Running's not as much fun as swimming

So, Georges and I have started a running program that's supposed to get us up to 5K in 9 weeks:

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

We're part way into the third week, but I still can't imagine what it'll be like to run 5K. I can just barely do one lap at the track, which is a quarter mile (just under half a km).

I hope we can keep it up!

Maybe once we are able to run 5K comfortably, I can go swimming because that's so much more fun! Plus, the improved cardio will finally allow me to finish a lap at the pool without drowning!!! :D

No more neon green!

I finally got sick of looking at the neon green bathroom and painted it.

At first, I was going to paint it a powdery pink (it's a powder room, after all), but I chickened out and picked beige instead. Actually, the new colour is called "Barrister White". I don't know if that's supposed to mean something.

Anyway, it's no longer shocking to enter the bathroom, which is probably good. Here's what the new colour looks like (go to this post if you want to see what the old colour looked like):



I also replaced the double faucets (which separated the hot and the cold water, see above) with a single faucet. A friend once commented on the old faucets that he had to toss the water together like a salad in order to make the water tolerable for washing his hands - thank goodness that's no longer an issue! Here's the new faucet:



And here's a close-up with the water running:



I thought it might look out of place in this bathroom because it's so modern, but it turned out to be OK and I'm starting to really like it. Plus, the little joystick handle is cool!