***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.
Mandy says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I want to be married, and living in a place I own and not just rent. And then I can use your blog as a decoration how to, Instead of just pictures to drool over…
Aimee says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to still be working at the job that I love and living with the man that I love even more.
Sara says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I will have a 13 yo, a 10 yo and an 8 yo. I can’t even imagine what it will be like!
Lindsay says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I’d like to be looking for a new house with my boyfriend (who will hopefully be a fiance or husband by then!).
If this posts twice, sorry!
Kathy says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully, in five years I’ll have a growing family and experiencing my first years of motherhood (fingers crossed)!!
Samma says
Oh ya! FIFTH ME!
5 years from now, I hope to be a Stay at Home DIY wife, aka semi retired. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll be working on another new home w/ my wonderful husband, with room for a bigger saltwater aquarium to satisfy the urges in between dive vacations.
Congrats on 5 years of Blogging Success! You (and your blog roll) are my daily must-reads.
Chelsea says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years….I see myself hopefully still living in Vermont teaching our baby boy how to ski :)
Marlena says
reloading is hard for me…. :)
Chrissy says
FIFTH ME, I hope to still be living in the same house, but with some more updates, and a bigger family :)
Rachel says
Fifth Me!!!
In five years I hope to be a home owner, have one more baby, and still reading YHL ;-). Congrats!!
Courtney says
In five years, I’d like to have visited 5 new countries!
shell says
FIFTH ME!
in 5 years I see myself with maybe two kids, newly moved into a new and bigger home, with my evey-lovin hubby by my side…and a dog perhaps? haha..very simple..but thats really all I want!
Lindsay says
FIFTH ME
In 5 years I see myself raising my son and another kiddo (maybe 2 more?!) while working to open my yoga studio in DC metro area.
Happy 5th anniversary!
Kim says
Fifth Me! In five years I hope I am working from home and spending my free time with my children.
Angie says
Fifth Me
In 5 years, all of my 4 kids will be in school. That means I will be going back to work, which will mean an extra paycheck to fund some needed updates to our 1937 home!
Madison says
FIFTH ME
In five years, we’re hoping to have a little one (or two!) on the way!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Monique says
Fifth Me! Congratulations to both of you – great blog that only gets better with age. Similarly, I seem myself getting better with age – simplifying life and enjoying my family – because that’s all that matters!
Sherri says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I see myself as a mom enjoying our family!
Morgan Doyle Simon says
FIFTH TO ME!!
That is crazy to think about! Hmmm in 5 years I hope to be still happily married, possibly with a little one!? And owning our own home – doing tons of fun projects! :)
Cee says
FIFTH ME!
I hope that in 5 years from now we will have realized our dream of living a somewhat self sustainable life. We’re building a new house in a new state with lots of land to have chickens, goats and lots of veggies and fruit trees. It’s a scary new begining but I’m excited and hopeful.
Keresa says
“FIFTH ME”
I hope to be living in the same house with my hubs and son and finished some of the many projects we have planned!
christina johnson says
“FIFTH ME!”
In five years, my husband will have finished his PhD and hopefully be settled into a teaching job that he loves. I will be the mom to a 14 yearold, a 12 year old, and 10 year old twins! EEK! While it’s fun to think of my boys growing older…it’s not fun to consider our grocery bill. :)
Emily B. says
FIFTH ME…. In 5 years I will have one boy in first grade and my TWINS (prego right now) will be in preschool, so hopefully I will still have my sanity :) Oh and we will probably be in a bigger house…
Amanda S. says
Fifth me! I see myself with a child or two, in a bigger house- perhaps still local but perhaps on the West Coast and running a private therapy practice.
Amanda Fellingham says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I see myself with 1 or 2 more kids (we have a 2 year old girl and a 4 month old boy right now). We will probably be in the same house, my husband with the same job (he’s in the military), and hopefully still loving life. Oh, and we’ll also have a few new accessories/lighting/rugs due to winning a ridiculously awesome giveaway.
One can hope!
Amanda
Annalee says
FIFTH ME!
Congratulations on five big years!
In five years I hope to be much better at DIYing.
zach says
FIFTH ME! Continuing to advance in my current career
amelia says
We will probably have at least 5 more kids ( in addition to the 5 we already have)!!!
Erin says
FIFTH ME!
Five years… it’s hard to say. My husband will be finished with his Master’s degree so moving is a distinct possibility since we live in a very small town currently. We will have one child in high school (scary!) and the other in middle school.
BJohnson says
FIFTH ME!! Love this and looking forward to the next five years!
We have the possibility of a major move coming up, so we could be changing houses, cities, jobs and hopefully adding some family members. So. Much. Change.
Natalie V. says
FIFTH ME!!! Happy anniversary to you! In five years I hope to be in a new job. Working on getting my teaching certificate so my schedule will match up better with my kids’. Summers off? Yes, please!
Colleen says
Fifth me! Five years from now I will be a Dr! I just started my PhD this semester, so heres to hoping these 5 go quickly :)
Tabitha says
FIFTH ME
Hopefully in 5 years, I will be just as happy as I am now!!
Robin says
Fifth me…hopefully in 5 years from now we will have a least a baby or two.
Jamee says
FIFTH ME!! I try to live in the moment, but hopefully five years from now my family and I will be as happy and healthy as we are today!
Love your site!!
Robin says
FIFTH ME! Wow o wow, what a prize! I see myself living as I do now but with more money and maybe preggo.
renee says
FIFTH ME
In five years I will be an empty nester, and FINALLY able to keep a clean and decently-decorated home :)
HAPPY BLOGIVERSARY!
xox from Minneapolis
Julia says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I hope to be in a cute little house in my little slice of Atlanta!
Barbara O'Connell says
Fifth me! First off, congrats! In five years I see myself with an (almost) empty next as my daughters will have just graduated from high school! Looking forward to spending quality time with the hubby!
Laura says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, we’ll have an almost 5-year-old little boy (seeing as how he isn’t born yet), my husband will have graduated with his PhD and we’ll be living somewhere new while we work towards building our careers!
Kayla says
FIFTH ME!
Hard to guess where I’ll be geographically, but hopefully I’ll be a homeowner by then! Life-wise I’m hoping to be in my fifth year of wedded bliss (getting married next month!) with a couple of kids keeping us entertained…
Casey says
FIFTH ME!
Congrats on 5 years! Wow!
In 5 years, I hope to be healthy and happy, surrounded by family and friends!
Kathy says
FIFTH ME!!!
I hope to be retiring after 25 years of work. I hope to be moving into a one-story home out in the country a little…downsizing from a 2 story.
Congratulations on your blog!!! Great information for us DIYers.
Lanna says
Fifth me!!
In 5 years, I’m hoping we’ll have another child, and that I will still be working at the same place. Love it here. :)
Sara says
FIFTH ME!
In five years we see ourselves with 1 or 2 more kids (we have one), living in New England, working at a local church, traveling internationally, spending quality time with each other.
Emily says
FIFTH ME!
5 years? I want to have my house paid off and be looking at plans to build :-)
RBrook says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to have started a family in five years – and that my husband will be in a position where he doesn’t have to travel constantly for work.
Congratulations on the anniversary!
Pam says
FIFTH ME!
Congratulations on your anniversary-what a great journey you are on. In five years, I hope to be married and living in another state.
Erin says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in five years I’ll have a couple more kiddos!
Caroline says
Fifth me! In 5 years I see myself largely the same, just older haha