***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.
Morgan says
Fifth me! In 5 years I hope to own a home!
Erica A. says
Fifth me!
I would love that FLOR gift card!
Jill says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I see myself married (well actually..that’s in 5 months..) and maybe with a kid or two. A great house of our own is definitely in that plan too!!
hillary says
fifth me. in five years i hope to be healthy and happy and surrounded by my healthy and happy family and friends
Marie says
FIFTH ME!!!! I hope to have one or two littles in 5 years to keep me busy and maybe a small furniture refinishing business.
Courtney says
FIFTH ME! I just had another baby girl and will be trying to convince my husband to have one last baby!
Melissa says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope we have added one more baby to our family and are complete!
Lizzy says
FIFTH ME!
I am pregnant with baby #2 right now so, in 5 years, I would hope to be in the same house with my hubby and at least 2 kids – maybe 3 by then? I would love to quit my job and be a stay-at-home-mom but my hubby will have to ask for quite the raise between now and then!
Julie says
Fifth me! I hope to have a little one by that point, but I’ll probably be in a new city with a new job. My career has me moving quite a bit, but that’s exciting too!
Stacey says
FIFTH ME….I hope to still be happily married with a couple of little ones running around.
Lindsay G says
FIFTH ME!
I will be looking for a new job since I just started to work on a 5 year grant project!
Andrea says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully we’ll be settled in our new house and all of our updates and upgrades will be complete (although the list does seem never-ending at the moment!).
Katie says
Fifth me!
I hope that in 5 years I have a new, less stressful job, with a family!
Amber says
FIFTH ME!!!
Five years seems so far away-hopefully my husband and I will be in a different town, in a happy home that we’re making our own, with our 4 animal children. I don’t know if realy babies will be in the mix yet. :) Congrats on these past 5 year for you-here’s to another 5!
kim says
FIFTH ME! I hope yo be married with a newborn in 5 years. And happy!
Emily A says
FIFTH ME! In five years I expect lots to be different – married with a kid or two and in a new home that accommodates that.
JR says
FIFTH ME!
I would like to have one more kid and one more dog.
Jessica C says
FIFTH ME!
Maybe a home owner again in a new city? And a new job? That cOuld be awesome!
Sabrina says
FIFTH ME! The boys out of college and my husband and I living on the beach somewhere.
Patty Mai says
Fifth me!
I’ll be done with my MBA, have a 13 year old (EEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKK! my baby!!!) and head down in my business!
Jenna says
FIFTH ME! Five years down the road…wow…who knows. My oldest will be 11 which seems unreal. I imagine we’ll have another kid in the mix. I hope we’ll have remodeled the kitchen and the master bathroom…But…you just never know!
Stefanie says
Fifth me!!!!
rebecca says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully I’ll have my darn Ph.D. and a child. That’s the plan for the next few years at least.
Kirin says
FIFTH ME! I’ve just had my first little girl, and I see at least one more kiddo . . . maybe two?
Yvette says
Fifth me!
In five years I see my husband and I as empty nesters with a new nest to decorate/DIY!
Jen B says
Fifth Me! My husband and I are expecting our first baby, so hopefully in 5 years we’ll have a happy, healthy almost 5 year old!
Jenny says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I see myself with 3 kids (we have 1 and 4/9 now) and hopefully finally in a house of our own.
keri says
FIFTH ME!! I hope I am still doing what I do today! Life is good, just seeing where it goes :)
katy says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully well established in a great job and in a new house with friends and family willing to help me move!
Anna says
“Fifth me!” 5 years…I hope that life is much the same as it is now but with possibly an addition to our family and maybe an addition on our home as well :)
Stacey says
FIFTH ME!
I am graduating law school in December, so I hope I will be well in to practice and hopefully able to take some time off to have a kiddo with my fab hubby!
Jane C. says
Fifth me! Hopefully my husband and I will Looking to expand our family in five years!
Heather says
FIFTH ME
In five years, I hope to see my family with at least two more children, living in our own home, the boyfriend graduated from college and living happily, no matter the jobs we have :)
Congrats!!
Becca says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years I hope to have our house finished. We are also diying our way through a complete remodel, as in gutted the entire house and are slowly putting it back together while living in it with our four children. I wouldn’t trade it for anything but I definitely would like to be done with the house in five years. =)
Giffin says
FIFTH ME!
In five years my husband and I hope to be having little ones! :)
Angelique says
FIFTH ME! Two school-age children, maybe some financial security (credit card debt free!! woohoo!!) so I can go back to doing what I love instead of what I need to to support my family.
Elizabeth says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to have new addition to my family without my husband having a heart attack. Oh yes, and the new house to be decorated.
Emily! says
FIFTH ME!! :)
My husband and I will hopefully be moving out of our small little starter home into our bigger, better, forever home! By then we’ll hopefully be blessed with two amazing children :) yay!
Nannette says
FIFTH ME!
In five years Ill have more grand kids to add to this wonderful growing family i love!
Sarah Johnson says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have more stamps in my passport and a beautifully decorated house – of course with tons of ideas from YHL!
Emily says
Fifth me!
I’m hoping in 5 years we’ll be in our own home (no more apartments!) and happy in our family and careers :) Congrats on 5 years!!
Mary says
FIFTH ME
In five years I will still be reading this blog!
Julia says
FIFTH ME! We’ll be working on our new home! We settle on 10/12!
Emily says
FIFTH ME!!
In a HOUSE! With room for a family…so hopefully a kid or two to fill it with…
And a bathroom that isn’t straight from the 70s :)
Kristine says
Fifth me! In five years we hope to be in a new house with more space. we have two young kids and are outgrowing the one we’re currently in.
Rebecca Olszower says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to have our new (old) home fixed up the way we like. I know there will always be little things that we want to change, but I hope to have the bath and kitchen remodeled and the basement finished off. But we are so happy to be in our 52 year old ranch as our first and forever home!
Kendall says
Fifth me! We will likely have had our second child by then and still be living in Rva.
Emily says
FIFTH ME!!!
If my imaginings are correct I could see the next 5 years holding a lot of changes – marriage, first child, and hopefully moving from our rented apartment to owning our own home. But then again, you never know what the future will bring, so I’m excited to find out.
Kate says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to have one more baby to complete our family, and maybe even get my Master’s Degree.
Billie McIntosh says
“FIFTH ME” In five years….my husband and I will have two college graduates – maybe working on their masters – this year they are both graduating high school. In addition our two younger children will be in high school nearing their graduations. Nearing an empty nest. BIG CHANGES in five years.