***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.
Kelly H. says
If you were here….
Sarah says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see me sitting at work reading your blog instead of working :)
Jamie says
IF YOU WERE HERE….You would see me avoiding working at my desk job by reading some YHL :)
Kim says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see the new curtain I just sewed! First time tackling a curtain and it’s not the greatest sewing work but I think it looks ok and I’m so proud of my work :) P.S. You’d also ‘hear’ 3 kids yelling upstairs as they play games on my hubby’s ipad (while I sneak in reading your blog!).
Michelle R. says
If you were here….you’d see my desk covered in Monday morning crap
Audrey says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you’d see me taking a break from homeschooling my 1st-grader and pre-schooler. Lots of fun!
kristena says
if you were here… you would see a sea of laundry that I am putting off doing!
Katy King says
IF YOU WERE HERE – you would see my messy desk and me reading blogs instead of working!
sara m says
WISH YOU WERE HERE –
A bowl of chocolate pudding I’m trying to sneak while the kids aren’t looking :)
Emily V says
If you were here
You would see my crutches because I sprained my ankle yesterday on a walk. Thank goodness for helpful family and co-workers!
Ashley@AttemptsAtDomestication says
If you were here – you would be in my white walled little office reading blogs and waiting for clients to come in or call.
Lindy says
IF YOU WERE HERE! Just finished up a walk around the lake with our corgi, Allie!
Emily says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see a very messy office, as I just switched offices at work and have not finished unpacking yet.
P.S. Jen Lacaster’s post about you guys last year is how I ended up finding your lovely little blog. Now I read you guys every day!!!
Abbey says
IF YOU WERE HERE … you’d see me taking a break at my computer to check out my favorite blogs. (And the fact that there are still a few miscellaneous holiday decorations still up :/
Susie says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
…you’d see me dashing off tons of proposals for prospective donors — gotta keep the “FUN” in fundraising! ;)
Victoria R says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see a kitchen and living room with random paint swatches on the walls and a whole lot of DIY inspiration.
Rachel K. says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see my 19 month old and me playing, reading books, and having fun in the warm sun today!
Melissa says
IF YOU WERE HERE!
You would totally see me goofing off at work while the boss is out at a meeting :)
Kylie D. says
If you were here – you would see a mix of DIY wedding projects for our July wedding. Oh and there is a good chance you might see our handsome white labradoodle named, Monty.
Mallory says
If you were here…you’d be helping me write a media psychology paper, listening to my dog whine because she wants her toys, and you’d be totally engrossed in the Income Property marathon that’s been on my television for the past 3 hours.
lisa says
If you were here you’d see my attempt to create blog about our renovation/addition. Thanks for inspiring me.
Taylor says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You would be about to go to a meeting at the office!
Jennifer says
“If you were here” you would see me commenting on the computer during my lunch break when I should instead be spending my time folding the mounds and mounds of laundry behind me.
mp says
IF YOU WERE HERE … you would see a very messy house.
Sharon H says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see me sitting at my desk at work avoiding the project that I know has to be done before I leave today. If you were at my home, you’d see the bathroom that desperately needs a tile job!
Sandra says
If you were here you could search for Dogwood trees with me while we travel to north central Texas from south Texas. I love those trees!
Elizabeth Rainey says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You would see me preparing tax returns… all.day.long.
Dawn K. says
IF YOU WERE HERE-
You’d see me trying to manage a crazy-long to-do list while my accountant husband works an extra 20 hours a week! I can’t wait for tax season to be DONE DONE DONE!
Marie Burdine says
IF YOU WERE HERE….you would see the inside of my laboratory with lots of chemicals and maybe even some e.coli plates laying around. I work in a biochemistry lab doing cancer research. Lots of fun….just very slow!
Michelle says
IF YOUR WERE HERE you would see my office and all my crazy co-workers!
Tamara says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you would see the lovely paisley apron my boyfriend got me for christmas, as i debate doing my lunch dishes or getting some school work done…
Katharine says
If you were here..
I’d have to get off the phone with my sister so as to not be rude.
Nancy S says
IF YOU WERE HERE! You’d be helping me get the companies payroll processed :)
Julia says
If you were here…you would see my apartment in shambles since we’re moving in our new house at the end of the month!!
Aimee says
If you were here…you would be incredibly bored. I’m doing mundane household tasks like laundry, cooking, cleaning, oh and catching up on a blog or 2.
Kelly says
IF YOU WERE HERE! You would see me trying to write a legal brief while also being distracted by your blog :-)
Heather says
IF YOU WERE HERE–you would see me going cross-eyed at work with spreadsheets, counting down the days until vacation (March 23rd!!) ;)
Kelley says
IF YOUR WERE HERE –
You would see my half painted kitchen cabinets. The frame is painted, but the doors have not been painted or replaced. So my cabinets are exposed!
lindsay says
If you were here…
you would see how badly I need to reorganize my life!
Betsy says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you’d see my house with half of the floors freshly bamboo’d and half of them yucky plywood waiting to get the bamboo treatment too.
Phoebe says
If you were here you would see me eating lunch at my desk at work…
Meg says
IF YOU WERE HERE:
You would see an office that I’ desperately trying to reclaim so that I can enjoy Spring Break to its fullest while the students are away
Nikki says
If you were here – you would see my dirty crock pot still in the sink from yesterdays dinner. :-)
Trilby says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you would see me getting everything back in order after three days of being gone. Laundry, cleaning, and organizing. Ugh!
kate says
if you were here….you’d see me eating a giant cookie at my desk (oops!)
Jennifer says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
you would see me daydreaming about my unfinished nursery and not getting enough work done!
Heather says
If you were here….you’d see my puppy sleeping on the couch~where he is not supposed be!
Allison says
“IF YOU WERE HERE”
If you were here with me right now, you’d be staring at with me at the cubical wall while waiting to Excel to load already! :)
Annegirrl says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you would see me sitting at my desk in my tiny little work cubicle. I’m staring at yet another amazingly, crazy email.
Sara says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see me using my breast-pump while typing notes at work. I’m sure you’d rather not be here, actually!