I’m thinking a lot about this article, in which Ann Patchett explains her plan for writing: do it. Make it a priority. Every day. And then see if you can turn it into a habit by doing it for 32 days in a row.

Sounds like a good plan, and not only for writing.

What do you want to spend more time on in 2010? There are so many things I want to do more of, every day: sewing, reading to and with the kids, cooking, baking, taking pictures of and with the kids, being outside in nature (or at least in suburban cultivated faux-nature), also with the kids. More art. More embroidery. Maybe learn to do something with yarn. There aren’t enough hours in the day, or week, or month for everything I need to do plus everything I want to do.

But right now feels like a good time to think about it, and to define priorities, and to imagine a brilliant system wherein at least some of the things get done. And then if I can just stick with my system for 32 days…