Quote Originally Posted by RoadRaven

That was my motivation - to get fit again... 40 years and 7 pregnancies can do a bit of damage to a body. Losing weight/changing shape is a pleasant side-effect... but damn if I am not fitter than almost every other female on my office floor!
Oh, and NC Gal... love that little quote at the end of your post... I said almost the same thing to a colleague who was hassling me about not going to a conference cause I wanted to spend that time with my kids. I said to her, what will matter to me in ten years time... that I didn't go to this conference that I can't even remeber the name of now... or that I didn't listen to my son read me the story he wrote at school and didn't help my daughter bury her birds and plant a garden over them.
My colleague just glared at me and said something like work is about networking you know, its about relationships...
And I said yes... so is family...
Roadraven - I admire all the women on this forum but you have just hit the top. Seven pregnancies wow and I thought it was hard to get back into shape after three.

I also love your take on spending time with your family. You are so right when we are old and reminise Im sure it wont be about work. Family and friends will be what we hold dear.