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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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  1. BeccaK says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    If you were here . . . you would see me sitting at a very cluttered desk at work with my weekly Starbucks treat, half-consumed, by the keyboard!

    Reply
  2. Mike says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…

    …you’d be watching me eat breakfast.

    Reply
  3. Lindsey says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    If you were here! You would be in my living room and hopefully John and Clara would help me fold my laundry while admiring my sweet new arm candy my 3 week old boy

    Reply
  4. Emily says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    If you were here…. you’d see me enjoying my lunch while my newborn daughter snoozes in her swing (she’s such a good little napper!).

    Reply
  5. Lynne says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE
    You would see me scarfing down my lunch and reading emails.

    Reply
  6. Eileen says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    if you were here – you’d see my messy desk at work, covered in piles of paper that need to be attended to as soon as I finish my lunchtime surfing…

    Reply
  7. yannelli Jimenez says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    If you were here …. you would see be browsing you website!

    Reply
  8. Christy says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE… you would see my wonderful mess of a bathroom renovation! Could def see that gift card coming in handy!!

    Reply
  9. Katie Hartman says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    If you were here… you would see that I am at work and trying to pass the time by reading my fave blogs!

    Reply
  10. Chelsey says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE

    You’d see a ton of mind-numbing, eye-crossing, madness-inducing code. Oh, and your blog of course, which is none of the above. ;) It helps re-boot my senses, lol, so I don’t go crazy.

    Reply
  11. Heather says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE – you would see my nursery brainstorming. Paint chips and furniture everywhere!

    Reply
  12. Jenna says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    if you were here you would see me enjoying my daughter’s naptime.

    Reply
  13. Tara says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    If you were here you would see an apartment that needs some sserious loving to make it ours!!!

    Reply
  14. Becky says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    If you were here…you’d see me eating trailmix for a midmorning snack. :)

    Reply
  15. Christy U. says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:39 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE you would see me on Pinterest!

    Reply
  16. meghan says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:39 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d be sitting around the kitchen table eating chicken salad for lunch with my parents who are visiting my husband, my 18-month old son, and me! :)

    Reply
  17. looloolooweez says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:39 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE
    … you’d see a half-eatne brunch and a desk. Well, you wouldn’t *actually* see the desk, because it is covered entirely in homeworks. But yeah. WANT.

    Reply
  18. Tonya@mycozylittlefarmhouse says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:39 pm

    If you were here…

    You would see I am still lounging in my pajamas, I really need a pedicure, I may want to shave my legs, (TMI?), there are crumbs on my laptop, my dogs are drooling on my couch, I have no less than 5 partial projects around the house and I REALLY need to do laundry.

    Reply
  19. Blair says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:40 pm

    If you were here – you would see me taking a “break” from work to read my favorite blog.

    Reply
  20. Kristin Blake says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:40 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE, you’d see me on the couch reading your blog with my dog sitting under my feet while I watch my husband out of the corner of my eye eat two delicious donuts!

    Reply
  21. Jenny says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:40 pm

    If you were here you would see my drab office and endless amounts of excel files I work on daily.

    Reply
  22. Kelly H says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…You would see my three little boys going crazy after lunch. Peanut butter & jelly everywhere!

    Reply
  23. Morgan Hurst says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    IF YOU WE HERE…. You would see the millions of spreadsheets I have pulled up working on taxes for all my clients!

    Reply
  24. adriane says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    If you were here…you would see snow quickly melting outside in the mid-day sun shine.

    Reply
  25. Brooke says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE….you’d see my extremely messy desk at work, covered in TOO MANY projects going on at once! But a crazy life is a good life, right?!?

    Reply
  26. Tracy says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE. . . you’d see me cramming down a peanut butter sandwich while sitting at my messy desk!

    Reply
  27. Kelly says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE – you would see that I just finished eating my lunch at work and did a quick check of your blog to see what was new!

    Reply
  28. Keilah says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see me holding my poor sick baby and all the laundry still on the couch. oh, and you’d see that half of my walls are still waiting for a fresh coat of paint.

    Reply
  29. Sara says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see me trying to get motivated to get to work today.

    What a great prize! Thanks!

    Reply
  30. Kate says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    “IF YOU WERE HERE” you’d see me munching on leftovers in my office while trolling decorating sites!

    Reply
  31. Erica says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:43 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE, you’d see me surfing Pinterest for recipes.

    Reply
  32. Carrie H says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:43 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE, you would see you would see me eating lunch and reading my favorite blog.

    Reply
  33. laurie says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:43 pm

    if you were here – you’d get to see my 4 month old girl’s smile :)

    Reply
  34. Kerry says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:44 pm

    If you were here…you’d be sitting with my at my desk at my office, which might be a little cramped and awkward.

    Reply
  35. Holley says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:44 pm

    If you were here, you’d see my half-packed apartment as I prepare to move from Colorado to Florida! Sunny beaches, here I come!

    Reply
  36. Jessica says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:44 pm

    If you were here. I am working on potty training my daughter.

    Reply
  37. Kristin says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:46 pm

    If You Were Here, you, too, would be wishing you were somewhere else. Like South Beach. Or Key Largo.

    Reply
  38. Rachael R says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:46 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE..you’d see my house covered in every kind of jar you can think of! My sister is getting married in May and for centerpieces she is using jars of all sizes. I would guess we have 200 so far!

    Reply
  39. Erin says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    If you were here – we could eat lunch together…. YUM!

    Reply
  40. Heather says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    If you were here, you would see my 11 month old crawling at super sonic speed around his room and playing with his toys!

    Reply
  41. Lindsay says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE
    I wouldn’t be so bored at work!

    Reply
  42. Christine says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see that I’m sitting in sweaty clothes…just got done on the treadmill.

    Reply
  43. Sharon says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:49 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE – you would see the lovely sunny LA!

    Reply
  44. Megan says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    If you were here..you would see me waiting for a call from my realtor to put a bid in on a place of my own!

    Reply
  45. Adrian says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    If you were here …. you’d see my many piles of receipts and bank statements as I work on taxes :/ A mini shopping spree at Home Depot would be a great break! ;)

    Reply
  46. Jenna says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    If you were here… you would see me drinking a cup of coffee and reading your blog at work, shhhh…

    Reply
  47. Linda Thenhaus says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    If you were here…you would see the snow dripping from my house as it slowly melts on this 50 degree day! Hooray for spring!

    Reply
  48. wendy says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE . . . . you’d see and feel my panic about being ready to welcome our guests from Germany (Germans from Germany who have only been in the States one time before 20 years ago!!!!) on Friday for a 21-day stay here in Texas!

    Reply
  49. Stephanie says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE —
    you’d see me hanging in my cube, toggling between YHL and the market research I am also doing. ;)

    Reply
  50. Lindsay F. says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE… You’d see me getting ready to tackle my crafty area’s explosion and my daughter watching Franklin & Friends. I so hope I win, I love Jen Lancaster’s books and have been wanting to read the new one! Of course, the HD card wouldn’t be so shabby either. ;)

    Reply
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