***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.
Kristan says
If you were here…
You would see studded walls for our new master suite!!!
erika says
If you were here… you’d see me staring at a computer screen at work…I should be working :)
eva says
If you were here- You would be surrounded by my messy office. We are in the midst of moving and it’s going to be chaos.
Melissa says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see a very messy desk surrounded by pictures of my beautiful boys!
stacey pawlak says
If you were here right now…you would see me sitting in sweaty workout clothes, while waiting for my baby to get up from her nap!!!
Tabatha Schorr says
If you were here….you’d see box of girl scout cookies I’m going to eat for “lunch”. Def one of those days!
Angela says
If you were here you’d see my frantically packing for Key West! I’m such a procrastinator when it comes to packing!!
Jessica says
If you were here – you’d see me enjoying some quiet time in my classroom, creating new projects and grading papers after the kids have left for the day :)
Melinda says
IF YOU WERE HERE: currently you’d see me working away at my desk. :D Just having returned from lunch.
Kelly M says
If You Were Here… You’d see me knee deep in cases I have court hearings on for this week!
Ricky says
IF YOU WERE HERE …
You’d see me sitting in a recording studio watching some of my students work on projects.
Jennifer says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You would be munching on turbinado, sea salt and dark chocolate covered almonds a la Trader Joe’s, ignoring the monthly budget project sitting next to me, and witnessing my four year old make BayBlades out of Legos and then set them spinning across the floor with a rousing “3 2 1 Let it RIP!”
Shannon says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you would see me working away at my office job thinking about all the cleaning I have to do at home
Lisa says
If You Were Here – you’d be procrastinating and pretending the pile of paperwork next to the computer is actually just holding the desk in place. Well, that’s why I’m pretending. :)
Annie in Indiana says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see my dream kitchen in our new house. It’s almost exactly how I’d have designed it if we’d renovated it ourselves, but we bought it this way!
Janna says
If you were here…you’d feel right at home with our entire staircase pulled apart, drywall mudding happening, tools strewn everywhere…just the general renovating chaos that’s non stop around this house! You’re welcome to stop by and see the mess! http://www.swooninteriors.blogspot.com
Catherine S says
IF YOU WERE HERE….you could enjoy helping my oldest son with his homework. Lots to do on a MOnday.
chatelaine says
if you were here – you’d see me at work, on lunch :)
Elaine K says
If you were here…. you’d see me watching the Good Wife on my computer. Best show ever! Can’t wait to hear the details of your vacation!!
Kelsey S. says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
…you’d see our first house with new flooring very much in progress and a whole list of projects to be tackled after that one is done.
Lisa says
If You Were Here
you would be drinking coffee with my while watching the snow storm!
Lindsey D says
IF YOU WERE HERE!
Laurel says
If you were here… you’d see ads strewn across my desk awaiting changes and a to-do list only partially complete.
brittany says
If you were here…
You’d see my chubby little newborn son on my left, my chihuahua mutt on my right and one messy house surrounding us.
Monika says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see me drinking my first Diet Coke in two weeks. YUM!
Sara says
IF YOU WERE HERE… You would see my half-finished curtains for my son’s room… to hem or to tape…
Heather says
If you were here –
you would see several baskets of neatly folded laundry that are begging to be put away, but I’m taking a break in front of my laptop instead. This mom of now four kids (one newling, as we call our newborn) is toast right now…!
Julie says
If you were here, you would see my second grade classroom!
Caitlin @ Hardly Housewives says
If you were here, you’d see me working away at my kitchen table. Somehow I always get a lot more done down here (as opposed to my smaller desk upstairs). “Get more done” usually = actual work, not posting on blogs, but I guess this is a break?
Annie says
If you were here… you would see me watching a bunch of 7th graders in study hall.
Elisabeth says
IF YOU WERE HERE… You’d see a massive pile of books, some highlighters, and my laptop as I work on my thesis :-) But don’t worry, we’d go to the park down the street!
Alicia M says
If you were here…you’d see my almost finished nursery. My baby boy is due in a few weeks!!
Kristi says
If you were here – you would see Excel files and a pile of financial documents.
Becky says
IF YOU WERE HERE…You would see a gutted master bathroom project my husband and I started this weekend. New shower, tile, vanity, paint, etc. I’m exhausted thinking about it.
Kristin says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you’d see my growing collection of empty Diet Coke cans as I attempt to survive a case of the Mondays. (You would also see UNBELIEVABLE levels of productivity going on. No question about it.)
Jessica says
If you were here…you’d see me packing my desk for our upcoming office move. Boy do I have a lot of stuff!
bridget b. says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see me taking a work break to visit your site.
Rebecca Sch says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
you would see a pile of unfinished paperwork, a barrel of monkeys, and me daydreaming while watching people walk the streets of downtown Annapolis.
Anne Marie J. says
IF YOU WERE HERE – you would be helping my husband and me begin to paint every single one of our rooms in our home! We moved in two years ago, and are excited to finally start making each room our own – with a splash of color!
carly says
If you were here, you would find me planning our garden re-layout and other landscaping adventures…hoping that the nicer weather we have had lately comes back!
Rebecca says
If you were here– omg you’d see me in junky clothes pushing the vacuum. It was time to clean today, from ceilings to baseboards! Plus you’d see an in-progress basement, maybe you would fix it for me? ;)
Caity says
IF YOU WERE HERE – you would sadly see me going on hour 10 (in two days) of being in a windowless computer lab at school. Finals week is next week and I’ve got a long to do list!
Christine B says
IF YOU WERE HERE
A clean house! Its Monday so it is clean becuase I have spent the past 2 days tidying it up.
Marcia Lamar says
IF YOU WERE HERE . . . you’d see me folding laundry.
Lara says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you would see me finishing a diet coke after my lunch break. very glamorous.
Jenny H says
If you were here…you’d see my sleeping 3.5 month old or my playful 2.5 year old :)
Marisa says
If you were here … you’d see me eating lunch at my desk. And Jen Lancaster’s mention is why I started reading your blog. :-)
Tara says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you’d see my messy desk at work- along with a cute pic of my puppy. Thanks for a great giveaway!
Samantha Brown says
If you were here…you would see me anxiously awaiting my new house closing and dreaming/pinterest-ing all of the amazing things I want to do!
Susan M. says
If you were here, you’d see me glued to my computer!