***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.
Heather says
FIFTH ME! …hope to have little ones that look just like their daddy!
Erin says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be in San Diego (my adoptive home) owning my house. Love your blog, been reading for at least 3 years now, every day!
julie says
FIFTH ME!!!
In 5 years there should be at least 1 bambino running around this house.. and we could use some new furniture!!! =)
This would just make life even sweeter!!!
Jessica says
FIFTH ME
I see myself right here, with my husband, my home, and my hound. Maybe a little one?
Ashley I says
Fifth me!
Five years? Wow, I don’t want to think about how old my kids will be in five years. Why does time have to go so fast!?
AMANDA says
FIFTH ME!
I will be married hopefully with a new house and two kids!
Illysa says
FIFTH ME!
I see myself with at least one kid and my house renovation will be more complete.
kim charie says
FIFTH ME
i see myself with 2 kids and cooking in our newly remodeled kitchen. (I sure hope it’s done by then!)
Tina W. says
FIFTH ME!
Thought provoking question. No clue on the where, but maybe a little one. We shall see!
Stephanie says
Fifth me! In five years, I will be married and hopefully will be thinking about owning my own home. I’ll be done with my master’s and hopefully we will have a cat and a dog!
Valerie says
FIFTH ME! I’ll probably be a basketcase as my 7th grader will be a senior in high school and the baby I’m expecting now will be turning 5 soon. Seems like things will only get busier and crazier from here on out!
Sara VT says
Fifth me!!!! I hope that I’m happy and at peace with who I am in 5 years! Hopefully me and the hubs would own a home and be content with whatever God has given us!
Also, congrats on 5 years (cyber toast)! Here’s to many more!
Maggie says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully boyfriend will have put a ring on it & maybe we’ll have a bun in the oven…
Mandy says
FIFTH ME!!!!
In five years I hope to be in a new house, in a new state, with so much love surrounding me and my family
Andrea says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I’ll be done with grad school, starting a new job, living in a new city, and perhaps buying my first house!
Congrats on the five-year blogiversary YHL!
Monica says
FIFTH ME… In five years, we will hopefully be in a cute new home, with lots of babies running around, and grandparents and family visiting often!
Kate says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully I’ll have at least one more, maybe two, little munchkins (always wanted three!). I also hope we’ll be in a house that we love.
Suzanne A. says
Fifth me! Would love to finish my house with those gift cards! All my money goes to diapers right now ;)
sara says
FIFTH ME! In five years I have no idea where I’ll be…I’ll let the wind take us! Wherever it is though, I know I’ll be there with my hubby and baby girl (who will be 6!) and maybe a few more kids, too!
Blythe says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully with a big garden in my backyard.
Callie Beall says
Fifth me!
In five years, I hope to be making money thru making crafts at home. So I can be home with my daughter and doing something I really enjoy!
Krystal says
Fifth me! In five years I will hve finally (finally!) graduated college witha BS in Interior Design and a triple minor in Business, Sociology, and Psychology. I hope by then I’ll have found my way out of Indiana and living somewhere warm.
Sarah KF says
FIFTH ME! We’re expecting our first child, a boy, in early February. In five years, I hope that we are happy parents of 1 or 2 kids. Maybe in that time, we will move into a house. We’ve lived in an apartment for years, though, now we finally own the apartment we’re living in.
Tommy says
FIFTH ME!
Jenny says
FIFTH ME! In five years I’ll have all 3 of my kiddos in school and hopefully enjoying a part-time job that lets me use my creative side.
Stacie says
Fifth me!
In the next five years I see us buying our first home,and having another baby or two. I’m also hopeful I’ll get around to a clean & organized pantry by then!
Kim s. says
Fifth Me!! I see brothers and sisters for my little one!!
BeckyA says
FIFTH ME! Maybe a few more kiddos and some bills paid off! :)
Kasey says
FIFTH ME!! In five years, I hope to be married to my boyfriend, Nathan, and I would like to have purchased a home of our own.
Rachelle says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I’ll have a seven year old (and hope to have a four year old) and hope to be a published author.
Jackie P. says
Fifth me!!
In 5 years I’ll still be married to my hubby, and probably in the same house.
Mallory says
FIFTH ME!! Gosh, in five years i hope we have another kid, are living somewhere with land…don’t get me wrong, i am happy but we are young. The sky is the limit!!
Kadra says
FIFTH ME…Working part-time and staying at home with kiddos, enjoying crafts and home improvements!
Joanna says
FIFTH ME! I would love to build a house in our current home’s backyard sometime in the next five years!
Jennifer says
FIFTH ME!!
I hope to be enjoying a 5 year old little boy who may or may not have some younger siblings, and enjoying life with my loving husband!
Jen says
FIFTH ME! In five years, baby #2 will be here (and maybe baby #3?) and I will no longer be staring at the UGLIEST FIREPLACE OF ALL TIME because my house will finally be finished. I hope. Oh, I hope I hope I hope.
brook says
Fifth me! In five years I hope the hubby and I will have a kiddo or two… possibly still in Chicago or maybe closer to our families!
Elsa says
Fifth Me :) My dream in five years is to have some little ones running around our second fixer upper with a big garden in the back and family close by.
Taylor says
Fifth Me! In five years I hope to have had a baby or two.
Heather says
FIFTH ME!!! Whew, if there’s one thing I know it’s that life is unpredictable. 5 years ago I was just about to meet my future husband, which has taken us both on a crazy, wonderful ride and moved me cross country. He’s wrapping up grad school in May and we’ll likely be on the move again. That said, I would love to be a mother (to 2!) by then and maybe start a new career.
julie says
FIFTH ME!
5 years from now … just as happy as we are now! =)
Danielle says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I see us settling into our forever-home, starting a homesteading project in the back yard, wrangling some little ones, and loving life. I’ll be a freelance writer with a romance-writing career taking off on the side, he’ll be a technical manager who gets to work from home often enough to hang out with the fam.
vanessa martinez says
FIFTH ME, I see myself being a mommy, higher paying job, living in the same city
Amanda Ryan says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have one more kiddo and be staying home with my munchkins by then. I’m very blessed to have the job I do, but as much as I love my job, I love my kids more, and I miss them terribly every day when I leave them to go to work.. well, maybe not EVERY day… you know there are those bad days where you’re tempted to sell them and buy some kids that will actually listen to you.. those still happen.. but not very often :-) (I really hope anyone that reads this knows I’m only kidding and would NEVER sell my kids)
Michelle says
Fifth me!
I hope to be moved out of the city and into the suburbs with my husband!
Aron J. says
“FIFTH ME”
Lots of changes (hopefully) in the next 5 years! 1st baby is due in November, we are both in the midst of grad school and who knows what else we can add to our plates! Thanks for the chance!
Amy S. says
FIFTH ME!! Hope to be doing what I love, with the people I love around me :)
Amy Love says
FIFTH ME!Hoope to be happy and successful… with a new kitchen!
Natalie says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I am hoping to be getting ready to move home from London, a move which we are just now hoping to make (we are in the middle of applying for a job in my husbands London Office and hoping to be there about 3 to 5 years)!!!
Lena G. says
FIFTH ME!
In five years my baby will likely be in kindergarten and my oldest in second grade (yikes!). My guess is we’ll either be in a different house or have finished our basement. My high school Spanish teacher had us do a similar exercise, writing a letter to ourselves saying what we thought we’d be doing 5 years out of high school. She mailed them to us after 5 years. Not much in mine was accurate but I was proud that I could still read most of it!