***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.
Jacquelyn says
If you were here you would see 25 teenagers using x-acto knives in my art classroom. I’m teaching right now. Haha! :)
Sydney says
IF YOU WERE HERE..
You’d see that my dogs enjoy bed rest far more than I do!
Amber says
If you were here- you’d see me typing away at my desk, wishing it was still the weekend!
Dawn says
IF YOU WERE HERE – you’d see me sitting at my desk in my freezing office. I can’t get the heat to work! Or if you were at my house, you’d be looking at my cats sunning themselves or walking around on the counters (bad kitty!).
melissa says
If you were here….
you’d see DIRT…I’m germinating seeds for the veggie garden!
Heather G. says
If you were here – you would see me taking a break from designing to read a few blogs and searching for a house to call our first home!
Melissa says
If you were here…you would see me pricing lots of kids clothes and toys for an upcoming consignment sale!
Monica says
If you were here….we could be having lunch and catching up on everything and then back to work. !
Brit says
If you were here…you’d see me drying off Schrodinger, my hedgehog, since he just got out of his bath.
julia says
IF YOU WERE HERE – you would see my very messy desk with piles of work.
Anna says
If you were here you would see e trying to clean the house while my baby is sleeping!
Rose says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You would see my computer screen at work!
Jordan says
If you were here… you would see all the breadboard i just took down in our master bedroom
Cara says
IF YOU WERE HERE… You would watch me working from home and walking the High Line in NYC on my lunch break :)
Taylor says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see lovely blue paint samples painted on the dining room wall, sketches of the new focal point for our master bedroom, a partially painted kid’s room, and a whole bunch of laundry being ignored for the house-projects-must-progress cause. :)
Rachel says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
you would see the remains of my insanely awesome lunch that I just couldn’t finish. Butternut squash and apple soup, a ham, cheddar and granny smith apple panini, and carrots and potatoes roasted in olive oil, salt and pepper. Plus lemon cookies. Delicious!
April says
IF YOU WERE HERE- You would see a messy classroom! PS- LOVE JEN!
Amanda says
If you were here… you’d see me strategically trying to hide the hole in my pants. Oh Monday, how I love thee!
Kasey says
If you were here! you would see my desk at work covered with all the papers and folders I am working on.
meghan says
If you were here, you would see that I’m almost done with a painting project and about to start another.
Megan S. says
If you were here- you’d see me at my computer blog hopping :)
Andrea Watts says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would run out screaming lol
Karen says
IF YOU WERE HERE- you would see my swollen feet and ankles propped up and my miniature dachshund using my legs as a bed!
Katherine Bryden says
IF YOU WERE HERE…You would see me working away on the computer and trying to get some blog reading done as well.
Debbie says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see my husband and I covered in drywall and spackle dust as we attempt to DIY the interior of our guest room and master bedroom walls and ceilings.
That HD card would come in handy right now.
Ashley @ Any Lovely Thing says
If you were here…you would see the casting department in a flurry trying to wrap casting for the next season of The Bachelorette.
-Ashley
anylovelything.blogspot.com
stephanie l says
If you were here you’d see my crazy toddler doing the hokey pokey.
Lisa in Seattle says
If you were here…
You’d see me eating veggies and telling you what you’d be seeing if you were here, which you *would* be, so I don’t know why I would need to tell you. My head hurts.
Ericka says
If you were here…you’d see my messy house with play-doh all over the kitchen floor! (courtesy of my 3 year old daughter and my almost 4 year old niece:)
Stacie says
If you were here… you’d see me rushing out the door to a doctor’s appointment. We get to hear baby’s heartbeat again today!
Laura says
IF YOU WERE HERE
You’d see me working at a yoga studio – namaste!
Taylor says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see the Sonic coke that is my vice several times a week.
Emiles says
IF YOU WERE HERE! You’d see the inside of my office…and be staring at my pic of the Tetons…have you been? You should. If you were at my house…you’d see my card catalog that I NEED supplies from Home Depot to refinish :)
joyjoy says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
you’d see me brainstorming ideas to get a stagnant development project moving. Unless it were right this second, then you’d see me taking a break from brainstorming and reading YHL. :-P
Jessica says
If you were here…you’d see a pile of unfinished paperwork and some gorgeous sunbeams beckoning me to play (curse that unfinished paperwork!)
Kelly says
If You Were Here!…you’d see me staring at three monitors, 2 to keep track of the stock market and the other to keep track of you guys:)
Catie says
If you were here you would see the new-to-us old (free) grand piano that my husband is referbishing. I just love look at it..it looks great in our living room!
Casey says
If you were here…I would beg you to help me finish painting my house!!
Patty says
If you were here…you would see spring arriving in the Arizona desert.
Elise says
If you were here… you’d see my feeble attempts at decorating my cubicle!
Susanna says
If you were here… you would see me choosing to read your blog, rather than go through this pile of work in front of me.
CryHouse says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You’d see the massive number of papers I have yet to grade along with the fact that I’ve lived in my house for a year and have yet to hang anything on the walls.
Jasna says
If you were here, you’d see my living room wall torn down to (almost) the posts, waiting for some new drywall!
Andrea Watts says
My bathroom with the old leaky tub and the ceiling with the popcorn scrapped off.
Katie says
If you were HERE…you’d see me taking a Google Reader/snack break.
Britta @ The Handmade House says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see me trying to get all three kids to take a nap at the same time- and it lot working so well- ha! (Plus like 5 half finished projects spewed about the house!)
Virginia says
haha- busted- yes you would see me chowing down during my lunch break, at my desk, reading Young House Love and enjoying gumbo!
Anita says
IF YOU WERE HERE
You would see me looking out the window, hoping summer comes soon!
LoquaciousLaura says
If you were here … you’d see me working working working working working working …
Lorelei says
If you were here, you would see a half-vacuumed apartment. I literally stopped halfway down the hall to look at blogs.