Baseboards!!!

So my sweet and dear husband is a wonderful man of God. I work continuously (b/c it is in fact a constant job) to be as much of a "help" to him as I can. I can cook (don't do it every day. . but it's cool), I have a great/stable job (bring home a good paycheck), I work out (try to keep it "tight" as Kelly laid out in the song "Cater to You"), and the list goes on. . .I mean I consider myself a pretty good catch! But the one thing that I did not dwell on or spend days/nights doing over the years is cleaning. I believe in keeping a neat home, room, closet, etc. I hate clutter and will do what I can to get things organized. And by the ordinary standards of most, my homes (apts or house) was always clean. BUT one day my dear sweet husband suggested that on my day off I clean the baseboards. . . now my 1st reaction (be it unconciously or not) was like ummm sweetie (in my best voice) . . .don't be trying to plan my day off or giving me a list of tasks to complete. But as I discussed this with my friend Adrienne, I stumbled upon probably the root of my response. . .simply put. . .What is a Baseboard? And who cleans them?
I have been on my own since 2003 and prior to that I lived on campus. . .and NEVER in my mind has the thought of cleaning a baseboard come up! Who does that? Well in talking with my sweetie he informed me that his mother used to come home from work, cook a meal, and clean all the time. . .Ummm in 2009 that's on a whole 'nother level. I can't do it. So in my effort to stay on top of things, my friend Sherrie said she's started making a task board, Kesha said she makes a menu for the week so she can mentally know what she's going to cook before she leaves work (this is to avoid the daily trip to the grocery store that was creeping on me). . .so I have done what. . .Tried to incorporate both of those in addition to many other "pearls" that successful wives have given me. B/c truth be told all marriages aren't happy ones and you gotta be careful who you let poor into your life.
So this morning I sent a text to my friend & fellow wife Crystal encouraging her to do something "sweet" for her honey today. And it can be anything. . .I went for a run (again trying to keep it tight) and decided to clean up a bit. . .so my text to her motivated me to try to figure out what else I can do for my hubby. . .Cleaned the bathroom (check), dusted (check), dishes in dishwasher (check), laundry in dryer (check), change the sheet (check). . .and I was like what can I do to finish it off. . . Baseboards. . .now how to do you clean those again?
Since my training during my residency included the internet and its many uses. . .I went straight to good old google. . .and looked up "How to Clean Baseboards." And voila. . .http://www.ehow.com/how_2038175_clean-baseboards.html . . . seems pretty simple and might even be a quick job (I mean I don't have to do the entire house do I?) only the important places right now (downstairs). . .But it's 12:05 and the one thing not included in my completed tasks for today is food. . .so ummm. . .I'ma go get some lunch and THINK about cleaning the baseboards maybe later or on my next day off!

Who's that girl?

V's that girl! It's me. . .the new Mrs. V. G. . . .LOL! It's been forever and I feel like so much has happened/transpired since my last post.
I officially got my M.R.S. degree. . .the one that the vast majority of the females at UNC-Chapel Hill came to school to major in but me I had no clue. So it's a little later than some but well worth the wait!
Married life is GREAT. . .work. . .but such a blessing. I am finding daily that it's like salvation. . .it's takes a whole renewing of your mind. And it doesn't come naturally but you have to continually work at it, remember your promises, and remember the expectations/rules/guidelines/scriptures (whatever you want to call them) that come with this new profession.
In my new role, I have found myself reaching out more to those "successful" women. I mean we all know someone who's married, but let me talk to those women who've been married more than a year, more than 5 years, more than 10. . .shoot let me holla at both his grandmother's who've been married for 50+ years! Those chicks know the real deal.
It's so many things that happen "after the party" that you don't even think about.

• What's he gonna eat for dinner - at first it was cute to cook for him but now. . .umm that might be your responsibility
• Why is this hamper full AGAIN? Didn't I just empty it out entirely yesterday morning?
• Lingerie. . .it's cute but dang is it reusable. . .it's adding up in the laundry! How many wears can you get out of lingerie? Is it like the jeans situtation in college when you realized that you only wore them to class and back?
• Got a new mamma/dad. . .whew I gotta fit in calling her a bit more. . . what do I have to say today?

And the list I tell ya. . .grows!!! It's quite comical and when you talk to someone who's been there you gain an appreciation for their wisdom and experience. And when you talk to your girlfriends who's on their way. . .you can give them a laugh but not even near the preparation that they might need!

All in all I'm ecstatic though! I would have never thought all of this would transpire in under 2 years since I listened to HIM. When I sit back and think about my life and how things have changed so rapidly when I truly listened. . .moved when HE nudged me, got the job that HE showed, all by listening to the the man up above. I am so thankful, humbled and awed by how He has blessed me.

Well the pictures are up. . .but I think all my faithful followers are on facebook so they got the link. I'll post some honeymoon pics tonight (hopefully) when I can get back up here to blog!

I'll be back!