***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.
Nicole P. says
If you were here — you wouldn’t see much, but you’d hear the embarrassingly loud and distracting case of the hiccups I’ve got going on…
Katie says
If you were here… you would see on my computer one of the most complicated spreadsheets ever created!
Tammy H says
If you were here you’d see a beautiful sunshiny day. Welcome home!
Nicole O says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you would see a beautiful spring day in Bama!
Allison says
If you were here… you’d see me applying jobs, cleaning up the apartment, and anxiously awaiting the delivery of our new West Elm rug today!
Kelly Cook says
If you were here you would see me cleaning out the pantry.
MelP says
“IF YOU WERE HERE”
You’d see me ferociously rocking my overtired 2month old…enjoying the last 3 wks of leave from work!
Nicole says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You would be getting ready to go with me on my 3 mile lunchtime run.
Kate Battle says
If you were here…you would see me working at my computer and wishing I was reading that book instead!
Sarah R says
If you were here, you would be coming with me to meet a guy from craigslist who is selling two 9ft garage doors with openers for $200!! Yeahaw!! and I need em! With no garage doors for the past year its been a relief that we have had such a mild winter in the midwest!
Bethany J. says
IF YOU WERE HERE! You’d see me sitting on my red couch working on homework.
Meg says
If you were here…
You’d see an organized chaos cube, but I work in an agency, so there’s usually some sort of shenanigans happening!
Gwen says
If you were here!
You’d see me resting while the kids nap in between trips to check on our very pregnant goats.
Janny A. says
If you were here, you would see my messy kitchen with dishes piled up from yesterday!
Katie says
IF YOU WERE HERE! …you would see me working slash surfing the internet!
Elizabeth says
IF YOU WERE HERE!!
You would see my desktop background at my office computer of my super cute and happy 6 month old :) and maybe some pinterest action ;) ps. love Jen and all her books.
Jessica says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see my cluttered office desk while I’m taking a “sanity break.” :)
Jill says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see my half painted office. The work just piled up and the painting has been on hold for a couple of years…maybe this summer.
Patti says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see my very boring cubicle. It’s temporary, so I don’t even have photos or anything personal. Boo. But if you were in my house, you’d see three new pieces of art from 20×200 that I just had framed and are sitting in their spots ready to be hung. Yay!
Courtney says
IF YOU WERE HERE…. You would seem my messy desk covered with stacks of papers!
Olivia says
IF YOU WERE HERE..
You’d see me staring at my computer at work counting down the minutes and seconds until 5 o’clock!
Amy says
If you were here…you would see freshly painted built ins waiting for accessories.
Cindy says
If you were here – you would see my lazy dog asleep in our orange chair with a new pillow I just made.
Michelle says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see me not so hard at work, trying to figure out this double monitor thing. Using the second monitor to keep up with blogs and home decorating ideas more than processing paperwork!
Oh and you would fall in love with the warm Nashville, TN weather! :) Not quite Hawaii but still a beautiful place to be!
Krista says
IF YOU WERE HERE! You’d see a Home Depot – that’s where I work! :)
Courtney says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see my bathroom almost done after a full-scale demo to the studs and rebuild. My first big DIY demo project. Just have to hang the shower curtain (and drill into my tile, gulp) and I’m done! Doesn’t mean that $100 home depot card wouldn’t help with the kitchen back splash project!
Nikole says
IF YOU WERE HERE . . . you’d see my poor window-less office!
Sheila says
If you were here you would see a few half done projects in our fixer upper and also snow :(
Amanda says
If you were here – you’d see me sitting at my desk at work… procrastinating a bit.
Lauren says
IF YOU WERE HERE.
You would see my shared office which is fairly nice as not-for-profit offices go and even contains a white ceramic owl!
Stephanie says
IF YOU WERE HERE
we would all be crammed into a tiny cubicle and would likely have to get really comfortable with each other really fast. =)
Jamie P-M says
IF YOU WERE HERE I’d share some of my work with you. It’s my first day back at work after a week of vacationing in warmer climates and I’m just not motivated!
p.s. Jen Lancaster is one of my favorite authors. I actually found your blog through her!
Tammy says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see me at work typing on my laptop and wishing I was on vacation!
Tara says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
I would make you a cup of tea and share my snack with you!
Katied says
if you were here – you’d see me at my messy desk!
StephanieR says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
you’d see me sitting at my desk, dreaming about lunch in the sun!
MichelleG says
If you were here…You’d see me catching up with my favorite blogs while my toddler naps. Ahh peace and quiet…
Jessica says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you would see me make a list of pros vs. cons as to whether I should purchase my first home, or continue renting… oh me oh my oh!
Jen says
If you were here – you’d see my awesome NYC skyline/Brooklyn Bridge photo print on canvas that hangs above my desk at work.
Jess says
IF YOU WERE HERE!
You’d see me typing away at my computer applying to a million jobs in my PJ’s in preparation of my graduation/move.
Arathi says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you would see me planning to mosaic the fountain base in the backyard.
julie powell says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see a Madeline video playing!
Catherine says
If you were here – you would see my messy desk that I’m trying to clean up after our conference last week.
Heather says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see our messy house! We just finished painting a room and there are knick knacks and furniture everywhere! :)
Shannon says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You would see me wasting time on pinterest instead of getting work done in my newly rennovated office
Cate Z says
If you were here……….you would see painters tape up on my wall to mimic where some future shelves will be!!
Megan douglass says
If you we’re here….. You’d see me persuading my husband to hang my z. Gallerie deer head whom we named Ron Swanson. ;)
Autumn says
If you were here…anywhere would be better than being here at work!
Valerie says
If you were here… you’d see me pretending not to read YHL while at work and see a bunch of ppt’s and excel sheets for FY13 Budget planning… so exciting.. ;)
I love Jen Lancaster!
Karen F says
If you were here….
you would see newspaper templates on my wall, where my wall o’frames will soon be!