Shaun_ryder, you've misquoted me several times there!
I didn't say that the IR would be easy for me. I acknowledged that it would be tough, but the bit of instrument flying I've done means I know how tough. I won't be an ab initio student with absolutely no idea of instrument flying - I've already been through that "WTF" experience of grappling with it for the first time.
And where did I say that the ATPL theories would be a piece of cake? People who know me and have done it themselves tell me that I won't struggle, but that's a long way from saying it'll be easy. It'll be slightly less difficult for me because I have a scientific and technical background, and because I have experience of studying hard.