I left it for a year before doing the IMC rating,working on the theory the more comfortable I was with VFR flying, the less cabbaged my brain would be instrument flying, so I enjoyed checking out different aircraft types,and generally enjoying myself. Have done two renewals since then,will there be a third? don't know. I certainly wanted to do the rating here in the UK, seemed logical to learn where you fly, but then you guys might say women don't have logic!