I left college and went into finance .. I was a dealer on the stock exchange in London. Then along came the kids and that life just didn't fit with children so I gave it all up and became a chef for six years. During that time I trained in fitness and for a while worked as a chef by day, and taught exercise classes by night. Eventually, there came the time when I had to choose between the two so I set up my own fitness company which I was very happy doing. When we moved from UK to USA almost four years ago, I did think of doing something different and took all my classes and exams to pass my realtor exams. Of course, that was at the worst time possible with the recession just about to hit. So right now my realtor licence is on hold, and I am a personal trainer and group exercise teacher!!