***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.
Leah says
FIFTH ME! Most likely with a kid (or two!) – yikes!
Amanda says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope that we are done with all major projects on our recently purchased fixer upper! I hope ALL our extra time is for our family instead of house work. :)
Christie says
Fifth me!!! In five years, I’ll have one more puppy, another ring on my finger, a renovated kitchen (if we’re still in DC!)
Angela says
FIFTH ME!!
Hopefully with 2 more healthy babies. :)
Stephanie says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I think we’ll be looking into selling our first home and finding our second, we may need more space by then :)
nikki b says
Fifth me!
Right where I am but with one to two more kids.
Stefanie says
FIFTH ME!!!!!
It’s fun/scary to think about the future! Here’s to moving back home to MN and starting on another house project! Maybe another dog, maybe a kid, but for sure more waterskiing!
Becky says
Fifth me! In five years I hope to own a home and have more kiddos!
Gloria says
FIFTH ME…….I see us having a family of 7 (we are six now waiting on our daughter from Ethiopia). I can’t wait to be all together!!
Katie says
FIFTH ME
Five years from now, things are going to be totally different! We’re currently expecting our first child, and next summer, we’re moving from NYC to coastal Texas. We’ll finally own our first house, which will (of course) be decorated using all the tips we’ve learned from YHL! Just us one (or two) kids, and our whole menagerie of pets learning how to take life at a different pace…
llien says
FIFTH ME! We’ve been married for 5 years and have a little boy on the way!
Momcat says
FIFTH ME!!
Hoping our son will be out on his own and we’ll be able to be a little more spontaneous travelers! Oh, and a finished backyard for wine-sipping.
Shana Lane says
Fifth me!
We will be in our new home!
Jill says
FiFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to have at one more child and perhaps another house to gut and DIY!
Rosemarie says
FIFTH ME!!
I am hoping in five years I’ll be married (engaged right now, April 6, 2013 is the happy day!), maybe 1 or 2 children by then. Also by then I am hoping we can make our house our home. We bought a house a couple months ago with furniture included, which was awesome (lots of savings) but it’s also harder to make it really feel like us. Also hoping I will have a better career or idea of a career. I’m an adult but still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up lol.
Brie says
FIFTH ME! (please!) I have moved every two years since I left for college 11 years ago, but we finally took the plunge to buy a house in our newest location. After six cities in four states, I am hoping to still be in one spot in five years, perhaps with a couple of kiddos!
Allison says
FIFTH ME! Congrats on your anniversary! Hopefully we’ll have a child (or 2?!) in 5 years & maybe live in a slightly larger home.
Heather says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to still be in New Orleans with my lovely friends and family.
Kelsey Harmer says
Fifth me!!! In 5 years I hope to have another baby and a more finished looking home
Salena Santos says
FIFTH ME!
In five years my children will be starting gradeschool. I don’t want to think about that yet:(
Kelly G says
Fifth me!
In five years I hope to still be here in this house. My daughter will be in 8th grade, so I hope to be successfully surviving the teenage years. I also hope to be no longer working night shift. I want to be working a normal day shift kind of job.
Krista Lee says
FIFTH ME! I pray that I’ll be married, with at least one baby and in a home that I own!!!
Crystal says
FIFTH ME!
A couple more kids, a bigger house, and just as happy as I am today :)
Lindsey says
Fifth Me!!! In 5 years my husband and I hope to have expanded our family with a kid or two. I hope that I am working full time at home doing something creative (quilting, sewing, blogging, reupholstering furniture ect).
Congrats on 5 years of blogging!! :)
GG says
FIFTH ME… I can’t not enter this w/these amazing prizes. In 5 years I have no idea but I know life will be unexpectedly different (it always is)
Devon Strahm says
Fifth me! Not sure where my husband and I will be but we have dreams of traveling and maybe another puppy. Kids are still too scary of a thought.
Krista Lewandowski says
5th me!
just got engaged so married in our same home we just purchased a week ago and hopefully have a little one on the way.
Alanna says
Fifth me! I see my husband and I living in a better neighborhood in a different home!
Betty says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, unless there are extenuating circumstances, I will be a grandmother to at least 1 child, will have a firm year as to when I will retire into our currently being renovated 1963 brick ranch, paneled walled house in Virginia (sound familiar?). Congratulations
StephanieC says
FIFTH ME! I Hope to have baby number 1 and maybe working on #2
Megan says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully a kid in five years and maybe a house upgrade by then. We love the city we’re currently located in because we’re close to both sides of our family. But who knows – we’re pretty flexible people :)
Meghan A. says
FIFTH ME! Ah, hopefully finished with my master’s degree, and working for the same university I do now. Hopefully with at least one trip back to Rome squeezed in there!
Maira says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I see myself with 2 children (or 1, with 1 on the way; i don’t currently have any). I see myself having advanced quite a bit in my position as a hospital administrator. I see myself planning a trip for our 10 year wedding anniversary (which would be coming up). But mostly, I see myself happy and fufilled with love, family and career. Fingers crossed!
Lindsay says
Fifth Me! I hope to get married, move, and have a baby in the next five years!
Margaret says
FIFTH ME!
This is really cool because I’ve been writing out a five year plan all summer. In 5 years, I will be in a major symphony orchestra, definitely in a new city, loving life, doggies, family and hopefully looking at buying a little cottage to fix up!
Mandy S says
FIFTH ME
I can’t really say, but lets hope its at a job I enjoy, with good pay and benefits, with a much more positive attitude (job searching for over a year can get the best of us down!).
Oh, and a MUCH better economy!!!
Chris says
FIFTH ME!
I see myself enjoying retirement and spending the entire summer at my lake camp in 5 years..
Marcy says
fifth me! Five years- happy and healthy!
Becky says
FIFTH ME!
In five years our family of 2 will hopefully be a family of 3 or 4 and we will most likely be DIYing and renovating home number 2!
Brittney says
Fifth me! I will probably have another little one in tow, and will hopefully be decorating a bigger house. One can only hope! :)
Sarah Keller says
Fifth me!! (pretty please???)
In 5 years, I hope to be a mom of two… No longer just one. And I hope to find myself in a career and job I am passionate about!
Katrina F says
FIFTH ME, I hope I am married with a family, but really, God only knows :)
Melissa says
“FIFTH ME”
I envision a better job, but living in the same city, having also traveled to a few fun places. Congrats on your anniversary! :-)
BeccaShawn says
Fifth me! I see myself married, my little one in kindergarten… and “fingers crossed” that by time my son will sleep through the night!! What I wouldn’t give to have a solid 8 hours of sleep.
Cori says
Fifth me! Happy blogiversary guys. I hope that my family will have added one, subtracted zero, and multiplied in love.
Gabby says
FIFTH ME! ENJOYING MY FAMILY TO THE FULLEST.
Barb says
Fifth me! Same job, same house, but a re-modeled kitchen!
Lori says
Fifth me! In 5 years, my little kiddos will be too old! But I never age, do I?!!
Kimber says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to organized at last!
Jillianna says
FIFTH ME!!!
Five years from now I hope to be sitting on a beach with my husband watching our future little babies play in the water. :)