but i hate watches

 

I've been helping Sharon out since her knee surgery in May. She buys me gas and breakfast. I call it even. 

Monday she called all excited. I have a present for you. I tried getting it out of her, but nada. I forgot about it.

This morning Pat sent me for bagels at Main and Market. I called Sharon and said I'd be down the block getting bagels, was she interested. She said yes. I called when I left the bagel shop. Five minutes late I was on her doorstep and she was coming out. I handed her the bag of bagels and she handed me a Fitbit. I nearly fell over. 

She remembered I lost mine late last September and they were selling them on QVC. (OMG that girl is a consumer. Thankfully she has no computer or the Amazon truck would be there daily!) According to the Fitbit webpage this does everything but launch people into space. "Shine a light on your mind, body & health with a wellness tracker that doubles as jewelry. With all the essentials, you'll be unstoppable."

It features:

All I really want is to count steps. And I always enjoyed the counting stairs. But notice that's not on the list. So 50% of what I want it doesn't offer. But the 5 day battery is nice. It also comes with a free subscription to something called "Premium". I guess that unlocks more useless shit. I didn't turn it on.

I took it out of the box —it's pink— and put it on. The band was too short. I dug in the box and found the fat girl band. Then I hit YouTube for a video on changing it. It wasn't in the box. Then I charged it.

It was around Christmas when I deleted the app. What was the point in having it? I didn't have a device. I reinstalled the app today, then unsynced my old One, and synced my new Lux. All my old data remains in my account. 

I'm ready to go. Only one problem remains. I hate wearing a watch. Never wore one. Don't want to start now. I only wear bracelets in the winter, and sometimes those end up in my purse. I've had this on my arm for an hour and want to rip it off and throw it across the room. I'm guessing I'll need to hook it to my pants or bra or something because it won't be on my wrist. I looked on Etsy and there is only one necklace accessory and 15 pages of cool bracelets. 

I'm determined to keep this on until after my two exercise classes today. Both yoga and the senior center are seated. I want to see if it records anything.