Singers and Paperwork

TREASURE HUNT!!!! 

What did I find after this treasure hunt in my own house? (Treasure, of course!) Apparently I have dental insurance. (I wish I would have known that before I paid out of pocket, but a treasure none the less).

I can't even begin to describe how many times I have gone on similar hunts in my own house to find what most people would consider vital information. (e.g. lease, checking account, adoption papers*, etc.).  I honestly didn't know I had dental insurance until my sister instructed me to go looking for it in my paper work from last August. The real question is not how did this crazy lady not know her own health care, but why is it in a random folder with the wrong name on it- and the wrong name isn't even Felicity Zzyblyx**.

Oddly enough, I can tell you where every libretto I own is. I can tell you the right binder for every scene/art song/aria that I have had to made copies of. (Not that I ever break copyright laws...). I can tell you about my passport and all of my audition application requirements- but I don't even know if I have coverage for m' pearly whites.

At this point we can all roll our eyes, shake our heads and sigh "singers and paperwork"!

*Not actually adopting anyone/or anything***, but I'm offended you have that look of surprise. I would most likely be an awesome mother, up to the point where I forgot I had it and found it 10 months later on a shelf in my practice room.

** Felicity Zzyblyx is my alter ego. She stems from a family tradition where my father used to refuse to give his name to delivery men and hostesses, and would provide the name "Felix Zzyblyx". I was mortified by this as a child, so of course I use a pseudonym now. And obviously as my father's daughter she is a Zzyblyx. And obviously I have an email account and address for her****. That's not weird.

***I did adopt Maude (she's sort of a dog) a couple of years ago, and she is kind of still alive. So there. I am awesome. I can kind of take care of a sort of animal. Winning.

****Her address is actually my friend's address from college. We were next door neighbors, so it was easy to remember. Sometimes she lives in Sussex, England though. Cuz that's believable.