Nano: Day 4 – Time is on your side…

….and that, my friends, is why getting more than your daily word count done each day can be a lifesaver! After an extremely busy day on Wednesday (day 3) I had absolutely no chance of completing my 1,667, in the short time I had left.

Luckily I had already boosted my word count more than enough during the first two days *phew* in order to meet the overall word count for the day 3. Because I worked harder on those days I could take it easy on my stressful Wednesday.

I know that on a day-to-day basis it doesn’t really matter ‘as much’ if I keep up to the 1,667 or not. The main concern is having 50,000 at the end. It shouldn’t matter how you get there.

Unfortunately for me I’m a bit OCD, ok I’m majorly OCD. So not completing the daily word count would have killed me.

I think something out there sensed this and decided to have a bit of fun with me. After I furiously tapped away at the keyboard trying to reach the required day 3 total, I saved my work and went back downstairs to relax with some late night television.

It was very relaxing. So much so that it wasn’t until 00.03 that I realised I hadn’t updated my word count on the nano site.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo…..

The OCD voice in my head kicked me. Hard. Then turned around three times, washed it’s hands four times and kicked me again…

Moral? Work hard, celebrate if you get ahead but if you have OCD tendencies make sure you blummin’ listen to those voices telling to update now!! Even if they do tell you to update whilst blinking three times with your left and tapping 1, 2, 3, 4 rhythms with your feet.

I’m going to crack on with day 4 now. Bring on the word count!