***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.
Wendi says
If you were here … you would see me staring out the window and daydreaming about skipping work on this gorgeous sunny day!
Caren says
If you were here you’d see three boring office cube walls, sweet pictures of my kidlets and a computer tuned into YHL. :)
Connie says
IF YOU WERE HERE….. you would see me eating Girl Scout cookies and grading papers. Speaking of papers, gotta go! Just taking my daily YHL break.
Aimee says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You would see my office desk, you would hear my Florence & the Machine Pandora radio, and you would smell my delicious homemade soup that I just finished for lunch.
Aubrey says
If You Were Here – You would see my hubby & I starting a complete bathroom renovation!
Amy Walters says
If you were here- you’d see a messy desk with empty tupperware from lunch!
Jen says
“IF YOU WERE HERE” you would see me sitting in the current disaster of my apartment, reading through your blog trying to get ideas for our house which we are in the process of buying and hoping to close within a month!
kaycee parker says
IF YOU WERE HERE! im at work. lame.
Beth says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you’d see me slacking off at work :)
Melissa says
If You Were Here:
You would see me stuff a bunch of stuff in our attic, in an effort to make my house look more like a home and less like an episode of Hoarders!
Cindi says
IF YOU WERE HERE, I would ask your advice/suggestions about how to make my house as stylish as yours!
Kjersti Hoyer says
If you were here- you would see me celebrating FINALLY finishing my painted rug!
Carol Ann says
IF YOU WERE HERE….
….you’d see piles of dirty clothes. Not pretty.
Sherri says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see me in my messy house enjoying my little children. ?
Marie says
If you were here I’d ask for your help redoing my office!
Kara says
IF YOU WERE HERE! You would be enjoying a delicious soup and salad combo from Panera :)
ARON says
IF YOU WERE HERE!
You would see my humble newly decorated office and my anxiety over an unannounced audit this week…
Jessica says
IF you were here…. you would see me taking a lunch break from sanding some frames.
Andrea says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see all of the work emails I am diligently avoiding!
Brittany says
If you were here you would see me happily eating my lunch while I read your latest post.
Sara says
If you were here… you would see my mid-day break, involving a cup of green tea and as always, a check of the YHL site!
Brieanne Fazio says
If you were here, you’d see our new glossy white trim and interior doors we put in over the weekend! (It looks great!)
Martha says
If you were here…my lunch at my desk at work
Bethany says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You’d see my messy desk. :)
Lesley says
If you were here….you would see me eating my lunch at my desk, contemplating what color to paint my DIY mirror I just finished
Amy says
IF YOU WERE HERE!
You would see my new ceramic owl – my first animal purchase :)
Gwen says
IF YOU WERE HERE
You’d see a laptop precariously balanced on top of the bookshelf so that my curious 15-month old climber can’t get it. The bookshelf is pretty much the only thing in the house she hasn’t figured out how to scale.
Mindy M. says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
you’d see my munching on some veggies on my lunch break while I do my daily blog reading. Missed you guys last week, but I’m glad you got some time to un-plug & enjoy some sunshine.
Jeni Davis says
IF YOU WERE HERE- you would see an unbelievable amount of snow.
kim says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see me sitting in bed looking out at the pack n’ play, tent, maternity clothes that just came back out of storage (after only a month in the attic) and pile of clean laundry in our room.
Erin says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see me having ‘tea time.’ Nice big carafe of hot tea with Stevia and cream.
shelly p. says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see me under the covers, sick:(
Maureen says
If you were here….you would see what happens when two forty something emptynesters are living like while waiting for our looooooong overdue house closing….pillows and blankets on the great room floor for our bed (which our pug is now claiming as his own) and a very disgruntled husband using jedi mind tricks trying to make the underwriter call (not working as of yet)
Chris says
IF YOU WERE HERE
at work: you would see a beautiful sunny spring day (even after a dusting of snow last night)
at home: white picture frames all over the dining table because we painted the wall they hung on and are updating the pictures.
Powerpuff says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You would see my guest bed in pieces drying/curing after I ORB’d it :)
Shannon says
If you were here– you’d see me in my cubicle with my baked potato and iced tea for lunch. Watching the minutes until it’s time to get back to work!
Teresa says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see see me quickly eating my lunch and catching up on things on my FAR to short lunch break
Andrea says
If you were here-you would be sitting quietly in a Comparative Politics lecture (one of my jobs is to bring a disabled young man to his college classes) being enlightened by the professor on writing an acceptable paper or watching me with my little laptop getting my daily fix of home decorating ideas and inspiration and helping me decide which home project to tackle next.
Rebekah B. says
If you were here you would see my kitchen in a disaster. We are redoing our kitchen cabinets- sanding, painting and it’s a mess!
Jennifer Hayes says
If you were here… you’d see I have completely gutted my kitchen! I’m not sure what to do next but I know it will turn out to be awesome in the end. Wish me luck!
Kelly Lanley says
If you were here, you’d see my unorganized desk (we just put in wood floors and everything is still a mess) with my empty lunch bowl on it!
I love me some Jen Lancaster, btw!!!
Chelsie says
If you were here, you’d see me taking a break from painting a tree mural on my front door.
Erika says
If you were here… you would see hotdog and mac-n-cheese (the blue box kind) strewn all over the floor and table, my dogs waiting impatiently to help me clean up, my son wiping it all over the couch, my daughter smearing it in her hair and me ignoring it all and hoping to win this giveaway!!!
Jess says
If you were here… you would see the TV…I’m sicky sick today.
Amanda says
If you were here – you’d see the inside of an unbelievably boring and messy audit room. :)
Kate says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see me eating strawberries and watching my daughter play.
Jennifer W says
If you were here – you would see me feeding the baby while trying to eat lunch and enjoying my toddler’s naptime.
Cara W says
IF YOU WERE HERE!
If you were here… you’d witness me on my sick day laying in bed and snuggling with my cat attempting to get better. Atleast I’m laying on a pretty new Martha Stewart comforter.
cassie says
IF YOU WERE HERE….. you would see me relaxing on the couch while my little ones are resting. So peaceful.
Tiffany says
If you were here… you would see my bare house, that just got repainted, and i’m having a hard time putting fresh holes in the walls!