It's all about the numbers!

OH! I'm so confused now. 

I went back TWO months with the online data and in my Fitbit. I entered them into a spreadsheet, which didn't take too long. 

We get a summary from The Conquer monthly that gives us our monthly KMs and the running total for the year. 

In September, I was shorted by 52 KM, which is a lot. The number on the left is the number on the website, and the number on the right is the FitBit Number. 

And this was the summary from September. 

September summary

That number exactly matches what was online. So, yesterday, I manually added 52 km to make up the shortfall. 

Then, I did the same thing with October. Two days were not even entered, so I entered those manually. Trust me, I checked back and forth numerous times to double-check. 

This time (after the two days had been entered), I was shorted by 58 KM, so I also added that in. 

I got this summary this morning. Why is it the correct distance? WAIT—I get it. This summary came overnight, but it was generated after I added the extra km. And it's right on track. 

October summary

Yes - September was a very dismal month for walking. There was so much travel, and I was so tired at night that I couldn't get out as much. I will NOT be letting that happen again!

So yes, the system is shortchanging me. I had a wee panic attack this morning when I saw the 351 KM, but then I realized that I had dated the extra KM in October, which was generated including the extra. 

I have since stopped the auto-load and will enter the data manually, which isn't a big deal. But hey --- I set my goal for the year based on the Fitbit numbers, and I won't reach it if I rely on their translation. 

I attempted to post a question about this on the group, but it was DECLINED. I guess it's more of a support issue, and no one wants negative stuff on their happy Facebook group! I'm OK with that—manual data entry it is! 

My monthly goal is about 350 KM, so I'm back on track. I have 648 KM to get to the finish line. It should be easy as pie! 

You may think this is a petty detail, so why bother? It's important to me. Now that I realize what is happening, it'll be easy to stay on track for the remainder of the year. I may just keep manually entering the data forever. Would they let me ask that question—how many people manually enter the data versus autoload? And I wonder if other devices are more accurate than my old Fitbit Versa 2?

I think I'm caught up in the "urgent" paperwork, although I always seem to have emails to send and things to follow up with. And then there's just the daily stuff, which I have yet to learn where it comes from and has to be dealt with. Of course, I'm also playing catch-up on some stuff, but let's do a bit each day, and it'll get done. 

I'm also trying to catch up on some emails, but that's a lost cause. I love those emails that say, "Thank you for signing up," even though I've never heard of them before. Would I voluntarily sign up for a golf newsletter? Ah, no thanks. And unsubscribing from some is a lengthy process. I know it's not supposed to be, but it is.  

I managed to get one more quilt quilted. 

Community project quilt

It's now trimmed and in the pile of quilts to bind. Speaking of which, the other one that needed to be finished and sent? It's gone. I sent it via UPS in the event there is a postal strike. 

This morning, two quilts got the binding stitched to the back. 

Two quilts with binding stitched to the back

I need to do the same thing on two more flannel quilts. Then, during the day, I'll get the binding stitched to the front. 

Two more quilts to bind

I'm back on track to finish a few customer quilts this week. 

I have a table runner that also needs the binding stitched on. I did not get to the video. Well, I downloaded the three parts, and now I need to review them and edit out the bits that shouldn't be there. This is a job for later today. 

If I showed you a picture of those two messy tables, you would likely not see a difference, but I know that I'm whittling the piles down. I'll share a picture later this week so you can see my progress. I have some hand stuff I can take care of during the Monday sewing call. That's the best use of my time on a Zoom call, so all is good. How will I repair a pair of wool-felted slippers that need a more substantial sole? 

It's fantastic to be able to work without a heavy deadline. However, I'll have to put my puttering aside as I have some significant writing assignments due and am prepping for the coming weekend. Everything is good! Can you believe I'm enjoying my free time so much that I thought of a retirement date! A date when I can just sew for myself and not take pictures, write, or do stuff for others? Don't worry -- it's a few years away! 

Once the quilt was packaged up in a box, I walked it to the drop-off depot and got lots of steps for that! I love being able to do almost all my errands on foot. I have a few things on my kitchen island that need to be dealt with, including shipping a box to M. So I have to search for one more item, and then I can get that out the door. Bit by bit, that stuff of hers will go! Even if I have to pay for it all to be shipped - I want it gone!!!!

I just finished reading (audiobook) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Hmm -- what an interesting little book. I swear the author used every cliche in the world within the book. While it's strange, it does have a lot of truths in it, but you have to be willing to be open to hearing what he is saying and almost to read between the lines. 

I will try to find his book, The Pilgrimage, his journey on the Camino. 

Well, that's it for me. I'm off to walk the dogs and find the meaning of life! But we do LOOK at the forest and notice the little details.

Have a super day!!!

Ciao!