Tuesday, July 3, 2012

My Wellness is Paying Off!

These are words I never thought I'd write -- I love my healthcare insurance company. Today I got a check for $25 from them. In the memo part was succinctly written just one word -- Wellness. I have no idea why my wellness made them want to pay me $25 bucks but I'm not complaining.

I thought that perhaps word has reached them that I am headed swiftly toward 60 and I've stated on this blog and elsewhere that I plan to not go gently. I'm kicking, screaming, dancing, singing, running, drinking (hey, it can't all be spartan!), and laughing my way there. So, maybe the insurance company agrees with me that the best way to age beautifully, inside and out is to take action. And, for some reason, they've decided to reward me.

The thing about wellness is that it's usually its own reward. No one thanks you for taking good care of yourself. You have to reward yourself. (And I do, frequently and often.) You can't take good health for granted. It's incredibly hard work to live in a healthful way. It's way more fun to drink and eat and have fun with no boundaries than it is to take the time to reign in your wildest instincts.

So, I think I should spend this $25 bucks wisely. And by wisely I mean exactly the opposite -- not wisely at all. I love found money in that it isn't already spoken for. The mortgage doesn't call its name, the utility company is not insisting I use it to pay them, you get the idea. This $25 bucks should have a fun use, maybe even something wellness related.

Thoughts?

Oh, and by the way, by tomorrow I will no longer be in love with my healthcare insurance company. By then the reality will come sweeping swiftly back to me that each month I pay them a boatload of money to be covered. I will remember the annoying co-pays that always seem higher than they should be and I will recall that no prescription drugs are covered, either, nor dental. So, no need to remind me of the demon that is my insurer. For today, I'm enjoying their "largesse" (sarcasm included there) and celebrating my found $25 bucks.

Is getting my hair done a good way to splurge?
Wellness... it's a beautiful thing.

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