***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.
Alisha N says
If you were here you’d see me researching renovation/decorating ideas for a house we are thinking about buying (and dreaming of spending a home depot gc)
Jen says
If you were here… you would see the dog kennel in the living room (causing traffic issues) because our baby chicks have taken over her usual spot in the nook.
Bridgette says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see 6 chapters worth of notes scattered about my desk…. studying for midterm tonight! Not fun!
Tracie W says
If you were here… You’d see me crawling everywhere behind my 7 month old! Luckily I recently cleaned the carpets! :)
Adrienne B says
If you were here- you’d see the 12 windows open on my computer as I jump back and forth between tasks. Definitely and un-focused Monday.
Amber J says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
you’d see my office wall (which is a huge blank canvas waiting for me to get my decorative inspiration on!)
Jenna says
IF YOU WERE HERE! You would be staring at an excel spreadsheet.
marianne says
IF YOU WERE HERE….you would see me trying to work. I seem to have lost my motivation.
emily says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you would see baby toys all over the floor, and a dining room table covered with Girl Scout cookies.
Grace says
If you were here – you’d see me procrastinating.
Nicole S. says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see my sunburned back hunched over my computer desk to enter this contest. :)
Iva says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see me sorting things out for our overseas move at the end of the month. Scary and exciting at the same time.
Thanks for great giveaway!
Meg says
If you were here….
You would find me being lazy but as soon as you knocked on the door I am pretty sure you would be put to work….HELP make sense of my “toy clutter”. We have converted our family room to play room…eeck!
Amber says
“IF YOU WERE HERE” …. you’d see that my husband and I are about to close on our very FIRST house this Friday at 11AM! We’re soooo beyond excited. We got married last June and have each been saving/planning/waiting for this day for several years now. We can’t wait to proudly hand over our down payment check that we’ve worked so hard for and get the keys to our beautiful new house!!! SO EXCITED!!! : )
Letty says
“IF YOU WERE HERE”
You’d be staring at a computer screen with two piles of files to your right, a picture of me and my fiance to your left, and an energy candle from Bath & Body Works next to the monitor.
angel p says
If you were here.
If you were here right now you would see my surrounded by all the Pinterest Easter projects I’m working on.
Jenni says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you would see me at my (very messy) desk in my little home office, taking a much needed break! (You would also probably suggest that I decorate said office…oh well!)
Heather says
If you were HERE…oh geez…you would see piles of paperwork as I study for my Series 7 exam for a new job, a basement project of installing a few more can lights (hubs did that!) and a deck that we built last summer in need of a powerwash and stain…oh to have longer weekends!
Kendall says
If you were here – you’d see me bored at my computer at work. :)
Colleen says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
…you’d see all of the projects I had planned that will have to wait until after my baby arrives, as well as my soon-to-be tackled non-toxic nursery plans, and misc. other lingering projects (kitchen backsplash, etc.) that are pathetically overdue.
Molly B. says
“IF YOU WERE HERE”…. you’d see me sitting at my work desk drinking a Diet Sunkist
Kellee W. says
If you were here… you’d be snuggled up with my adorable pups and helping me finish the binding on my latest quilt!
Marilyn says
If You Were Here . . . you’d see 101 projects that I’d get your input on/help with! ;-)
Mo says
IF YOU WERE HERE
Mo says
Woops! If you were here
you’d see the 8 young adult books on my coffee table that I have to read this week for grad school.
Lindsay says
IF YOU WERE HERE….
you’d see me knocking out one final essay before I can relax for spring break. Also? I am OBSESSED with Jen Lancaster!!!
Alyssa says
If you were here you’d see me sitting in my new cell-like office – relocated from downtown Boston out to the ‘burbs today. Massively depressing!
Laura @ Learning to be a Grownup says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see that I am verrry slow today at the office – 20 hours in a car over a 3-day period is too much to consider my weekend a “break” – an extra day to recoup would have been awesome!
Deena says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see a lot of inspiration posted to pinterest, a stained concrete floor in desperate need of touch up and a lot of “raw potential” I hope to turn into a beautiful home one day!
Marcie says
If you were here, we’d be sharing a veggie avocado sandwich while checking on my favorite DIY blogs (yours being one of them) and making my list of to do DIY projects.
Brenda says
If you were here…you’d see me looking at your blog during lunch.
Kristen says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see a garage jam packed with donations from our awesome friends and family for our yard sale this weekend to benefit our Ethiopian adoption!
denise says
If you were here:
you’d see papers scattered all over my desk, papers that were slipped under my door b/c someone didn’t want to disturb me, and my messy hair b/c i just woke up from that nap that i took during my lunchbreak. it’s a bad day at work!
Kim says
If you were here….. You would see me standing in a heaps of the contents of my walk in closet! I have e spring cleaning bug and just started pulling it all out! Hopefully I can get it back together in less than a week :/
Kristin says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see me staring at my computer screen :(
Shira says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see me procrastinating at work.. HAHA. Just for a moment so I can check out the new YHL post.
Holly says
If you were here…you would be back in Maui (on vacation).
Marcela says
IF YOU WERE HERE….
You would catch me working hard taking occasional breaks to check on blogs :)
Linde says
If you were here…you’d see me at work, NOT working, reading your blog.
Shelley @ Green Eggs and Hamlet says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see me working in my cubicle, providing technical support over the phone (and sharing computer screens) with one of my customers (I work at a company that makes an app for a web-based computer database). All in a day’s work.
Nicole says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see my desk totally covered with work that I’m attempting to tackle this week and all the artwork in my office that I need to finish framing (gotta get some mats cut!).
Jessaca says
If you were here, you would see me scarfing down my lunch at my desk in an office at home that I plan to paint at the end of the month! Yahoo! Be gone greeny beige. Be gone.
Lauren says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you would see me taking my work outside on this beautiful day in Georgia.
bkantro says
If you were here…
you’d see me returning from lunch to a pile of transcripts and me procrastinating just a few more minutes ;)
Lauren says
If you were here, you’d see a pretty busy desk and a box of Quaker Oatmeal Squares.
Juliann says
If you were here, you’d see a clean house and a couple of kids who should be napping…
Sarah H. says
IF YOU WERE HERE..
You’d see me working from home in my pajamas and also 39 weeks pregnant and ready to pop this kid out!
Michelle says
If you were here — you’d see two monitors, piles of paper and a few things I’m trying to conceal, namely some old styrofoam cups and the plastic take-out box that recently held a slice of chocolate cheesecake.
Ravelle says
“IF YOU WERE HERE”…
You would see me at my desk working like a crazy person.
Anya says
If you were here.. you’d see me sitting at my desk, gazing out my window and dreaming of an adventure.
val says
If you were here. . .. we could be anxiously waiting for a shiny new dishwasher to arrive and I would love some help planning a deck. :)