***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.
Jill says
If you were here you’d see me relaxing on my unmade bed while the baby takes her first nap in a very long time!
Lena says
“IF YOU WERE HERE”
I just got back to work from my lunch break, so you will see a ton of papers on my desk… Boh-ring.
lauren says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see a blouse and slacks and desk and swivel chair littered with potato chip crumbs, because i’m a slob when i eat lunch. or anything else.
Katherine W says
IF YOU WERE HERE
…you’d see me attempting to get so many things done while my 10 month old naps. I’m working on my resume, updating my financials, eating a piece of cake (I’m practicing – and eating – ombre colored layers for my son’s first birthday cake) and trying to finish a DIY boot tray with spray paint, a cookie sheet and some pebble tile. I’m all over the place!
Lyn says
IF YOU WERE HERE!
You would see about 20 yellow paint chips taped to my kitchen wall as I try to decide. Why is yellow so hard?
Ashley says
If you were here, you’d DEFINITELY see me chowing down on my lunch break at work! Reading YHL while stuffing my face has become my lunch break ritual =)
Erin says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see my messy desk at work (shh) that I have totally got to organize again soon!
Lauren F. says
If you were here you’d see me vegging out on the couch catching up on blogs and tv while my two year old naps. Ah, quiet time!
Ashley says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
…you’d be seeing airplanes being built from the ground up! Shh, don’t tell on me for trying to get a little Home Depot/bedtime reading action from work…
Ashley says
If you were here… You’d see one newly organized desk!
Meghan Creedon says
If you were here… you’d see my super custom cubicle that I’ve decorated to not be fugly like it was before!
I love Jen Lancaster! Loveloveloveee!
Allison says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see me taking a break from job hunting and admiring the sunshine!
Angie says
If you were here! You’d see me attempting to eat lunch with a baby and toddler
Ginger M. says
IF YOU WERE HERE!
You would see my half eaten sandwich, and a desk covered in paper.
Liliana C.B. says
“IF YOU WERE HERE” …
you would see me munching on salted soy nuts, pineapple, and strawberries, but if you were to see me in my house later today, you would see me painting trim and preparing to lay new floor! Yay floor!
Jennie says
If you were here you’d see the half finished wall we built in our master bedroom to create a smaller master and a wee little baby’s room!
MBG says
If you were here…
You’d see me sitting at my desk wrapped in an old blanket because I’m always freezing in this office.
Heather says
If you were here…you’d see the giant stacks of laundry that I’m slowly chipping away at!
Emily says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see the crazy alien geraniums growing in wild shapes on my windowsill.
Jamie says
“IF YOU WERE HERE”
You would see me browsing your blog instead of working!
Patricia says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you would see me catching up on my favorite blog over lunch at work!
Ashley says
If you were here…you’d see me eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch. Sometimes a PB&J just hits the spot. :)
Lisa says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see way too many open e-mails as I try unsuccessfully to multi-task. Damn the more-interesting-than-work stuff in my Google Reader feed…
Brittany says
IF YOU WERE HERE
Our apartment is filled with packed and unpacked boxes because we are moving into our new house this weekend!!
Robyn says
If you were here, you would see that I just finished a plate of lasagna for lunch!
Emily says
If you were here…you’d see me taking a break from working at home to eat a delicious english muffin and snuggle with our new dog, Penny.
Ann says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you’d see me trying to convince myself to do housework instead of nap.
Derek says
IF YOU WERE HERE
You would see tons of unfinished projects!
kathy h says
IF YOU WERE HERE
Ray says
IF YOU WERE HERE.. you’ll know how much I want to be the winner.
Laura says
IF YOU WERE HERE: you’d see our house chaotic as we have everything moved out of our guest room in order to retexture the ceiling and repaint. Pressure’s on because we have guests coming next week! :)
kathy h says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d find me sitting here, going through my emails when I should really be tackling the paper piles on my desk, sweeping and mopping the floors, showering…well you get the picture :-)
erica says
If you were here, you would see my house in the midst of waiting to move. Empty boxes, full boxes, packing tape, color coded charts, to do lists and sticky notes.
Lisa says
“IF YOU WERE HERE” you would catch me organizing my new home office I’m in the process of decorating. Can’t wait to see those beautiful cork floors later this week!
Laura says
if you were here…you’d see me painting the frame of a Goodwill mirror. goodbye hunter green and gold!
Aimee H says
IF YOU WERE HERE..
You’d see me trying to close the 1 million tabs I have open from blog posts and pins across the internet. My idea of “house” cleaning.
Brittany says
IF YOU WERE HERE
You would see our apartment filled with packed and unpacked boxes because we are moving into our new house this weekend!!
Stephanie says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You’d see an obsessed blog reader and DIY wannabe avoiding piles of work on her desk to see what’s up at YHL – one of my favorite distractions!
megan e. says
IF YOU WERE HERE- you’d see me eating lunch at my desk, trying not to get ranch dressing all over my face.
Stacy says
If you were here, you’d see me eating soup at my desk (after I’ve already eaten the piece of chocolate I brought for dessert).
Anne says
IF YOU WERE HERE….
A unfinished decorating mess of a family room full of new baby items that have no place to go, bags full of baby clothes that a lovely friend donated to us, a sleeping baby, and a sleeping cat on his hanging cat bed on the patio door.
Amy says
If you were here…you’d see me trying to coerce a sick 3 year old to take a much needed nap. Why don’t they get it?! If someone told me the doctor ordered me to take a nap I’d jump into bed immediately!
Shirley says
If you were here, you would congratulate me on the curtains I just scored! And maybe help me along with my woeful dining room that has 5 chairs waiting to be painted and recovered with a too small mismatch table (the coordinating table is at my mums).
Becky says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You would see my awesome newley painted fireplace!
Jen says
IF YOU WERE HERE
You’d see me lining up paint swatches trying to figure out what colors to paint our new house–the whole place from the basement to the second floor is currently the same shade of beige. A Home Depot gift card would be perfect!!
Erin says
If you were here, you would see a messy office, a coffee table with piles of school books, AND (the most fun to look at) the partially-completed light fixture my husband is making. In the end, it will consist of FORTY light bulbs hanging on cloth-wrapped wire from a pot rack (only 10 bulbs lit). Can’t wait for it to be ready!!!
Hailey says
“IF YOU WERE HERE”
You would see a great view from my window at work… :)
Ty Lee says
If you were here, you’d see my house’s floor plans blown up and spread out over my dining table, complete with a coffee cup ring around the main floor dining nook (seems appropriate, don’t you think?). My house is still being built, but I’ll be moving into it in June, and I’m already plotting, bwahahahahaha!
Abby says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see about 100 sticky notes covering the bulletin board in front of my desk….begging me to mark some things off my list! :)
karen serna says
If you were here… i would ask you a million questions about what you would do with my house! :)