***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.
Joanna says
Fifth me! In five years I hope to be in the same place (hopefully better decorated if I win) and continuing to raise our family in our new home… By then they will all be in school, so that will change things a lot!!
elif says
FIFTH ME! I see our house being near completion in terms of the big projects (all walls torn out, kitchen moved around, etc.
Regina says
FIFTH ME!
Hoping to have my entire house updated… wishful thinking
Alice says
FIFTH ME!
In five years hopefully I will be working in a non-profit organization or start my own. And still tweaking away at my current house.
Elspeth says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to have my master’s degree and a job! And I’d love my house to look nice by then – haha.
Kara says
FIFTH ME: I really hope to own my first house and doing my own house projects instead of just drooling over them!
Ironygirl says
FIFTH ME! In five years, we will be married for almost 16 years! Craziness. My oldest will be 13 (yikes!), my daughter will be 10, and my baby will be almost 7. In five years, I hope we will have made lots of improvements on our current house. It’s not our forever house, so if we get ’em done, we will have sold it and moved on to something else. I also hope to have one more kid, but my pregnancies are HORRIBLE, so still working up the nerve to do it. Exciting to think about all these things though. Happy 5!
Natasha says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully I’ll have a new job (I graduate this spring), my own house (currently in an apt), and a new husband (my fiance and I plan on getting married in 2014)! Bring on the next five years!
Mandy Y says
Fifth me!
In five years I plan to be in my new house, trying to cope with my daughters senior year in high school, dealing with my teenager of a son, and loving every minute of it!
Natasha says
FIFTH Me! In five years my husband and I hope to have a couple little ones, and have made some cool DIY improvements on our new home!
Whitney Dupuis says
FIFTH ME
My family and I will have moved to a new town (we are prepping for the move to happen in about 2 years right now). I will hopefully be a stay-at-home-mom at that point, but whatever the case I will NOT be at the same job. I will be celebrating my 10 year anniversary also, so maybe I will be heading to Paris to celebrate! Five years from now sounds wonderful!!!
E.S. says
Fifth me! I see myself continuing to work on our brand new builder grade home, adding personality and style one DIY project at a time. I hope our deck and pergola out back are complete by then!
Jae says
FIFTH ME!!!
I’m currently pregnant with twins. Our first (and second!) babies. I’d like to be staying at home with them in our current house, which we love.
Kris Smith says
Fifth me!!! Here’s to hoping I’m in a new home with a couple kids & lots of new projects to tackle!!!!
Lex says
Fifth me!!
In five years I hope to have a job in my career path, be married to my boyfriend, and thinking about children if not already having one.
Shannon Summers says
FIFTH ME!
I would love to be in NY in five years, freshly married and with a job I love!
Jeana says
FIFTH ME! I see myself in 5 years with lots of free time since all my kids will be in school by then! Oh, I know the time will get filled up quickly, but it’s so nice to look forward to actually getting to read a book soon!
Angela says
FIFTH ME!!! In five years I see myself settled into our own home (we’re renting now), and possibly thinking about adding a kid or two to the mix (that’s a HUGE maybe).
Alex A says
Fifth me!
In the next 5 years, I will graduate with my master’s, hopefully start medical school, and get married. It’s going to be an exciting 5 years!!
Crystal B says
FIFTH ME!
I am hoping for another bambino, if not 2 more in 5 years. I am keeping my fingers crossed that one of them is a sweet little girl to level out the testosterone in our house. Hopefully I’ll be up a step at my job and living in a bigger house to give our growing family some more room.
Cathy says
FIFTH ME! I would say – hopefully having our first and maybe second kiddo!
Lisa says
FIFTH ME!
In five years my two year old will be potty trained.
Kayleigh says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I’m hoping to be DIYing the hell out of a farmhouse near a lake with my handsome hubby ;)
Katie says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully I’ll be right where I am in five years. Just moved this weekend into what will hopefully be our forever home.
Kate says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I will have a (gulp) nine year old, seven year old, and four year old. I think it’s safe to bet that I’ll be spending a lot of time in a minivan! And hopefully I will still be reading YHL on a daily basis–don’t go anywhere please!
Holly says
FIFTH ME!
I will have a teenager (ack!!) and hope to still be living in the same amazing city, beautiful home, and sharing it with my husband and kids.
AC says
FIFTH ME!
Wow, what a great give-a-way! In five years, I see us with kid number 2 in our forever house- relaxing on the front porch!
Keri says
Fifth Me!
Andrea says
FIFTH ME!!!!
I imagine I will have a baby and be planning for our forever home!
Jenny McDowell says
fifth me!
5 years…expect to (hopefully!) have a little babe by then…perhaps living somewhere new! We shall see. :)
Kate F. says
Fifth me! I am hoping to still be teaching, but hopefully to have atleast one child (two? maybe?) and just be happy with whatever may come!
Anita says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have some little ones in our lives, and maybe move to a new place!
Angela says
Fifth me! In 5 years I’m hoping we’ll be debt free, and maybe I’ll have written a book of my own!
Kristen says
FIFTH ME
I see myself having traveled to a bunch of fun, different places and maybe (I hope!) being a new mommy in the next five years!
I also hope that my husband and I will have somewhat decorated our house by then…it’s taking us a long, long time. I’ll probably be in the same city and have the same job because I love both. :)
Kellee says
FIFTH ME!!! I’m so happy for you guys and the amazing life you’ve made for yourselves through this little (ahem, giant) blog. In five years, I hope whatever I am doing fills me up and brings me as much joy as this blog clearly does for you. The fact that you love what you’re doing is what makes your page one of my daily must-read’s. Congrats!
Abby says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to have a growing family. And a re-modeled kitchen. :)
Chelsea says
FIFTH ME!! This is a huge giveaway! Hmm.. in five years I’ll be 28, so I hope to be married with at least one child. I’d like to be much further along in my career, with an MBA (at least) a house in the city.
Eak says
Fifth me!
I’m betting I’ll be right here enjoying life. Maybe with an extra kid or two.
Brianne says
FIFTH ME! We will have an almost 5-year-old as I’m 15 weeks pregnant. And hopefully knee deep in DIY projects in a new (to us) house that’s in a smaller town nearby, commuting to the jobs we currently have and love today.
Heidi says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I would love to be living in FL decorating a beach themed house!
Dawn says
Fifth me!
In five years, my babies will be 10 and 5. I’m hoping to be working part time, so we can afford to do some DIY projects on our house we bought this last year.
Michelle says
FIFTH ME PLz!!! In 5 yrs I see myself, my BF and our pup finally making the big move to Florida like we’ve always talked about!
Danielle says
FIFTH ME!! I hope to have my own blog and maybe a boyfriend or something. lol
Lauren says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I hope to have landed a teaching job, snagged a fella, and be happy and healthy.
Erin H says
Fifth me!
In five years I will be done with law school, married, and hopefully buying my first place with the hubby to be!
Brenda says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I will be out of college and hopefully be starting my career, maybe my husband and I will finally have a house. Who knows! Anything could happen.
Kara says
FIFTH ME. In 5 years I see myself more settled than I am now at 25. I’ll hopefully own my own home and not be renting an apartment (more decorating opportunities that way!) I may be starting a family of my own (or seriously thinking about it). I imagine I will have the same type of job in financial planning but maybe at another firm or on my own!
Cari says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years my husband and I will celebrate our 12th wedding anniversary. I hope to have another baby (or two). My girls will be eight and six and both in school. I hope we have moved to Hawaii by then!
Jason says
Fifth me.
Hopefully I’ll be traveling somewhere cool (overseas) in the next five years, before my current passport expires!
Julie says
FIFTH ME!!! Surprise baby #3 is due in April, so no more kids for us! Same house, same job… pretty boring. :)