| I have a huge white board in my home office, about | | | | - blue is used to highlight items that may have |
| 4ft x 3ft..my friends laugh when they come over due | | | | carried over from one day to anotherWhy the |
| to the size of it. Here is where I plan my days. I'll be | | | | different coulours? It makes it easy for me to see |
| honest, my memory is not as great as it used to be | | | | where I'm at, at the end of the day..it's a great |
| as I tend to forget things that would never slip me | | | | feeling seeing tons of red check marks ...gives me a |
| before. Along with my huge white board I also have | | | | sense of accomplishment. If you have children as I |
| about 4 dry erase markers..blue - red - green and | | | | do, it also allows them to take a peek into all that I |
| black. here's how I used my board ..Every day I | | | | have to do....so when they come into my office the |
| make a do to list (a section is also reserved for a | | | | very first thing they do before asking me to drop |
| monthly to-do list - big projects)I try to break up the | | | | them off at the mall is look at the board. If they see |
| board into 4 sections...1. My personal websites - stuff | | | | a lot of black without and red check marks they |
| that needs to get done. ( / / ..and others in | | | | know I'm busy. Mind you it does work against me at |
| development)2. The sites that I offer support and | | | | times.. when my wife or kids comes in and sees that |
| consulting for. / Bigmoneyfreetime.com)3. Things that | | | | I have little on my schedule, it's like a green light for |
| I give myself the month to accomplish.4. Stuff I need | | | | them to come up with something to do.Make a to do |
| to do around the house..like change filters, small | | | | list, it's a great way to keep on top of things.All the |
| repairs etc..Everyday I make a list of the things that | | | | best!Chris De La Rosa is a work from home dad who |
| needs to get done for each of the 3 main categories | | | | manages where users have free access to vacant |
| using the 4 markers I mentioned earlier..Here's how | | | | work from home, telecommute, freelance and |
| that works..- black is used to make the list | | | | contract jobs You can also get help with your |
| - red is used to check mark those that are | | | | resume, cover letter and tips on a successful job |
| completed | | | | interview. You can also read my daily entries at my |
| - green are those that I'm currently working on | | | | blog, A work from home dad's story. |