***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.
Dee Vee says
FIFTH ME!
In five years my first baby will turn five and hopefully have a little brother or sister in tow. We’ll live on some wooded acreage someplace in the Illinois River Valley where living is cheap and slow and where eggs are free, too (cuz we’ll have a few resident chickens). Oh, and our house will be decorated with fabulous winnings from this contest :-)
N Shirley says
Fifth me! In five years I will be retired and hstill working on my house! My husband and I are DIYers from way back and we enjoy doing home projects ourselves. Happy Fifth Anniversary to you!
Shaina says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope my son has a sibling to play with :)
Jessica says
FIFTH ME!
My husband and I hope to be in a better home for us – closer to work and more manageable for our finances and the way we live. We also hope to be building our family and celerating five years of marriage!
Sarah says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I hope to happier and healthier with my husband’s custom cabinetry business thriving, our home a peaceful haven and my kids on their way to becoming the people they were meant to be.
Nicole says
Fifth Me!
Happy blogiversary! In 5 years I hope to be in a place where I can take a significant amount of time off work to travel Europe and Asia.
Lesley says
Fifth me! Hopefully we will have every room fully furnished! I can’t make decisions and have a hard time finding things I love so it is taking a lot longe than I thought it would.
Roxanne R. says
fifth me!
We are looking to be debt free and subsequently buy the house we are currently living in. And finally (finally!) graduate with my Masters, and have great job where I can telecommute.
ah, dreams.
Nate says
FIFTH ME!
In five years our family will likely be larger and in a new place. But where that will be, who knows?
Kristin says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years my husband and I will have a 4 1/2 year old child! Woah, weird.
Annie says
Fifth me! I will have my basement finished and will have had a great trip to Europe!
Silvia says
FIFTH ME!!
in five years, i hope to be raising two amazing children and going to japan to visit with them and my husband.
Erin says
FIFTH ME
I’d love to be a mom by then.
Brittaney says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years I’m hopeful to have another baby, we already have one, get back into working as an RN, and cross off a few countries from our list of places to see. Hard to imagine 5 years from now when I can hardly imagine what tomorrow’s going to bring… a girl can dream!
Jacquee says
FIFTH ME!
Looking forward to more kids, more love, more happiness…more free time???? Is that too much to ask? :)
Linda says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to be healthy and happy and enjoying life as much as I am today.
Clark says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to have a man cave.
Annamarie says
Fifth me! In five years our family of five will probably be in a new home, we are starting to outgrow this one very quickly!
Kelsey Carlson says
FIFTH ME!
five years from now, I hope I still own my gift show and have started a family.
Jessica says
FIFTH ME
In five years I’d like to have a more creative job – web design/graphic design…hopefully the hubs and I will be celebrating our 10 year wedding anniversary, our daughter will be in elementary school and we’ll be living an hour closer to the beach.
Doris says
FIFTH ME!
I will be a mom to a teenage girl by then! And my baby boy will be in Elementary School. Cur family will be settled into our dream house!
Valerie says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years my baby will be in first grade – sniff!
Terri says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to be debt free!
JessG says
FIFTH ME !!! In five years…hope to possibly have a family of five ( we’re three now with maybe a fourth on its way…shhhh)…hope to all have good health, lots of happiness and laughter ( a bit hallmark card but true!!)
KathyG says
FIFTH ME! I hope to actually have my house furnished and decorated in 5 years! ha.
Bradley says
FIFTH ME!
Im lucky if I know where Ill be next week, five years, anyones guess
Brooke Buckingham says
“Fifth Me”!! I see more babies in my future, in 5 years! :)
Lauren says
FIFTH ME! I hope to married and in a home I’m saving for now.
Meredith says
FIFTH ME! Gosh there are just so many wants but for the most part I just hope for continued haappiness, peace and good health!!!
Renee says
FIFTH ME! I see kids in college and their mom finally sitting out by the pool herself!
Angie says
“FIFTH ME” I see myself with no popcorn ceilings in 5 years:)
Mireille says
FIFTH ME! I hope in five years that I’m working at my dream job in a fun city!
jen says
FIFTH ME!!
Hope our house looks good. We just moved in.. 5 years of improvement, might be content, or maybe at the point where we start over in some areas :)
Rachael says
FIFTH ME! In five years… we’ll have just celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary! Hopefully our house will be mostly settled into by then. If it is… it’ll be largely due to the inspiration we get on YHL!
Dana says
FIFTH ME! Five years… living in a new city and you better be calling me doctor after all this schooling! :)
Melissa says
Fifth me!
doahleigh says
FIFTH ME!
As my first child is due in January, in five years I’ll be the mother a preschooler. Holy crap…
Stephanie says
Fifth me!!! In 5 years I want to be going on a HUGE vacation, maybe 2 weeks in Europe?
Jessica says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully I’ll own a home of my own!
Megan S. says
FIFTH ME! I see myself working in social media, still happily married to my husband and with a few more gray hairs on my head.
Erin says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I’m hoping to be out of my starter home & into something newer in a more urban environment.
Crystal @ 29 Rue House says
FIFTH ME!! What an awesome giveaway!!!
In five years I hope that we are just enjoying our family and home (but hopefully a bigger one:). In fact it could be just like now (except more travelling I hope)! Aside from taxes and high prices, we love CT so we’ll probably stay here with our jobs. P.S. I have so much fun with my blog, I hope I get to share it with more!
Ali says
FIFTH ME! I’m hoping to be heading home after traveling around the country for a few years and looking to start a family.
David S says
FIFTH ME!
I really hope in five years we’ll be happy and healthy with a growing family and a dog. We’re getting married in November, so the coming years will be fantastic.
Erin says
FIFTH ME
I hope to have lots of rooms to decorate.
AlaskanAlison says
Fifth me!
I honestly have no clue. Maybe a baby? Maybe not. Different job? Maybe not. New house? I dunno. I don’t even know what to dream about or hope for.
KT says
“FIFTH ME” (please!). In 5 years, I hope we live in a new city, I have a new degree, and we have a new baby. But mostly, I just hope that we are healthy, and happy, and slightly better off, financially. Or, I hope that in 5 years, we will finally figure out the right color for the living room and get it painted!
Jillian says
Fifth me! In five years I hope to be completely done with the exterior and first floor of our ranch and starting on the second level. Only time will tell!
Sarah says
FIFTH ME! What a great giveaway. I hope to be in my own condo and working on overhauling it to make it my own.
Allison says
Fifth me!
Hopefully settled into my new teaching job and maybe a little one on the way??