***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.
becca says
if you were here
Katie F. says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see the small cube I work in and all the Excel spreadsheets I have up on my computer screen.
Maegan says
IF YOU WERE HERE…. you’d see me at work reading an abstract (boring!).
Jenny A. says
If you were here, you’d see me priming the walls of my basement laundry area.
Krystle @ ColorTansformedFamily says
If you were here… You would see a beautiful day outside and a pile of dirty dishes in the sink.
Rebecca says
If you were here….you would see an art studio full of crafty supplies, a project half way done and a little puppy dog sleeping in the sun by my feet :)
sarah says
IF YOU WERE HERE – you would get a nice dose of excel. woo hoo but in a few hours you would see all the projects I have going at home!
Mary clare e says
If you were here you would see me doing laundry!!!!
Kristin says
if you were here, you would see i am struggling to try and figure out how to make a go out of selling upcycled furniture and start a blog to go with it….
Beth says
If you were here…you’d see me at work. I work in a funeral home, so you’re probably glad you’re not here! = )
Kayleigh says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
you’d see me anxiously waiting for the clock to turn 3:30 so I can go home from work!
Kelly says
If you were here…you’d find me just getting home from a nice long bike ride on this beautiful 78 degree day!
Anna says
If you were here…
You would see me snuggled on the couch catching up on blogs. So nice:)
Allie says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
you’d see me sitting down to some grad school homework. I’d much rather it be a DIY project!
Light&Spoon says
If you were here: You’d trip over a quart of blackboard paint, because we’ve been organizing-happy lately. I MIGHT have had blackboard paint on my fingernails last night.
Bri Frost says
If you were here … you would see me snarfing a very late lunch of tuna noodle casserole.
Sue Ryan says
If you were here… you would see me home schooling the kids and the partially done projects in our downstairs.
Katie says
If you were here… you would see me eat way too much chocolate!
Allen says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
…you’d see a surprising numbers of dirty dishes for one office, a squeezey-stress-ball-thing in the shape of an egg that I scored as a freebie from the International Poultry Expo I totally crashed last month, approximately 785 post-it notes (each more crucial than the next) and a paperweight with my name on it as a gift of recognition for Outstanding Service as a Hall assistant my freshman year in college. I’m 32.
Maggie says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You would see me straightening my desk at work so I can leave! :D
Rachel says
If you were here, you’d see paint swatches everywhere in hopes that one will choose itself to be the new color of our bathroom. Welcome back!
Summer says
If you were here…you could help us move.
Shanna says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you’d see me in my office at work…and looking at your blog. I’m an IT person for a university. :)
Carolyn says
If you were here – I’d probably ask you to pick paint colors for our whole house.
Rebekah says
If you were here, you would get to see what the art department in a label company looks like! Exciting!
Michelle says
“IF YOU WERE HERE” you would be staring at our newly hung drapes like I am. They bring the feeling of home to our new house and I can’t stop smiling:)
Justine V says
If you were here…you’d see me playing with paint swatches for my living room!
Emily Rae says
If you were here, you would see the Laundry System really needs to be implemented!
CaseyTS says
If you were here… you’d see my “rally to restore sanity” towel, birthday cards, and photos of my love tacked to my cubicle wall :)
Mallory B. says
If you were here…you would see me playing with my puppy instead of studying for my midterm :)
Kathy says
IF YOU WERE HERE – you’d see me eating my late afternoon cookie in my too small cubicle and slacking off by reading your blog. Love you guys!
JulieH says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see me drinking tea and waiting for this workday to end :-)
Kari M says
If you were here…you would see my kitchen piles of “things to do” and my cup of afternoon joe! What do people who don’t drink coffee do to get through the afternoon?
Kim says
If you were here… you would see my kids napping and about ten projects uncompleted. I like to multitask.
Karen says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You’d see my office decked out in 1970s wood paneling… OH what I wouldn’t give to have $100 to put towards some paint to brighten the place up. Too bad though – it would take more than $100 to paint the whole office building decked out in the paneling. BOO HOO!
Robin O says
If you were here
… you’d see me playing with my kids. And trying to put all this Ikea furniture together for the new play room we’re setting up in the {previous} office.
Felicia says
IF YOU WERE HERE… we would be celebrating the purchase of my first house!!
Tracy says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see me multitasking at work while daydreaming about the trip to Maui I’m planning for this summer.
p.s. LOVE Jen Lancaster!
Sarah B says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You’d see a full house since my sister and her family and pets are currently living with us.
Sarah P says
If you were here – you’d see me trying to meet deadline during my son’s nap time…but obviously procrastinating quite well by reading your blog post.
Krista says
IF YOU WERE HERE- you would see a 93% finished bathroom. Why is it so hard to finish those last few things!?
Elisabeth says
If you were here, you would see my “BÜRO” to be
done!!
Eileen says
IF YOU WERE HERE
You’d see the mounds of work I have going on at the office! Not fun!
Jenny says
If you were here…you would see all the undergrads back from spring break at the university where I work. {sigh}
Bria says
If you were here…you’d see me winding down the work day by checking off items on my to-do list and making my list for tomorrow.
KC says
If you were here you’d see my house all clean…for once!!
Laura in LA says
If you were here….you would see me spring cleaning my house!
Emily says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you would see me planning our kitchen reno!
Christyn Waldrop says
IF YOU WERE HERE!…. you’d see me organizing everything after a day of teaching elementary music classes!
Jacquelyn says
IF YOU WERE HERE! You would be seeing your blog on my computer screen! :)I was recently asked in a class what website I frequent the most, and younghouselove.com was defiantly my answer!