***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.
Stephanie says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, our girls will be 5 and 8, which just is unfathomable
I hope we’ll have saved enough money for a kitchen remodel by the!
Kim says
FIFTH ME ! In five years I’ll hopefully be working toward a PhD and living in a new city… and maybe married? My boyfriend and I are about to celebrate our five-year anniversary, so FIFTH celebrations all around!
Amanda says
FIFTH ME! I would like to be married and have most of the house projects completed.
Meredith says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, two of my kids will be in college, two will still be home, my husband will have the job he wants, and I will have decided what I want to be when I grow up–maybe.
Crystal says
FIFTH ME!! I see us doing what we are doing now. Raising three little girls and fixing up our dream home.
Joann says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully I’ll be a homeowner and using your book/blog for inspiration! Great giveaway!
Stacy L. says
FIFTH ME!
We just bought a house, which we hope will be our ‘forever’ home. I hope we’ll have two children in the next five years, and maybe another golden retriever too.
GingerMae says
FIFTH ME!
Congratulations! I see myself touring around the country to promote my new book. Visualize and it will happen, right?!
Kimberley says
FIFTH ME!
i see myself married and living in my first house with my boo. while we save for a down payment, we’ve been keeping tabs on all the fun DIY projects we want to tackle down the line!
Rachel says
FIFTH ME!
In five years we will have a fifth grader and a fourth grader! Nutso! We will likely be in a more perfect home for us…or certainly one more suitable than our current home. And hopefully I will be in a more flexible job, so I can devote more time to the kids. Can’t say that will be the case in 5 years, but I certainly do hope!
Robin says
Fifth me! :) In five years I’ll be…almost 33. Holy smokes. And I could be anywhere, with anyone! Woooo!
elle says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years my oldest child of 5 will be graduating from high school and we have no idea where in the country we will be! Always up for a new adventure wherever it is!
Leigh Anne says
FIFTH ME!!
I hope both hubby and I are finally done with grad school and happily working :)
Kylee says
Fifth me!
Barbara says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to still be reading you!
amanda says
FIFTH ME!
hopefully done with school, working, married w/kids? you never know…
nicole says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I’d love to have two wonderful children and have hopefully completed our kitchen renovation! Fingers crossed!
Sarah N. says
Fifth me! In five years we hope to have a couple more children. Other than that, we have no idea where God will take us.
sara says
FIFTH ME
In 5 years I’ll have a teenager and a 7 year old and hopefully some experience or wisdom parenting them. I suspect we will have returned to my home country, I will be working a different job and hopefully settled into a new home, the forever home. Squeeze in a 6 month living stint experience, elsewhere, overseas. And perhaps I am able to pursue some creative endeavor.
Dawn says
FIFTH ME! In five years I would like to see myself in a new job.
Tania says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years maybe we’ll be done with our house remodel haha? :)
Beth says
Fifth me! I’d be happy just where I am maybe with a kiddo or two in tow. Same job, house, kitten and husband would be perfect. :) Happy fifth to YHL!
ktvorwald says
fifth me!
Maybe upgrading our house by then. :)
Julie says
Fifth me!
In five years, I will have graduated Nursing school and have a Masters degree in Nursing. We will hopefully be on house number 2, dog number 3, and baby number 1 (and maybe 2). It’s going to be a fun five years.
Olivia says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I plan to have two children and work at a non-profit devoted to social justice issues. My life will look a lot different from today!
P.S. Thank you for such a generous freebie. WOW!!
Katie W. says
FIFTH ME!
I honestly have no idea where I will be in 5 years….I will be almost 40, which is not something I can really contemplate….
Jenn C says
FIFTH ME!!! Happy 5 years in the blogosphere!!! yhl is the best! Anyhow, in five years I hope to have more children and also dip my feet back in the workplace pool. I stay at home with my toddler now and I hope to be ready in the next five or so years. Wish me luck ????
Annie says
Fifth me please! Congratulations on your blogiversary! I would like to be out of grad school in 5 years. I would like to be in a new city (who knows where?) and maybe have started a family. I would love to be anywhere with my family, though, because that’s what’s really important!
Snow D. says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I see myself happily married with (at least) one more kiddo and a happy home.
Kaitlin says
fifth me!!
I see myself happily married to my current boyfriend, still working as a RN and hopefully chasing after a little one!
Katie says
FIFTH ME!
Anne says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to have a little girl to play with my sweet little boy, to live in a new house where my kids can hop on the bus from our driveway, and a thriving work-at-home business that still allows me to throw in a load of laundry or a dozen cookies in the middle of the day.
Pam says
FIFTH ME!!
Larissa says
fifth me. i could make a guess, but i’d rather wait and see.
Dale says
Fifth me! In five years I hope our family will have expanded (currently have one kid with one on the way) and maybe moved into a bigger house!
Sally C. says
FIFTH ME!
Andrea says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I would expect another child (or 2!) added to the family and to be updating the house we will be moving into in three weeks!
Kelly says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I will be in the same city, married, with at least one child. And a house. Definitely a house. I’m loving life in the present and looking forward to the future!
Jessica A says
FIFTH ME! Living in my new house, married for over a decade, maybe with a kid too!
Patricia says
Fifth me! I see myself still happily married raising our twin daughters and hopefully going on some great vacations.
Heather G says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully with a few rugrats running around and enjoying life!
Sarah says
FIFTH ME! Hope to be in our first home with several DIY projects underway!
Erin says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to still be madly in love with my husband, have two children (a sibling for my amazing son, Rex, who will be 6 in five years), hopefully finished decorating our new home (fat chance!), and taking every day one at a time.
Life is good!
Goldie says
FIFTH ME!
In five years… I’m lucky if I know what’s for dinner tonight!
Danielle says
FIFTH ME!!!
Our goal is to be back in Portland, OR in five years (hopefully less). We’re midwest transplants who lived there for a few years before moving to the east coast and we’ve missed it ever since.
cherith says
FIFTH ME! in 5 years, i’d love to see my husband retire and we can start tackling all of the traveling we’ve put off for a while.
Melissa says
FIFTH ME!
I’ll have a 15 year old (YIKES) and a cancer free 10 year old (WHOOOHOOO!!) and my amazing hubby. Lucky me!
Brian says
FIFTH ME!
Kasey says
Fifth Me!
In 5 years I see myself becoming a mother!
Shavonda says
FIFTH ME!
Honestly inhave no idea where i see myself in five years, but it’ll be nice if we were in a position to move out of our first house into an older early 1900s cranftsman bungalow! I also hope to have my small business up and running by then.