more settled in the career and moving ahead with our family.
Mary F says
FIFTH ME!! I hope to be working my dream job, having adorable kiddos and just enjoying life. (as opposed to right now where I’m living 1000 miles from my husband so that I can finish my last year of school…blah).
Ashley says
“FIFTH ME”
Considering that my fiance and I just bought a 4-bedroom house in a nice, quiet country area, I see myself completing decorating/settling into the house within five years. Of course I also see myself getting married next year, and having atleast 1 child, maybe a 2nd or one on the way within 5 years.
Lauren J says
FIFTH ME!!! Please :)
Soleil B says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I know my entire world is going to have changed! I’ll be married, have a little one on the way, have moved to a big city, and (hopefully) fulfilled my dreams of getting into the design world! Big dreams, big dreams. :)
Sarah in Indiana says
Fifth me! I hope in five years I will have a couple of kids and a graduate degree.
Kim says
FIFTH ME! I see myself married with at least one kiddo!
melinda greene says
FIFTH ME!!
Bronwen Castelli says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to be debt free, with children, and with a career that I am happy with (hopefully as an artist painting my heart out and people buying my work at flea markets and craft fairs and galleries!!)
Meagan L says
Fifth me! In five years, I plan to have: 1) finally paid off my student loans, and 2) finally have furnished our living room. Here’s to hoping! Congrats on the blogiversary, you two are unbelievably awesome.
Mallory Wilson says
FIFTH ME! I’m excited for the next 5 years! I see a new house, new job and a kiddo! I’ll keep the hubby though. : )
Kaye says
FIFTH ME!!!
Five years from now I’d like to be vacationing in Hawaii!
Annie P. says
Fifth me! I am expecting that this gift could come in handy!!
Bailey says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully five years from now I will be remembering that five years ago this week I won a sweet prize package from my favorite blog! And I’ll be reading your 10th anniversary blog!
Gina P says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I hope to have another child and be living closer to my hometown and family. I hope to be in our forever home that doesn’t cause me constant heartburn and be working at a job that makes me happier.
amalisa says
FIFTH ME!
Still happy!
Jess says
FIFTH ME! Had I been asked that question 5 years ago, I never would have guessed I’d be where I am today, but I’m sure I’ll be happy with whatever life brings :)
Anita says
Fifth me! I imagine I’ll still be living in Richmond (love it here!) but hope that maybe we will be living in a bigger house.
Hattie says
Fifth me! I’m up for an adventure, so no telling where we’ll be in five years. Wherever it is, I hope our friends and family come and visit!
Allison F-H says
FIFTH ME…. I’m hoping to still be teaching French and maybe have a second kid? (scary thought) My daughter is 20 months and a handful!
kelsey p says
FIFTH ME… I just hope to be HAPPY and HEALTHY in five years! :)
Nicole says
FIFTH ME! In five years, my fiance and I will be married :o) Hopefully, we’ll have a little one, too!
Renee DeGroat says
FIFTH ME! omg I hadn’t thought about five years from now but just realized our little one and baby #2 (on the way) will Both! Be in school by then. My heart stopped a moment. :) and we definitely will need to be in a bigger house by then. Congratulations on five years!