***This giveawy is no longer accepting entries***
By now you all probably know that we try to make the best out of a seemingly bad situation. So when someone tries to rain on your parade, what do we say? Catch it in a rain barrel and put that H2O to good use!
Which is why we’re super excited to bring you this week’s giveaway sponsored by The Rain Barrel Company. They sell a range of pro-sustainability products (composters, etc.) and this week they’re offering up one of their namesake products to one lucky reader…
Yup it’s a fancy pre-made professional rain barrel which means you all can jump on the collect-your-own-rainwater bandwagon with us without even having to go barrel diving like I did. After all, who isn’t down with saving the planet and money on their water bill? Oh and you can learn more about these amazing pre-made rain barrels on the Rain Barrel Company website since the winner gets their pick of the bunch:
- PRIZE: One of the three rain barrels (and stand) show above (either the Californian, Mocha Cascata or Terra Cotta Cascata, valued at $183 – $337 a pop!)
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “RAIN ON ME!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: Tell us your favorite way to make the most of a rainy day. Do you catch a movie? Curl up with a book (or blog)? Or just sit and dream about filling up a rain barrel?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One and only one
- PRIZE SHIPS: USA and Canada
- THE USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!
PS: Anyone catch the subtle Hilary Duff / Laguna Beach theme song reference in the title? Yeah, um, me neither..
Get more info on our freebies at our Giveaway FAQs page. Images courtesy of The Rain Barrel Company.
Psst, have you updated your bookmarks / reader / blogroll / outgoing links / Twitter/ Facebook yet? If you’re still heading our way using old TYH methods, they won’t last for long so don’t forget to make the switch! We’d hate to lose a single one of you freebie-lovin’ folks.
andi says
“RAIN ON ME!”
Kim R says
“RAIN ON ME!”
Tami says
I love to nap on rainy days…maybe watch a good movie…but naps are my favorite!!
mmc says
rain on me
it rained here last weekend…..my 10 yr old son made lemonade from scratch! really got into squeezing lemons and working on the perfect sugar ratio- very cute!
Nikki says
Rain on me!!! Love your new blogsite–congrats!
Sherry says
RAIN ON ME!!!
On rainy days I like to do what I always spend most of my days doing and that is reading my daily blogs. I have so many favorites, including yours! I am seriously addicted to reading blogs more than books :)
Pam says
rain on me, please! Raindrops are falling on my head! Rainy days and Mondays always get me down! (and yeah, the Hills song, too….)
GB says
RAIN ON ME! I like to watch a movie & snuggle on the couch with my hubby & our cats.
marla m. says
rain on me.
i love to watch the rain…and then my bed calls. as in, do not pass go, do not collect $200.
thanks!
Krissy says
RAIN ON ME!
Rain is sparse in AZ so when it rains I LOVE it – soooo pretty!
Jessica says
RAIN ON ME!!
We LOVE going to see movies, but dont get to do it very often. Rainy days are perfect for movies.
P.S. You guys showed up in my inbox this morning in the DIY newsletter. Fun!
Melody says
Rain on ME!
I love to nap on rainy days!!
Geoff Brown says
The best way to make the most of a rainy day is to see the movie Hangover and then go to Lowes with the wife and get take home Sushi !!
Merinda J. says
RAIN ON ME! Open the windows, let the smell in and of course spend the day in pajama’s.
gina varga says
RAIN ON ME
I seriously do dream about catching rainwater.
Bree C. says
RAIN ON ME!
I love to spend rainy days (and its summer in FL so there are lots) laying in bed with my husband. We usually watch a movie or read; its one of my favorite things!
Ash I says
RAIN ON ME!!! On rainy days, nothing beats curling up on the couch with a cup of tea and a good book!! :)
Vee says
Got a drizzly day going on right now and I’m making soup while catching up with a friend on the phone while checking my emails and trying to win me a rain barrel! I’m a multi tasker always.
ps: RAIN ON ME!
Megan says
RAIN ON ME!
Nick H. says
RAIN ON ME!
The sound and smell of a good rainfall- Best enjoyed by an cracked open window with a book.
diane says
Yikes, lots of entries! RAIN ON ME.
Thanks for the chance.
trish says
RAIN ON ME, please! Rainy days around here are spent either (1) canoodling, (2) watching a DVD borrowed from the public library, or (3) reading–usually some combination of all three.
Juliet Robinson says
RAIN ON ME!!!
Living in Seattle, rain is just a normal thing!
Jessica says
Rain on Me! Fave Rainy Day Fun = watching the rain fall from inside a beach bar having some cocktails! :)
Meredith says
RAIN ON ME! I try to catch up on laundry on rain days. Not very exciting!
Sharla says
RAIN ON ME! We usually catch a movie with our 2 young boys now that they’re old enough to go (and sit through MOST of it!)
Ciera says
RAIN ON ME!
I love to take a nap, or sew, or knit!
Larie says
Rain on meeee! so I will no longer have to sit sadly by watching all those perfectly wet rain drops go to waste. Oh what I would do with all those rain drops!
Rene says
RAIN ON ME!
If it’s a rainy day then I can’t work in the garden, so that means there’s a much better chance that I’ll get to finish (or at least start) some indoor project that’s been getting neglected on dry days. As rainy as Chicago’s been this year, you’d think I’d have gotten more done indoors by now…
Courtney says
Rain on me.
Curl up with a book and cup of coffee.
Alyse says
Rain on me please!
Rainy days are the best time to catch up on my craft projects and work on the interior of my house!
Amanda says
RAIN ON ME! Rainy days at my house are either spent lighting our favorite scented candle, cuddling up with our Aussie pup, and catching a good flick that needs that extra rain/thunderstorm sound in the background, or just playing in the good ol’ rain.
Landry says
Rain on me! My fav thing to do on a rainy day is make toast and hot chocolate, lay in my big cozy bed, and read a great book.
Jon Sheppard says
Rain on me!
On Rainy days my wife and I like to pull out a puzzle or a good board game and hunker down for the day.
Sarah says
Rain on me! We love to make kettle corn on the stove and play Settlers of Catan.
Gaby says
Rain on me, please! I love rainy (weekend) days for sleeping in, lounging in my pjs, and reading books.
Tonia says
Rain on Me! On a rainy day I love to cuddle with my husband in front of a crackling fire! Add a good book and some hot chocolate and I’m good to go! Thanks for the fabulous giveaways and blog content, I love you guys!
Vee says
Got a drizzly day going on here and I’m making soup while catching up with a friend on the phone while checking my emails and trying to win me a rain barrel! I multi task always.
ps Rain on me!
Nancy says
RAIN ON ME!!!!! I can just see one of those rainbarrels sitting beside my “new old house”!!
On a warm rainy day, I like to sit on my porch and do crafts or sew and watch the rain come down. If it’s a cool/cold rainy day, then a cup of hot tea, a good book and my comfy chair is where you’ll find me!
Chad says
RAIN ON ME!
It rained this morning.
ashley says
R A I N O N M E ! p r e t t y p l e a s e.
i like to curl up in bed with my hubby and little lady and watch a few yo gabba gabba’s. this includes some dancing and giggling in bed as well. makes me smile just thinking about it.
Julie says
Rain on me! We’ve certainly been getting enough rain lately!
Stacie says
Rain on Me!
Naps and games are my favorite ways to enjoy a rainy day!
cory says
rain on me…
i just hope my roof isn’t leaking.
deb quinones says
RAIN ON ME!!!!!
My favorite thing to do on a rainy day is to curl up on the sofa and listen to the rain knowing that it is making my plants very happy! Oh, and a fat mystery and cuppa joe to keep me company.
Kelli says
“RAIN ON ME!”
I’m dying to get a rain barrel and would love to win this!
Rosie says
Rain On Me!
I caught the Duff//Laguna reference = AWESOME!
Kirsten says
RAIN ON ME!
(or rather on my mom, since I have an apartment, and she would die for one of those beauties).
My fave rainy day activity is from my childhood – here in LA it doesn’t rain very often. But back east, when one of those summer thunderstorms would hit, and break the stifling heat and humidity, i’d throw on my swim suit and run out into the street and splash puddles. Nothing beats that smell of steaming asphalt in the summer!
CA says
RAIN ON ME!
Nap or if is a warm summer rain (with no thunder and lightening), let the child out in his swim shorts and shoes and watch him puddle jump.
judi says
RAIN ON ME: curling up with my husband and our dog, and catching up on bad tv is such an awesome way to pass a rainy weekend day. it would be even better knowing we were saving all that rainwater for a better use later!