Make Something EVERY Day?

It seems like every creative type vowed to "make something every day" as their 2011 New Year's resolution.  I feel like I'm not necessarily a creative type, just someone who happens to create things sometimes.  I also don't make New Year's resolutions.  They are too strongly identified with being destined for failure.  Change, to me, is continual, not episodic.  But I keep thinking about this.  Every day?  Weekends too?  Why can't I get this idea out of my head?

Maybe I already make something every day.  It may not be crafty.  It may not be for my Etsy shop.  I make decisions.  I make a kid's day brighter.  I make time for others.  Most days, I even make something concrete that you can hold in your hand (well, in some cases that might be messy). 

Yesterday...well, that's a tough one.  The closest I got to "making" something concrete was writing a cogent essay on why a child needs to keep getting the mental health treatment he's getting.  I made a list of volunteers who may be able to help with a project.  I edited a few photographs of my jewelry, which is kind of like making something, right?  It's a stretch, I know.  Monday, I made dinner from scratch.  It was this stew of lentils, mushrooms, and greens, and I thought it was pretty good.  That totally counts.  Sunday's another hard one.  I can't think of a single thing I generated on Sunday.  Saturday, I walked up a volcano.  It's only a little volcano, right in the middle of the city, but...um...I made it to the top.  I know, that's terrible.  Friday, I made a painting of a birthday cake in Crayola watercolors for a child (she made me a watercolor of a garden with flowers, a lawn, and a blanket so I can watch the fireworks she painted in the sky).  Since Friday, I've also been making new blood cells, since I donated when the Bloodmobile was at my office.

I think I partly need to remind myself that I generate things all the time.  Things of value, things I'm happy with.  Some days, I may need to put a little effort into creating something for the day.  And Sundays, maybe I just need to give myself permission to take a day off.