***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.
Laura Jordan says
FIFTH ME! I see my self in five years with kids (yikes!) and finally a home of our own :)
Anne says
FIFTH ME!
I have to say I don’t know. I never imagined that my family would have moved to London for a year like we did this year. My kids will be 12 and 9 (yikes) and, just like I couldn’t imagine the fun we are having now when they were infants, I really can’t imagine what it will be like to have kids that old.
Anyway, Happy Blogiversary!
Alexi Barber says
FIFTH ME!
Amanda B. says
Fifth me! We’ve been in our house five years now and working on it all the time… I hope the next five years sees the blue shag carpet and the textured-over-wallpaper walls evicted, and some little feet pitter-pattering!
Megan C. says
FIFTH ME…I’ll have a nine year old and a five year old! Staggering.
Elena says
FIFTH ME!
Where will I be in 5 years? I’m in grad school right now so hopefully I’ll be done with that and working in a fabulous public library somewhere. And perhaps with a child? Still not sure about that one though! :)
Erin says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to have started a family, and still be living in my current home. Hopefully the future version of my house will be far more furnished and decorated than the current version :)
Kristi says
“FIFTH ME” Hopefully in 5 years I will have a house full of kids and still be traveling the world!
Steph says
Fifth me! Five years seem too far away to plan anything!
Kathryn says
FIFTH ME!!
Will hopefully be in a larger house than the one we’re in currently… We are less than 2 weeks from baby #3 arriving and in a 2/2 house! Points for creativity and patience, but we’d like a little more room. :)
Mary says
FIFTH ME! And in 5 years I will be FINALLY be done with school for-ev-er! I would love to own my own business by then and possibly have a little one on the way (this sounds crazy that this all could happen in the next 5 years)!
Leanne says
FIFTH ME, PLEASE! In five years I hope to be exactly where I am right now; happy, healthy, and blessed with an amazing husband, a beautiful home, and a family that can’t be beat!
Kristy K. says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully my husband and I will be out of our rental and in a home of our very own!
Enoc says
FIFTH ME!!!! Buying a new home.
Jolleen Fahner says
Fifth Me!
In five years I see myself having sold my current house and living in my dream house that I design & build from the ground up. I will still be happily married to my hubby, and my kiddos will be old enough that I will hopefully be able to shower uninterupted!
Tara DeWeese says
Fifth me!
Rachel says
FIFTH ME! I look forward to hopefully having a couple of little ones by then, married to my wonderful hubby for another 5 years and (maybe) having at least one room in our house completed ;)
Lisa says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to make a decision to stay put, move on, or go back to school (again). You bet I’ll need $2500 in stuff to move. ;)
Kelly says
Fifth Me! I plan to still be happily married and maybe even have a child.
Alena says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully back in Oklahoma (where we are from, we live in Louisiana right now) with friends and family!
Kirsten says
FIFTH ME! I can’t wait to see what the next five years brings! Hopefully a little one and a cozy place to call home.
ciara says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to have a new job in 5 years.
Jackie J says
FIFTH ME! maybe a kiddo!
Morgan Davis says
Fifth Me – In five years we’ll be married and in our second house! Thanks YHL!
Karen @ Aurelia Interiors says
FIFTH ME!
I five years I hope to have moved to a costal area (my bf and I are working on it now) and I hope to have started a family (with said bf).
Amanda says
FIFTH ME!! I hope to be in our first home, decorating it with as much love as you have (this apartment dweller loves living vicariously through your home decorating adventures).
Kelly says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to have a child one way or another – my husband and I have been trying for almost as long as this blog has been around!
I also hope to still be reading YHL – love you guys xoxo
Ashley says
FIFTH ME!In 5 years hopefully we’ll be here in Virginia, with a little family, and maybe a bigger house!
Amanda Leather says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to have a healthy family that I am even more in love with then I am today, making a little more money, and possibly a new baby girl ;)
Krystle Clark says
FIFTH ME!
Oh how I would LOVE LOVE to win this give-away!
In 5 Years I see my family still living in the same home (we love our house)! I can’t even believe that my daughter will be in 2nd grade then — so wish she could stay 2 forever! I would have quit my full-time job by then and will be working my business (my passion) instead!! Heck, maybe a new little munchkin running around?? :-) Happy Wishing! Congrats again on the 5 year mark – it’s quite an accomplishment in such a short period of time!
Megan Johnson says
Fifth me!
We will be happily chasing around our two kids.
Shannon says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in five years I will still be enjoying all of the wonderful things I got with my winnings! haha Happy Blogiversary ya’ll!
Laura says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to have finished phase one of the extension on my house and have 2 little bebes :)
Thanks!
CDB16 says
FIFTH ME (please)! In five years…my boys will be in third grade and I hope my husband and I are running our own restaurant.
Shawna says
FIFTH ME! 5 years from now we will have hopefully adopted another baby (or two??) and will be living happily in our current home. Our son will be 11 – yikes! – and my job will likely have changed. We are currently finishing our basement, so that should be done (and well lived in) too. Fun to think about!
Renee D. says
FIFTH ME!! In five years, I hope to own my first home and married to my best friend.
TX Evan says
Fifth Me!
Hopefully, in 5 years we’ll have successfully updated our 1981 time-capsule of a home…
Sheena says
Fifth Me!
In Five years I hope to be married to the love of my life!
Isaac says
FIFTH ME!!! Raising a family.
Kelli says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I’d love for hubs and I to be in our own home, with at least one little one running around in it <3 I hope for our home business to continue growing and that we'll still be doing what we love.
Congratulations to you for your five years blogging! I almost can't believe how crazy awesome these prizes are. You guys must be thrilled! Much love and thanks for everything y'all do.
k. I'm done being mushy now.
Brianna says
FIFTH ME!!
I hope to have at least my first child within 5 years and definitely be in my own house instead of renting! I sure hope to be working on a great DIY project in my own workshop!
Thanks for blogging these 5 years! It’s been great to follow you on your adventures.
Callie says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have 2 more babies scrambling around this little house.
Kristi says
FIFTH ME!
I see myself with a couple of kids (currently pregnant with our first, possibly still in the same house, but if not it’d only be because we’d be in a different city. We’re at a point in life where our lives can go in any direction, lots of new opportunities, so we’ll have to just see!
Angela says
FIFTH ME! don’t want to guess, but I will be 42
Chelsea {Whatcha Makin' Now?} says
FIFTH ME! I want to be working with my hubby in our own business! He’ll do his chiropractic thing and I’ll run the heck out of the office. We’ll have the freedom to do our own thing and it will be perfect.
Nicole says
Fifth me! My husband is in the military so I have NO IDEA where I’ll be in 5 years.
Megan says
FIFTH ME!
I hope I have a couple kids in five years and a big promotion.
Carissa says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years, we hope to have at least one kiddo…maybe two. I’m excited to be a mommy someday!!!
Jen Karel says
Fifth me…I will be finishing up my current homes renovation and probably putting it up for sale to start the new one! Maybe I will even have a blog like YHL! You never know!
Brittany says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in 5 years I’ll be hitched with the boyfriend (I hope he feels the same way) and preferably have a kid by then. I’d love to have purchased our own house by then too. I imagine I won’t be living in the city where I am either since the bf’s job is really mobile.
Happy 5 yrs by the way :)