Do You Have A To-Do list?

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