***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.
Rebecca B. says
If you were here…you’d see a stack of art books on my desk that need to be cataloged. Stuff on potter, necklaces, bracelets, and vases. So pretty!
Erin C says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see our countertops falling apart and in dire need of being redone :(
Kate says
“IF YOU WERE HERE”…you’d see me reading your blog and obsessively pinning things instead of working (I should mention, I’m at my job right now). :)
Ashlie says
IF YOU WERE HERE….
You’d see a long ‘to do’ list for work, a bunch of scrap papers with cmyk numbers written that I haven no idea which project they belong to, my phone, glasses and a “productive” (yes, finger-quote) assortment of tabs on my computer: gmail, pinterest, facebook and YHL.com. Raise, boss?
Elizabeth says
IF YOU WERE HERE.. you’d see me gazing out a sunny window at the snow-covered landscape outside.
Laura says
If you were here….
You’d see me trying to look busy at work, but I’m really on the Internet. Shhhhh.
A says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see a very messy desk!
Suzanne says
If you were here you’d see my work-work on one monitor and fun-work (Pinterest, blogs, etc.) on my other monitor.
Jae says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see my brand new kitchen live and in person! :)
Brianna says
If you were here… you’d see me trying to multi-task at work.
Sarah P. says
If you were here… you’d see my desk at my office, covered with construction docs that i need to finish. whee!
Kelly B says
IF YOU WERE HERE…. You’d see a lazy dog snoozing in the afternoon sun (now that’s the life)
Laura B. says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you would see me cleaning and organizing a closet! Spring cleaning! Glad you are back YHL!
Emma says
IF YOU WERE HERE!
christina says
IF YOU WERE HERE….You’d find me camped out in bed, working remotely, battling a cold. At least the pup enjoys my company :)
Samantha says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see me eating lunch at my desk so I can catch up on your blog (and Katie Bower’s) – my lunchtime ritual :)
Stephanie Klemm says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You’d see a disastrous house as I attempt to keep my sick 20 month old from crying 24/7 :(
Kelly says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see my son’s latest duplo creation and a long list of things I’d like to get done before #2 arrives in April.
Kelly says
If you were here… you’d see me reading blogs to avoid finishing my paper for my Grad school class!
Lindsey says
IF YOU WERE HERE!
You would see me eating lunch at my desk… not too thrilling!
Marika says
If you were here – you’d see me at work. But luckily, I have pretty awesome views outside my work window. Well, they would be awesome if today wasn’t so cloudy…
Hayley says
If you were here…. you would see me amongst my nursing school notes; big exam on Thursday.. AGHHH!!
I loveee Jen! Her blog is hilarious! a must read every day :)
http://www.jennsylvania.com/
Sarah Gilliam says
IF YOU WERE HERE,
You see the pile of craft supplies that are dying to created off to the side…while I rock my sweet little teething baby girl to sleep.
Wish we were rocking the beach like you folks last week!
Martha says
IF YOU WERE HERE – you’d see me in my office, avoiding work be reading your blog!
Kellee says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see that I am looking at YHL and facebook and not working :)
Megan says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see I am in the midst of figuring out a photo collage for my living room.
Ali A says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see the terrible blank white walls of my office.
Kristen says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see me thoroughly enjoying this salad during my lunchtime at work.
Jen N. says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
you’d see me sitting in my cubicle checking my email
Shannon says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see me still wearing my pajamas in my “under construction” office. Don’t worry, folks, I work from home!
Jackie E. says
“IF YOU WERE HERE”
You would see my messy office and all the chaos from my big conference I organized last month.
Samantha Severson says
If you were here, you would see me wedding planning ! : )
Allisson says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see a very messy desk in my office!!
Laurie says
If you were here you’d see a very messy house and two equally messy, but incredibly happy, children!
Holly says
“IF YOU WERE HERE”
You would see me getting ready for work, sitting in a lab coat in a chemistry lab. Well better head off and do those samples! :)
MrsLindseyM says
If you were here… you would see me procrastinating doing actual work and instead catching up on some blogs!
Kate says
IF YOU WERE HERE you could see my boring cube and hear my somewhat noisy cube neighbors!
Carmen Ganjehsani says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you’d see me analyzing boring legal cases in my job as a lawyer.
Judy says
If you were here…you’d see me watching the Nate Berkus show, waiting to see the Real Housewives of Bucks County segment.
Amanda says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you would find me looking very sleep deprived, holding my month old baby and you would see a messy house that is cluttered with three different home projects in process.
heidi says
IF YOU WERE HERE
Unfortunately, you’d see me eating yogurt. Nothing less appetizing than watching that.
Rachel G. says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you would see me surfing the internet instead of doing work.
Jos says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you would see me pretending to do work, but really reading lovely websites like yours.
Katherine U says
IF YOU WERE HERE….you’d see me drinking coffee and planning our Young Life event for tonight :)
Melinda R says
IF YOU WERE HERE . . . you’d see a yard with all the sticks picked up because it took a long time for the locksmith to arrive and let us back in when my 4 year old play a not so funny trick this morning. Thankfully, it’s a beautiful day here, the sticks are all cleared for the first mowin’ of the year, and we are all back inside and fed.
Lauren says
If you were here — you would repaint my apartment.
erica p. says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see me eating my breakfast at my desk. Coffee & banana!
Marcy says
IF YOU WERE HERE – you would see me drinking a yucky slim fast as a prepare for a Spring Break trip with my whole family – it is now swimsuit time yet :( not ready.
Stefani says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You’d see that I just finished setting up my new computer since my old one’s mother board died last week – yay. So I’m getting acquainted with all the new little things and it was strange having to type in the whole address for younghouselove since in the past it always popped up as soon as I typed in “y” :-) I’m sure that won’t take long to fix!
Bobbie says
If you were here, you’d see me searching for new light fixtures while sitting at my kitchen table.