***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.
stephanie says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you’d be bored watching me mid-Monday at the office. :)
Sarah says
IF YOU WERE HERE.
You would see me at my messy desk…putting off work to mess around on the net!
Sarah
Liz Stevens says
IF YOU WERE HERE,
You would see a house full of stuff that needs to be packed up! We are moving in a month!
Carly G says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you would see me researching houses online! My husband and I are in the early stages of buying our first home :)
Kate B says
IF YOU WERE HERE
You could spot my Ted Naos die-cut calendar that is giving my desk a pop of magenta, blue, and hologram. He was one of my architecture teachers from school and it’s my tradition to get his calendar every year, check it out!
Also, thanks for the book rec! There is such a slim chance I’m winning, that I put in a request to get it from our library!
Beth says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see a messy house!
Brian says
If you were here!
jess hogue says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you would see me playing virtual hookey from work as i surf all my fave sites and procrastinate doing anything productive.
Kristin says
IF YOU WERE HERE….you’d see me reading your blog in between working :)
Kathryn says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see me sitting at work wondering what happened to the snow we were supposed to get.
Kathryn says
If you were here…you’d see me perplexed as to what to do with my bonus/office/storage room.
Amanda B says
If you were here…you’d see me doing my best procrastinating so as to not have to clean the apartment and do the dishes.
Kitty says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see a spreadsheet with over 100,000 lines and my head blowing up >_<
Christina says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
my son having a sick day from school
melissa hoffman says
IF YOU WERE HERE! You would see a diet coke and a bowl full of almonds :).
mays490 says
IF YOU WERE HERE … you’d see me sneaking in a Starbucks at my desk.
Amber says
If you were here… you would see my chemistry lab book
Sarah M. says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see my messy office, which is in a former dorm room. Think long, cinder block hallways…
Georgia says
If you were here on a dreary Utah winter day, a fun novel and a gift card from Home Depot would really brighten the day for you too! Maybe just the ticket for my unfinished craftroom project!!
Shannon says
If you were here – you’d see me checking out of work on a gross rainy day that has just turned sunny and woken me up. At home, you’d find many projects on my fridge list…maybe this weekend I’ll cross one off.
Kirstin says
IF YOU WERE HERE! You would be hanging in my office, eating microwave diet food and sifting through piles of job folders. wah wah.
Nicole says
If you were here – you’d see a terribly messy desk.
Kelly says
If you were here, you’d see me procrastinating at the office. And a tape measure.
Jennie says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
Alyson says
“IF YOU WERE HERE”
you’d see me procrastinating writing reports and looking on google reader.
Paula Popowski says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see snow!
Shell Li says
IF YOU WERE HERE….you would see that it is a beautiful day in Denver, but that I am stuck inside at work.
Marlo says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see my kids artwork hanging in my cubicle!
Misty says
If you were here, Actually, I live in Alaska, if you were here, you’d be quite chilly!
Melissa says
If you were here- you would see me just waiting to leave work and go hang out with my family for the afternoon.
Michelle says
“IF YOU WERE HERE”
Me getting ready to repaint the kitchen…should be a fun weekend!!
Alex Withrow says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You would see nearly 20 signs of “weekly wisdom” from my boss. The one right in front of my computer says, “I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be.” – Groucho Marx
Jen B says
If you were here – you’d see me sneaking peeks at your blog from my desk….shhhh!
Rebecca Li says
IF YOU WERE HERE–you’d see me hard at work at my lab. well…if I wasn’t on your blog that is!
Shannon K. says
If you were here… you’d see me sitting at my computer doing an estimate for a interior commercial construction project in the Western New York area.
Clare says
IF YOU WERE HERE – youd see my cat staring wishfully out the window. And a really unorganized office!
Justine says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see my hunkered at my desk if my awful work sweater. (Seriously, this thing should not see the light of day!)
Kasey says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you would see the door to my office looking out onto the wall of the hallway. Wah-wahhh… Oh, to have a window in my office. I can dream.
Ellen says
IF YOU WERE HERE – you’d see a 3/4 finished bathroom overhaul, a whole mess of chores that have been put off because of said bathroom overhaul, and mommy and 13 month old still in their pajamas because showering in an unfinished bath with a toddler isn’t my idea of “safe play”. We’ll wait until Dada returns home from work!
Lindsay says
If you were here… you’d see my disaster of a desk!
Lisa says
if you were here… you would find me looking for asnity on my lunch break!
Hannah says
If you were here you would see my desk covered with the project I”m supposed to be working on – instead of reading blogs :)
Erica R says
IF YOU WERE HERE..
You’d see my early spring seedlings waiting to be transplanted into the garden. Shelling peas and broccoli are new for us this year, so we’ll keep our fingers crossed.
hilary says
if you wer here
…you’d see piles of laundry everywhere!
Lauren says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see me enjoying time with my best friend: Diet Coke.
Heidi says
IF YOU WERE HERE! Right now I’m at work and you’d see me working down my inbox :)
Oren K says
IF YOU WERE HERE – you’d see a mess :-P
Lori says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you would see the huge mess on my desk that isn’t getting any better because I’m screwing around on the Internet!
Natalie P. says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see me on my lunch break, chomping away on my salad and catching up on my favorite blog.
meekasmommy says
If you were here… you’d see a fairly filthy apartment due to the weekend stomach virus that hit us hard these past few days! ICK!