***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.
Sara says
If you were here, you’d see my practicing opera arias and tending my garden! Weird combination??
Lisa Nairn says
IF YOU WERE HERE! you’d see me reading an interview of Jen Lancaster by The Bloggess, Jenny Lawson. Jen is how I found your blog when she mentioned you last year.
Katie says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see a messy desk and me using my iphone camera to put on makeup before a meeting and reading blogs. Totally normal office behavior.
The Chatty Housewife says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see my 10m old son army crawling around the family room! He’s getting faster and faster but not using his knees to crawl!
Melissa says
If you were here….you would see a desk with 2 laptops and several piles of paper that need to be worked on!
Heather says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see me struggling to stay focused at work!
maria says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see me teaching a 4th grader who has all the resources in the world and yet still is unhappy…you would also see a new mom who would love to have some of those resources to renovate my house!
Val says
If you were here – you would see my desk covered in post it notes.
Sarah M says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see me taking an afternoon fruit break among the stacks of paper on my desk!
Cindy Douglass says
If you were here you would see the back of a Honda odyssey in carpool. Oh no gotta move forward.
Jessica says
IF YOU WERE HERE!
You’d see me sipping my post-lunch afternoon tea sitting in my cubicle at work. But if I were at home, you’d see my new living room sofa from Ikea!
Ali says
IF YOU WERE HERE – you would see me taking a break from work to read my favorite blog…YHL. Hope y’all had a great vacation!
laura says
If you were here…you would see my baby girl jumping and singing to the Fresh Beat Band!
JR says
if you were here you would find me checking out YHL while at work :D
Aron says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see phones ringing off the hook about power outages from the tornado that went through the area on Friday and Snow this morning.
Melissa says
If you were here… you would see me procrastinating on making a dent on the HUGE piles of paperwork on my desk by reading young house love!
Jamie says
IF YOU WERE HERE– you would see me working on multiple excel spreadsheets and powerpoint presentations.
Heather says
If you were here! You would see me blankly staring at my computer as I try to get motivated at work.
Julie says
If you were here! Yup, sitting at my desk eating yogurt with granola (just like every other day) and watching a slideshow of pictures of my girls wishing I were with them instead of sitting here with a pile of tests to correct!
Maria says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You would see my classroom in disarray.
renee says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you’d see my work from home office and three felines :)
Vikki M. says
If you were here!
If you would were here, you would see us getting the house ready for company at the end of the week! :)
Megan says
If you were here, you’d see a stack of 2nd grade papers that I need to grade.
Cory says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you’d see me eating lunch at my desk…
Nicole says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d be sitting in my office watching me daydream about settling in to our new home, completely distracted from working!
Jen says
If you were here – you would see my master bathroom, completed gutted down to the studs – waiting to be rebuilt. We could use this gift card for sure!
Alison David says
IF YOU WERE HERE!
If you were here, you’d see me eating a healthy choice meal while surfing the internet on my lunch break!!!
Kristen says
If you were here, you would see my drab 8×8 grey cubicle.
Alyssa says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you’d see piles of folders of information for the biography i’m (supposed to be) writing at the moment.
Michelle says
If you were here… you’d see way too many stacks of budget revisions all over my desk at work… yay Monday :/
Jennifer says
If you were here! You would see rain but it’s much needed.
Abby says
IF YOU WERE HERE! You’d see me preparing tax returns. Yay for tax season…
Emily O. says
If you were here you’d see me trying desperately to move my sleeping baby from my lap to her bassinet so we can both get much-needed naps.
julie smith says
IF YOU WERE HERE!!!!
you would see me at my desk in the office day dreaming of going home and painting my half finished bathroom project!
Suki L says
If you were here you would see my partially painted and taken apart desk in my studio that looks worse than your playroom.
Ellen says
If you were here…..
You would see a very bland tan walled cubicle. I have add a very nice print from the Met, “The lighthouse at two lights” by Edward Hopper. It is very pretty and the clouds in it remind me that there are great places out there and not all the world is tan cubicle walls!
Keely says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
Stephanie says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you’d see my sitting at my desk avoiding doing actual work. ;)
Deborah says
If you were here – you would see the little stuff leprechaun perched on my desk, waiting to celebrate St Patrick’s day.
Courtney says
If you were here… you’d see me eating a leftover birthday cupcake! They were a surprise delivery from my parents from Georgetown Cupcake <3
jackie says
If you were here you would see cleaning supplies out on the counter.
KatieV says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
you’d be surrounded by 3 crazy kids, a sink full of dishes, and beautiful southern CA weather.
Laura says
If you were here… You’d see me sitting in my cubicle at work eating my yogurt, berry, and granola snack, as well as the 4 hour WebEx I’m connected to for work right now.
Greta says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see your lovely website pulled up on my work computer (shhh don’t tell)
S says
IF YOU WERE HERE
Jen M says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you would see my very messy desk and YHL always on one of my 2 computer screens at work ;)
Rich Noe says
If you were here – you would see me elbow deep in patch cables as I try and work my way through a server room. I had much rather be elbow deep working around the house.
Miche says
IF YOU WERE HERE…. you’d see a really quiet office building, with a girl who dreams of staying home to do DIY renovations
Denise Sorber says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see me at work, working on designing custom homes
Suz McA says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You’d see a vase full of lovely orange tulips on my desk…a sweet “hostess” gift from some friends who came by for brunch yesterday.