When asked the secrets of her longevity she said it came down to being an independent lady. Well, that and a hearty bowl of porridge in the morning.
“My secret to a long life has been staying away from men. They’re just more trouble than they’re worth,” she told the Daily Mail.
“I also made sure that I got plenty of exercise, eat a nice warm bowl of porridge every morning and have never gotten married.”
Jessie had a simple upbringing before heading out to work at a young age. Hard work, she says, is her other long living secret.
“I always worked hard and seldom would I ever take a holiday. I left home when I was 13 and began a job milking cows.
“I always had good jobs with very nice people. It’s amazing to see how completely different the world is now from the one I grew up in,” said Jessie.
Happy Birthday, Jessie!
Can’t stay away from the men and don’t fancy porridge? We’ve scoured the internet for some other tips from centenarians below.
Five pieces of life advice from centenarians
A drink a day keeps the doctor away: “Make sure it is red wine and drink it once a day,” 105 year-old Lucienne Clotier of Old Town, Maine told ABC News affiliate WVII-TV in Bangor, Maine. “Yes, that’s a good drink for you,” she said. We agree, Lucienne.
“Just go ahead and do your thing no matter what,” is 101 year-old author and illustrator Marian Cannon Schlesinger advice to today’s young women.
NBC has this totally excellent from a 100 year-old doctor: “Exercise, to me, is totally unnecessary. I think it’s mostly overrated.”
Don’t close yourself off to things: a grandson set up a Reddit ask me anything thread with his 101 year-old grandma, we love this piece of advice – “Keep an open mind, and things seem less strange.”
And who can argue with this? “Sleep well and have a Bailey’s Irish Cream before bed if you have a cold,” Helen Mulligan, 101.
