***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.
Daniela H. says
Fifth Me!
In 5 years, I hope to be living in my home with that freaking wall torn down that divides my living room and den.
gia says
Fifth me!
In five years, I am hoping to have enough money to travel around the world!
Gran says
FIFTH ME
In 5 yrs, we might have 6 grandkids (4th is on the way now!) :-)
Olivia says
FIFTH ME!!!!
In five years, I will be happily married to my best friend, living in the Old Victorian fixer-upper house he grew up in. Hopefully, I will have taken the plunge away from my 9-5 job into pursuing something that truly am passionate about full time :)
Angela says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to have traveled all over the world with my husband and maybe have a kid or two :)
Happy 5th Anniversary YHL!!!
Sam says
FIFTH ME! I hope that in five years we’ve opened up a bakery!
Congrats on a well earned five!
ryan says
Fifth ME!
In the next five years we will probably have recently purchased or will be about to purchase our next home, which will include acreage. We will also have to make the big ‘kids or no kids’ decision by then. Hopefully our jobs will be about the same since we both love them now!
Congrats on 5 years you guys! : )
Wehaf says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have published at least one book by then!
kelsey says
fifth me!!!
in five years i hope to be working in a job i love with another kid (or 2) in our family
Juliann says
Fifth me!
I see us debt free and working towards paying off our house early!
Elizabeth says
FIFTH ME! I’m dreaming of a little one running around in five years.
Ellen says
FIFTH ME!
I see myself with a kindergartener and perhaps another little one?
kimberly says
fifth me please! in five years i hope my young family is still healthy and happy in our soon-to-be-decorated home!
michele says
FIFTH ME!
Our girls will be 11 and 9 and we will be travelling every chance we get, having fun family adventures, and enjoying our beautiful life!
Janet M. says
FIFTH ME!
Brandi says
FIFTH ME! I hope and pray in five years our family will have a down payment to afford a house of our own.
Jennifer Cullop says
FIFTH ME! In five years I see us with 2 kids (none currently) and in our forever home complete with a dog!
Amanda W says
FIFTH ME!!!
And in 5 years, I’m hoping to be the mother of 2 (since we have 0 kids right now, but hope to start next year!!) and living/fixing up our home!
Lee says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in five years we will have a sister or brother for our son and living..who knows where!
Sarah says
FIFTH ME!!
I hope to be exactly where I am in my personal life and hopefully a new job a LOVE in my “career”!
Ashley G says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have another baby and hopefully a larger house to go with the new addition! !
Kelly says
FIFTH ME!!! Five years from now, our daughter will be a senior in high school and I bet it will be the start of a huge transition time for us!
Liz E. says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I see my husband and I as parents with a beautifully decorated and DIY’d home we love =)
Terra says
Fifth me! I see myself hopefully making our family bigger!
Kate says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I see myself married to my wonderful boyfriend – heck, we might even have a little one on the way! I love my current job, but moving onward and upward would be great.
I also hope to have a home to call our own so we can FINALLY put your awesome DIY advice to good use :)
Congrats on the Fab Five!
Elise says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years, we will hopefully be with our same job, maybe in a different location, hopefully with some kiddos in our family!
Juana says
Fifth Me! In five years I’d love to move with my family to Northern California so we can enjoy the outdoors everyday!
tashia says
FIFTH ME!
I’m newly engaged and getting married in a year so I hope to have one or two bambinos by that time(I’m no spring chicken), be settled nicely into the house with a finished basement, renovated bathroom and a complete upstairs! I’m a dreamer after all.
Kristin says
Fifth Me
Hope to be in our dream house by then!
Diane says
FIFTH ME! IN five years, I want to be settled in our “forever home” in a good school district with my hubby and two happy, healthy kids. And I love my job, so I’d like to be doing the same.
Shelley H says
FIFTH ME!
Yikes! In 5 years I’ll have a child that’s driving!
Congrats on your 5th year anniversary!
Beth says
Fifth me! That window of opportunity is closing for me, so hopefully it won’t just be my hubby and myself in five year’s time. And no, I’m not referring to a pet! :)
Beth says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I see myself in a beautiful home possibly in a new city with a job I love! Who knows…I can dream can’t I!
Claire says
FIFTH ME. I have no idea where I will be in five years! Scary and exciting?
Christine says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, all remodel projects will be done on the current house and I will be planning out projects for a new vacation/weekend/country home…preferably one with a water view, of course!
Elizabeth Warren says
FIFTH ME!
Perhaps with baby #3, husband finally content with his job and me quitting to be a SAHM.
Megan says
FIFTH ME!
I hope that my husband will be done with his PhD! That will mean greater financial stability and I will be able to be a stay at home mom to my two boys. I hope we will be expanding the family by then as well!
Ann says
Fifth Me!
Amanda Blevins says
FIFTH ME!
We hope to have more sweet babies! They are truly a blessing. ALso, I hope to have done lots and lots of DIY on our 1978… and knows it… house!
Meredith says
FIFTH ME!
I hope our house is finished in five years!
amy marie says
FIFTH ME
All I know about the next 5 years is the guy I will have at my side for whatever comes along. =)
Esme says
FIFTH ME! Maybe we will finally be done with the renovations on our home and probably will have at least one child in 5 years. Can’t wait to see what the future holds :)
Erin says
FIFTH ME! Congratulations to your family for five years of blogging. In five years all my kids will be in school so I hope to be back at work enjoying a career and motherhood!
Ashley Stewart says
FIFTH ME!! I see myself still loving married life with hopefully a little baby added to our family as well. I also would like to have our first home, and be doing some DIY of our own.
Sarah says
Fifth me!
I’m pregnant with our first child so I hope to have a healthy 5 year old in a house that we’ve loved as much as the kid!
Stacey says
FIFTH ME!
Shannon says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years, I hope to be married with a baby (or two) to chase after! :) Maybe a new city, too! :)
CrysHouse says
Fifth Me!
In five years, my first baby won’t be a baby anymore! (Due in March! So Excited! Lots of exclamation points!)
Hopefully we’ll have a few more children and will be in the process of remodeling our basement for more space :)
Jill says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hopefully see myself as being happy and healthy, in a house filled with five more years of family memories!
Angie says
Fifth me!
Happy blogiversary! For the past 5 years we have been trying to have a baby so I hope sometime in the next 5 we will be successful. :)