***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.
Karina says
FIFTH ME!!! We’ll still be working on our house (hopefully our next house…)!
Megan says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to have completed a lot of traveling and have one to two kiddos.
Ashley says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years, I hope to be married to my current boyfriend with maybe a baby on the way. I hope the house I bought a year ago has had several of my to do projects completed. I think I’ll still be teaching.
Amy says
FIFTH ME!
I’d like to see myself married with potentially a child?! :)
Sierra Bruce says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully where I am now, happy & healthy. Yet armed with a bit more patience and understanding as our two girls will be 10, and almost 14. Hard to imagine I will have a tween, and a true teenager in 5 years…YIkES!
Jessie W. says
FIFTH ME!
Looking forward to having only 1 house instead of 2 houses in 5 years, hahaha! Also hoping to be in a new career path after finishing my MBA!
Denise says
FIFTH ME
I just bought a house a year ago, and I have to stay there for 5 years total so that I don’t have to pay back grants I got as a first time homebuyer. After renovating the whole house (refinishing original hardwood, new lighting in every room, gutting the basement in progress now) — I think four more years and then some, it’s exactly where I’ll be. In fact, I may never sell this house now!
Michelle @ Lifewithacrazypup says
FIFTH ME! I’d love to have some babies crawling around :)
danae says
FIFTH ME — since i rarely do anything for longer than one year [jack of all trades & all…], it’s hard to imagine life in FIVE years! since i’m 31, married for 10 years, with no kids, i kind of imagine we’ll have some kiddos by then running around making a mess in our house!
chauncy says
Fifth me!!
In 5 years (or less), I hope to be a mommy!
Sam G says
Fifth Me! In five years I’ll be busy with a pre-teen and a teenager! Holy cow that always seemed so far away, to be within 5 years of teenagers is a scary thought :) I predicted I’ll still be reading your blog.
Nadine says
Fifth me! Married to my boyfriend and with a baby or two!
Amanda says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully we will be back in a home that we own and maybe have a baby on the way ?!?
Alexa Rivera says
FIFTH ME!!!
In 5 years I hope to have a human kid, right now we have two fur kids and the bf wants a third…seriously I can’t make this stuff up.
:)
Happy Anniversary YHL!
Kala says
FIFTH ME!
I think in 5 years my husband will have bought our first home and have had at least 1 child if not 2. And of course we’ll have 1 or 2 dogs. :) I really hoping to have our first bought by the end of this year but we have run into some issues. But I think we are working our way toward a solution.
Brooke says
FIFTH ME. Hopefully in 5 years I’ll finally finish all the projects your blog inspired me to start.
Jessica says
FIFTH ME!
In Five years a lot can change, done with school, got a job, married to my bf, maybe even a little baby! Either way you got to enjoy every day along the way!
Emily says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years we will be enjoying life with our 4 kiddos. No doubt it will be crazy and chaotic at times!
eva says
FIFTH ME! My kiddo will be 12, so it should be a pretty interesting time.
Sarah M says
Fifth me!!
In five years I hope that my husband and I will be able to move back to upstate New York near our families and start a family of our own.
Stephanie says
FIFTH ME! With baby #1 on the way, I hope that in five years he or she has has a sibling (or two!).
Lindsay says
Fifth Me.
In five years I hope to be married and possibly have a baby or two. :)
Rebekah says
FIFTH ME! I’m not sure, but I’m sure life will still be wonderful!
Andrea says
Fifth me!
I hope to have a home – no more townhouse:)
Katherine says
FIFTH ME… I am getting married this summer, so I hope I will be happily married for almost five years! Maybe some other additions to our little family? (Another puppy? A baby? Who knows?!) No matter what happens, the next five years are sure to be amazing! :)
kate says
fifth me! In 5 years I hope to be living in a new house with my two teenage daughters(yikes) and to have traveled to some cool places with my husband.
Kylie says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years, I’ll be married, maybe with a house?? I will hopefully be DIY-ing it like crazy.
Cathy says
One FIFTH me. I think that you should have five winners that way you share the love.
In five years – I hope my youngest will have the job of his dreams. My oldest may be married. I should still be in my home of 23 years. I pray for excellent health for all my family as we will all be five years older. Lower National DEBT.
Christie Graham says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I’ll have 2 in college, a senior in high school, an 8th grader, and a 6th grader.
april says
Fifth me! We are 7 months pregnant right now with our first. Hopefully, in 5 years we’ll have 2 kiddies at home and we’ll have made good progress on our 1950’s ranch home DIY work. :)
Jessica C. says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I see my husband and I with at least one little tyke running around.
Michelle K says
FIFTH ME! Stille very happily married! WAHOO!
Kristin L. says
Fifth me! In five years my husband and I are hoping to be moving into a new house (we currently reside in a townhouse)
Ruth says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I’ll enjoy making my house a home.
Andrea S says
FIFTH ME!
I see myself in the same career, in the same house, with the same husband and daughter. Loving the life that I have!!! (Although I do hope we will have been blessed with another child in 5 years!)
Jenna says
Fifth Me!!
I see myself running around with my three little kids! Already have 2, just waiting on the third :)
Thanks for the giveaway!
Beth @ the Modern Home says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope we are settled in the new house and have another baby (or two… or three… I’m baby hungry okay? Gimme a break!)
Whitney says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, our family will be complete with 2-3 kids. I will have started my own interior design business and live closer to our families! I will be more active in the community and finally loose all the baby weight, ha!
Lindsay says
Fifth Me!!!!!
Keri says
Fifth Me! Hmmm, 5 years from now, I see us either having finined everything on “our list” in our current home, or just getting strted in a new one — one that would be more accomidating to children. My now “baby” would be in kidnergarten then (insane to think about)it would be nice for him to have more room to roam.
Emily says
Fifth me (this sounds like i’m requesting alcohol… or maybe that’s just me)…
I’d love to have two kids with my husband and to still be doing work that i love!
and fingers-crossed my big ole dog will still be in the picture (letting him get old makes me teary)
Laura R. says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully this baby I’m carrying will be on her way to school! Also, will continue to be happily married and most likely in a different part of the country with a different job. Congratulations on 5 years!
james says
FIFTH ME! I’d like to be in a more spacious house, with an extra large garage for woodworking and general tinkering!
Jenny says
Fifth me! In five years, I’d hope to be in a serious relationship and hopefully at least on the way to obtaining some permanent form of housing (house or condo!). Oh, and I want a dog too!
keapdx says
FIFTH ME! In five years I’d like to finally be radically decluttered. Congratulations on a groundbreaking blog!
Elisabeth Lyons says
Fifth me!!!
Only God knows where I’ll be then! getting ready to graduate college come May so hopefully working in my chosen profession (interior design)!!
Brooke G says
FIFTH ME!
Wow, in 5 years we will have a 4 year old running around the house! That is crazy for me to think about. I hope to have a successfull photography business by that time, and no longer working my day job. Fingers crossed! :)
Beth Z says
FIFTH ME! In five years, we’ll have a ten-year old, a six-year old, and hopefully one more. I expect we’ll be in the same city and same home (we have plenty of space). And MAYBE we’ll have found time by then to have finished all of our house projects, but I doubt it!
Amanda Perkins says
FIFTH ME!
We will finally be buying a home in the next year or so in Phoenix so we’ll be slowly making it our own, my husband will be done with grad school, most of my babies will be in school (sad!!!!), so I’m guessing I’ll be a soccer mamma!
tae says
FIFTH ME! hopefully we will be moving to a new city and i will be in a different job. hopefully we will have a family by then! congrats on your 5 year blogiversary!