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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: If You Were Here

| By John Petersik | March 5, 2012 | 5,112 Comments

Fab Freebie: If You Were Here

***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.

Jen Lancaster Giveaway

  • 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.

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Comments

  1. Emily B says

    March 5, 2012 at 5:59 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…

    You would see me sitting in my living room surrounded by boxes because we are moving this weekend!

    Reply
  2. Renata says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:00 pm

    If you were here- you’d probably see the mountain of laundry I still need to fold.

    Reply
  3. Amie says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:00 pm

    If you were here… you’d see my husband and I working on our new house! We moved in last month and have been painting and working on other small projects.

    Reply
  4. Sarah says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    If you were here – you’d see a Cadbury Creme Egg box, minus one.

    Reply
  5. sarah says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see my computer screen at work!

    Reply
  6. Melissa says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE

    you would see me huddled up with my heater, with bills (never ending!) scattered around me.

    Reply
  7. L says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    If you were here, you’d see me killing time at my desk until my husband finishes work. (I work a 5 hour day, he does 9, and we like to carpool.)

    Reply
  8. Sarah says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    If you were here – you would see me NOT working at work and looking at your blog.

    Reply
  9. jana says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:02 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see me sighing over the home-from-work/school mess of shoes, sneakers, backpacks, sports gear, mail, ad nauseum in the mudroom. Isn’t that what mudrooms are for?

    Reply
  10. Mindy says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:02 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…. You would see me staring out the window at work wishing I was outside because it is BEAUTIFUL out today!!

    Reply
  11. Annie says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:02 pm

    If you were here…You would see me doing school work. Boring!

    Reply
  12. Tif says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:02 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…

    you would be watching Tangled with my daughter listening to my son pulling all of the books off of the shelf.

    Reply
  13. Melissa says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE: You’d see me searching your website for the office wall stencil project you did so I could show my boyfriend an option for our stenciling project!

    Reply
  14. Brianne says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    If you were here… you’d see me watching the evening news in my living room.

    Reply
  15. Ginny @ Goofy Monkeys says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE –

    You would see me snuggling the little guy after his afternoon nap. Maybe snacking on some goldfish and watching Peppa Pig.

    Reply
  16. Megan says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE

    You would see me being a lazy bum on the couch, looking on pinterest for ideas for my new apartment.

    Reply
  17. erin says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    If you were here, you’d see me & my fiance sitting in the same room on separate computers…he’s watching youtube videos…I’m at younghouselove :)

    Reply
  18. Tara says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    If you were here,
    you would see my toys everywhere!

    Reply
  19. brita says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE! you would see chemistry, organic chemistry, and biogeochemistry books strewn all over my floor and my studying like crazy!

    Reply
  20. Chantelle says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…

    you’d see my lovely work cubicle and the fax I need to send to our realtor to put an offer on a house!

    Reply
  21. Melinda says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:04 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE – You would see my desk covered in papers as I work on invoices and taxes!!

    Reply
  22. Cristina says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    If you were here you would see a stack of papers that need to be graded.

    Reply
  23. Elizabeth Beck Land says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE: you would see me snuggling with my dog while I recover from working so many days in a row.

    Reply
  24. Alena says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    If you were here…
    You’d see me sipping tea and snuggling my two adorable dogs — AKA procrastinating!

    Reply
  25. Chelsea says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE!

    You would see my cats watching the sunset out our picture window.

    Reply
  26. Stacy says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE

    You would see the peacock wallpaper on my desktop and notice how it matches the blue/green paisley pattern of my shirt and think, “This girl loves her some blue and green!”

    Reply
  27. Kathryn says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE— you’d see me relaxing after work with my feet up! (Oh, and drinking lots of water so I can go into the bathroom and admire the new granite countertops my DH and I just DIY installed. YAY!)

    Reply
  28. Anacelie says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    If you were here…you’d see a lot of landscaping in progress (ie., piles of dirt!).

    Reply
  29. jackie says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    If you were here you would be sitting with me on my daughters floor right now, we just pulled up all the carpet tacks strips and are about to start painting the wood floor…so scared!!

    Reply
  30. Katie D. says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…

    you’d find a tore up bathroom!

    Reply
  31. Sara says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    If you were here…

    You’d see me waiting for a Skillshare class to begin with my husband.

    Reply
  32. KiKi says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see the lovely sun shining through my office windows!

    Reply
  33. Jen S says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    If you were here… you would see three of us recovering from a bout with the flu…. guess you’re glad you’re not here, yes?

    Reply
  34. Megan C. says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see me about to get up from my computer to get the baby for her 6pm feeding.

    Reply
  35. Kim says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    If you were here ~ you would see my messy desk @ work…shhh!!!

    Reply
  36. SalBug says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE you would see Vancouver B.C., since I’m working here all week!

    Reply
  37. Elle Sees says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    if you were here, you’d see one sock on my foot, as my dog has taken the other one for ransom.

    Reply
  38. Leslie says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:10 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…
    you could be motivating me to walk away from my desk and go to the gym!

    Reply
  39. Tracy says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:10 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE, you’d see me watching “Criminal Minds” while my daughter naps.

    Reply
  40. Lauren says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:10 pm

    IF WERE HERE!

    You’d see me at the end of my 12 hour nursing shift and getting excited about my husband picking me up from work to go on a sweet date.

    Reply
  41. Lorel B says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:11 pm

    If you were here…..you would see me working!!!! Grrr….

    Reply
  42. Rebecca says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:11 pm

    If you were here! You could help me make dinner!

    Reply
  43. Wendy says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:11 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE you would see the gorgeous view I have outside my office right now: fresh snow and two bald eagles flying over the river. Gorgeous. There are four bald eagles that are nesting near my office. And I catch my breath every time I see one of them soaring through the air.

    Reply
  44. Shelby L says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:12 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE you would see me not working! Ha!

    Reply
  45. Natasha says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:12 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…
    you would see me working in my home office, in my daily lounge clothes :)

    Reply
  46. Jessica says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:12 pm

    If you were here…

    …you’d have to endure the winter that has finally arrived in the northeast.

    Reply
  47. Kellie says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:13 pm

    If You Were Here… You would see me curled
    up in bed surrounded by tissues, trying to feel
    better from my bronchitis and sinus infection.
    Yuck!

    Reply
  48. Teresa says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:13 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see me on my IPad checking young house love every hour on the hour hoping for a new post…it’s been a long week, ya know!?

    Reply
  49. Megan E. says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:13 pm

    If you were here… you’d see a desk full of paperwork. Of course, give me a couple hours and then I could show you the brand new water heater, sump pump, and car battery that had to be installed last week…. oy vey. A Home Depot card would be nice right about now…. unless it causes more things to break!

    Reply
  50. Lindsey says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:13 pm

    if you were here….you would me enjoying catchin up on my DVR with me! :)

    Reply
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