I have to speak to my earlier post in defense of my husband. I'm the working parent, while my husband stays home with the kids during the day. Not my ideal by far, but it makes the most sense for us financially. So my not exercising was in part due to my not wanting to (I'm an easy couch potato), and in part because I wanted to spend some time with my kids. When they were younger (and therefore required more sleep at night), that meant spending time that I'd be willing to exercise (basically mornings and early afternoon/evenings) with them. I had my morning ritual of making breakfast for them, and my evening ritual of spending a little time with them and cooking dinner (hubby will cook, but if I want real food, I'd better cook it ). By nighttime I'm just done...I'm not a night person and nothing in hell is going to motivate me to do something I'm not keen to do in the first place (riding is the one thing that I do feel a desire and drive to do...everything else is just "because I should").

Now they are older and can get their own breakfast; they also stay up enough past the time that I get done with work that I don't feel deprived if I take off for some me time after work (although I don't right now, since it's also really hot around that time).