Wondering...what were we all doing at aged 22

[FROSTYFRECKLE]

Well I had graduated but no chance of job connected to degree. Graduated the same year that Ravenscraig was closed. So I got a job in an employment agency, worked stoopid hours - did my 8-5 then took on the odd job within warehouses. Was still skint, wages were dire. Was I happy? No! But within two I years I had married Mr Frosty and we walked the hills together

[Potstubsdustbins]

1968. Living in a caving hostel in Buxton sharing a alpine bunk with my mates. Doing loads of climbing, caving and fell walking, working during the day when money was short but not to often.

Worked most nights as a doorman at a nightclub where the main task was to inform husbands/wives girlfriends/boyfriends that their partner was already in the club so that they could go to the only other nightclub in town. After hours dealer/table supervisor for illegal high stakes card games, that paid good commission.

Generally having a great time thats left me with some wonderful memories and good yarns to.

Colin

[Bren In Pots]

I left home at 16 to work 120mile away met Mr Pots married at 19 by the time I was 22 we had two babies. 38 year later we're still together
Still wonder where the years went because I don't feel any different apart from when I look in the mirror.

[Kleftiwallah]

I was just coming back from an exiting two year holiday in Singapore care of H.M.t.Q. servicing the English Electric Lightnings at Tengah.



Then I got married. . . . . .


Cheers, Tony.

[kazborn]

at 22 i was pregnant with my first son working and living in a hotel in chichester and renting out my flat in southampton and spending my weekends in hospital with my nephew. i also lost my sister that year to cancer she was only 28 married with 3 young children her youngest being only 2 so spent a few weeks in cornwall helping out my brother in law. not long after having my son sold the flat as it was only 1 bedroom brought a 3 bed house with my mum and helped look after my nephew who had a tracky and was 1 years old as his parents abandon him while he was in hospital when he was 4months old.

[Andromeda]

Depending where abouts in the year of being 22 you look at I was either:

1. Completeing my thesis (PhD) - yes, I went to uni early

or

2. Leading a research unit within a large research team

[chris]

I was at my 2nd uni, and had started up a business - which was great fun, just with the wrong person. Details left out on purpose incase said business partner ever reads this and puts 2 and 2 together (doubt he could mind, the lazy so and so).

I met my wife at that age I think, was earning quite a bit of money from said business, and started to muck around at uni.... managed to scrape through that year, as well as the 3rd and then chose to repeat it to get a better degree out of it.

I generally had a lot of fun back then - but didn't half waste money on stupid things

[Jax]

At 22 I was celebrating my 6 year wedding anniversary, attempting to get my head around gardening and an agoraphobic husband. Im not so sure 3 years later I have gotten my head around either!! LOL

[Pumpkin Becki]

I was just graduating from Art College, moving out of my parents house and in with the (then) future MrPB. It was the first time I'd ever lived anywhere that wasn't my childhood home...I was even born there . MrPB supported me while I worked on tidying up my portfolio before job hunting in the Interior Design industry, and I had 2 very part-time jobs, one working with a Dolls House maker, and the other at a craft shop which was AWESOME!!! and did a lot to shape what I'm doing now.

[snohare]

At 22 I was living at home with my folks in Aberdeen, in a posh old house that had the most amazingly fertile back garden (it had been farmland), complete with espaliered fruit trees. My Dad did it all, I never so much as looked at the vegetables, I scorned them as "rabbit food" ! (But I must have absorbed some lessons, when it came to doing things myself I had a fair idea.)
I was working in a local outdoor equipment shop, paying some rent to my folks (but not very much, now that I remember) but spending most of my money on goodies from work, and spending all my time hillwalking, backpacking, and cycling, with a bit of occasional voluntary work. No girlfriend, I was pipecleaner man apart from my legs, and not over-imbued with social skills.
That was as good as it got for me really, two years later I got viral pneumonia and there went my health and working life.
Looking back, my God I was gormless !

[Matt94]

i will let you know in 4 years

[veggiechicken]

I wondered when you'd be along to remind us how young you are, Matt

[Matt94]

I wondered when you'd be along to remind us how young you are, Matt

i was going to put it on yesterday - but i didn't want to get thrown off the site

[veggiechicken]

Perhaps you should tell us what you'd like to be doing when you're 22!

[Matt94]

oooh now that would be telling, and where would the fun be in that?