***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
And the random winner who’s about to get their read and their DIY on is… Julie Smith (who said we’d see her at her desk in the office day dreaming of going home and painting her half finished bathroom project). Congrats Julie!
That’s the title of Jen Lancaster’s latest bestselling book – and if you enjoy the story of a young couple renovating their first home (ya never know… you just might), this book belongs on your reading list. Jen never fails to crack us up and we were flabbergasted when we she mentioned us last year on her blog. So now that her home improvement-tastic tale is landing in stores as a paperback this week, we thought a giveaway was in order. You’ll get a copy of If You Were Here plus a very special bookmark. Actually it’s a $100 gift card to Home Depot, so I’m sure you can find a better use for it than just keeping your page.
- PRIZE: A copy of “If You Were Here” by Jen Lancaster and a $100 Home Depot gift card
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “IF YOU WERE HERE” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … tell us what we might see if we were with you right now. Perhaps we’d see the latest house project you’re in the midst of? Or the inside of the crowded subway you’re commuting on? Or maybe we’d see what you’re chowing down on over your lunch break at work?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, March 7th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The 48 contiguous United States (though we try to snag 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 Penguin Books.
ErinY says
IF YOU WERE HERE….you’d see my disaster of a classroom after 30 kids got at it with paint! Yikes!
Lou Anne says
IF YOU WERE HERE
You’d see me snacking on a pear and some pretzels this afternoon while I take a break from work.
Jess says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you’d see my desk piled high with work to do!
QS says
IF YOU WERE HERE….You would see a lot – and none of it good. But that just means we had a great weekend! ;)
Tracy says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see my desk covered in paper and a half-eaten turkey sandwich.
Kelly says
IF YOU WERE HERE … you’d get to see me taking a break from work (which I should not be doing) and browsing the internet.
Jessica says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see a computer just used to skype grandparents who live 1,000 miles away and a mess of kids toys- and a potty in the middle of the living room. Isn’t parenthood glamorous… nothing like a potty in the living room.
Andrea @ the yellow cottage says
If you were here… you’d see me going through an entire box of kleenex in one day. blaaak. and wondering which yard project i could accomplish with $100 from le home depot.
nissnaia says
IF YOU WERE HERE — You would see me, a busy mom multi-tasking — sitting in front of my sewing machine appliqueing baby gifts, while on hold with a wholesaler….
Corina P says
IF YOU WERE HERE! Just on my lunch break at home and wishing I could finish my couple projects instead of going back to work!
Alison F. says
If you were here – you’d see me tagging clothes for a kids’ consignment sale while I dream about my March swaps for my gallery wall. All while enjoying a cup of hot tea. Ahh…
Michelle says
If you were here…you’d see me checking out your blog instead of working (oops!!!) :)
steph says
IF YOU WERE HERE..
you would see post vacation free for all of laundry.
Andrea says
If you were here…..you would see me at work trying to look really busy but reading this instead!
Sarah says
IF YOU WERE HERE right now you’d see me biting my nails praying all goes well with the purchase of our first home that I can’t wait to reno!!
Katie says
IF YOU WERE HERE … you would see the grey (everclosinginpleaseletmeseenatureometimesoon) walls of my cubicle. Aren’t you jealous?
Katie says
IF YOU WERE HERE!
…you’d see me in my pant-covered sweats, doing my work-from-home thing. I’m glad clients don’t ever see me in my “office attire!” :)
Joanna says
IF YOU WERE HERE! just taking a break from working
Deborah says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you would see me and my beautiful little girl playing together!
Liz says
If you were here, you’d see me researching homes to buy when I should be writing my thesis!
Jen says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see me reading YHL and leaving a comment instead of working!
Allyn says
IF YOU WERE HERE
You’d see my desk. Thrilling.
Josha says
If you were here, you would see me trying to clean and put together my new apartment.
Courtney says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you would see so many started, mostly completed but not house projects.
Erin T says
IF YOU WERE HERE. If you were here, you see that my house is a complete mess! In the living room, half of our daughter’s toys are strewn about. They usually live in her bedroom, but currently there are painting supplies in there as I am trying to finish painting her room before our son is born in the next 3 weeks. Also in the living room, I have piles of his laundry that I have washed and am sorting and putting away by size. In our room, there is laundry everywhere. Since I have been focused on getting the new baby’s laundry done, I have been slacking on our own. Here’s hoping that he hangs in until his due date (March 30th) so that I can get everything done that needs to be done! Mom comes on the 21st, so that’s my “due date” for when I want the house cleaned up!
Gigi says
If you were here- you would see a bowl of Amy’s southwest fire roasted veggie soup…it’s lunchtime.
Angela says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
you would see the inside of the Vice Principal’s office. (That’s what I do.)
Cati says
If you were here you’d see me looking for Easter goodies on Pinterest!
Liz says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see my messy house and I’d be so embarrassed!
Kristi says
“IF YOU WERE HERE” you would see my computer screen at work! Only to go home to see us DIYing our double deck — that gift card would be a blessing!
Kristi says
If you were here – you would see all of the wrappers from the hershey kisses I can’t stop eating…
Jennifer Collins says
If you were here…you would see my messy desk at work, and the projects I should be working on, instead of reading blogs! :)
Tanya K says
IF YOU WERE HERE… I’d be super embarassed bc today is a work-from-home-in-pajamas day :)
Amy says
If you were here, you’d see me trying to get my law school homework done over Spring Break while my daughter is at daycare, so I can focus on the good stuff like her, as well as furniture, paint colors, and lighting browsing for the house we are moving to in July!
Sam @ The Junk House says
If you were here – you would be hanging out in my cubicle with me…Exciting stuff!
Kate says
IF YOU WERE HERE – you would see me wading through work documents, taking a break to pop on over to YHL.
lauren says
IF YOU WERE HERE–you would see my newly stained hardwood floors!!
Anna says
IF YOU WERE HERE!!!
Christie says
IF YOU WERE HERE
You would see a big slab of IKEA butcherblock countertop waiting to be installed along with some decorative tin tiles for the backsplash.
maria says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d be staring at two computer screens in a windowless office :)
Alex says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you’d be watching my sophomores work on a DBQ in my world history class… not an easy thing to enjoy, but I sure do!
Regina says
If you were here
Laura says
If you were here.. You would see our first attempt at remodeling our bathroom!
Eli says
IF YOU WERE HERE….you would see a horse calendar in my very very small corner cubicle.
Sara says
If you were here!!
Sarah Kubiak says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see a messy/disorganized mudroom that could use a $100 gift card and a lady who would love a new book to read.
Melanie says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you’d see my blood shot eyes after staring at a million Zillow.com listings. House hunting is a doozy!
Ashley says
If you were here… you’d see the inside of my cube at work… and the wonderful Chicago sun that decided to join me this afternoon!!
Tracy says
If you were here…you’d cringe at the piles of paper on my desk – notes to be mailed out to students, and 3000 scrap pieces of paper that each have 1 important piece of info among the tons of lines scratched on them….sigh. That’s what spring break is for though…hopefully it will be looking better at the end of the week!
Shannon T. says
If you were here … I’d make you use those strong arms you’ve garnered from all your projects to open this can of tomatoes for me. Impossible!