***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.
Dawn says
IF YOU WERE HERE- you’d be reading your own blog with me! Ok, and working…
Kelly says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see me in my office balancing 2 computers and sneaking a peek at YHL as a mid morning distraction
Sarah says
If you were here…you would see me procrastinating from doing grading during my planning. Instead, I’m reading YHL (which I usually reserve for my lunch break but decided to get a sneak peak instead).
Whitney J says
If you were here… you would find me outside cleaning up the yard so I’ll be ready to plant flowers!
Emily says
If you were here-right now you would see a very messy house with toys everywhere, a 3 year old in the middle of it, and a 12 day old baby in the swing. Bliss.
Christina W. says
IF YOU WERE HERE…. you’d see me day dreaming at the office and thinking about those paint swatches hanging in our half bath downstairs.
Stephanie says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see me hiding behind my computer monitor at work reading your blog. Don’t tell! :)
Tovah says
If you were here–you’d see me making my morning rounds of blog reading before I need to get dressed and head to work!
Lucy says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would be in SFO airport with me.
Adrien says
IF YOU WERE HERE
You would certainly not see my desk at work because that would mean I was reading blogs on work time which I absolutely do not do.
Chris says
IF YOU WERE HERE…right now, you’d see two children doing Math, two doing Latin, one studying Science, two reading, and one belting it out to The Jackson Five C.D. He is supposed to be putting together puzzles and making patterns out of math manipulatives. I’m moving from one to the next and intermittently reheating my coffee umpteen times.
Tara F says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you would be at my work
Kristen says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You would see my 3 month old son sitting in his bouncer thrashing on his stuffed monkey with glee.
S.C. says
If you were here…
you would see me eating a very early lunch – the result of getting up at 4:30!
Stacy says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see me surfing the net for blogs to read while trying to convince myself to start the workday.
Maureen@The Parkland Project says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You’d see my guest bed buried under all my wall art projects. So easy to do, just need to get done!
Blair M. says
If you were here… you’d see us filling out our loan application! man that thing is long….!
Megan McC says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see me surrounded by case files I should really be working on instead of indulging in your blog…please don’t tell my boss.
Karla says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see that I desperately need to vacuum and wash my floors! Don’t look! :O
Meghan says
If you were here, you’d see me playing with my daughter
Jeni says
If you were here – you’d find me trying to distract my dog as I try to unroll a new area rug!
Nicole says
IF YOU WERE HERE
…you would see me watching the clock and impatiently waiting for lunchtime to roll around.
Jenni R says
If you were here… you’d be watching me have some coffee and yogurt. Such an exciting life I lead :)
Julie says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You’d see me sitting in my pjs, doing my taxes – as well as a bunch of prints and frames in the background patiently waiting to be put together and hung on the wall as a reward!!
Kathleen says
IF YOU WERE HERE…. you would see my apartment all packed and ready to move into my first house! (which could totally use some great DIY ideas and some Home Depot!)
Emily McAlpin says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you’d see a nursing baby and kids playing at my feet!
Marion says
If you were here! You’d see me getting through my work day as quickly as possible, so that I can get home and tackle a new house project – on today’s list: file labelling or transferring a couple of plants to bigger pots. =)
Jennifer says
If you were here… don’t tell the boss, but you’d be watching me read your blog on my work computer :) shhh :)
Laura says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You would see my son’s almost finished new bedroom as his current room will be taken by his new baby sister this summer. You would also see a pile of freshly chopped pineapple in the kitchen…yum!
schmei says
If you were here, you’d see me in my office, which always needs organizing, trying to do eight things and somehow also reading YHL. :-)
Arian says
If You Were Here you would see me studying in my office.
Zach says
If you were here… You’d be watching me watch the little monster today!
Chat says
IF YOU WERE HERE….
you’d see my desk piled high with work, and my Zombie Apocalypse Preparedness poster from the CDC.
Stacie M says
If you were here……..you find me in my totally undecorated cubical.
maria g says
If you were here!
Unfortunately you would be seeing the walls of our bedrooms…the whole family has come down with the flu! Be grateful you are not here. I’d rather be where you are! :)
Kim D says
“IF YOU WERE HERE” you would see me in the midst of planning out my home office.
Katie B says
IF YOU WERE HERE – you’d see me procrastinating and not doing my work! Thank you for being such a wonderful reason to procrastinate!
Kendrella says
if you were here, you’d see the the 14 computers on my desk (no joke), at home, you’d see the gallery wall (inspired by YHL, waiting to get finished).
Lauren Pittman says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see my messy desk at work!
Cindy says
If you were here….you would say that being an empty nester is sort of fun!LOL
Audrey says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You’d be watching me work work work!!
Julie @SavvyEats says
I love Jen Lancaster!
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see my living room. Working from the couch today as I attempt to fight off this cold/sinus infection!
Teresa says
If you were here… You’d see me catching up on blogs instead of getting work done! Cute Missoni for Target mug on the desk, wedding photo and colored desk accessories complete the scene.
sarah says
If you were here…I would totally ask your advice for decorating my living room (or you could just watch me surf pinterest)!
Katie says
If You Were Here…
You would see a 34 week pregnant mommy who has been put on bedrest try to keep her sanity. I spend my days reading, surfing on my laptop, sleeping, watching useless TV etc. But most of all, I try to ignore the unfinished projects around the house and my to do list that can’t possibly get done right now :(
Amanda says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you would see my giant reclaimed wood quote (think 3.5’x5′) balanced dangerously above my cabinets because we have yet to haul in the extension ladder and hang the beast. Oh, and my dishes from yesterday stacked artfully around the sink because I have yet to empty the dishwasher. Must. Stop. Blog. Surfing.
June says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see a bunch of folded up receipts and other miscellaneous papers getting ready for our trip to the accountant.
cheep3r5 says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you would see a paper strewn desk due to that fact that I am trying to get things ready to go on a business trip. Lots to do. Always. More when you are not going to be there. How does that happen!?
katalina says
If you were here you would see piles of tax papers on the floor by category ready to be added up by me or the siberian cat laying on them!
You could help me with paint colors and kitchen ideas…after having a spring pina coloda with tiny umbrella.
And you could admire my own menagerie of decoys, rabbits, and sheep–unpainted and un-orbed!
Angela says
If you were here you would see me try to build a media cabinet for our great room.