Balanced life is nonsense to me

Scientists have discovered that if you can stand on one leg, like a flamingo, and count to 10 you will probably live for the next decade.

So I tried it. I clung to my walking stick with one hand and stood on my good leg. Then I counted to 10 at lightning speed and flopped down on the sofa.

I could have started making plans for the next 10 years.

Instead I thought: what nonsense.

Captain Tom Moore probably couldn’t stand on one leg and he lived to 100.

No one, whether they’re 22 or 102, knows when their time’s up.

It’s up to us to live every day as if it’s our last and make sure we enjoy it.

So pass the Lurpak – I need another chunk for my crumpet.