diff --git a/awesome/background_widget.lua b/awesome/background_widget.lua
index f2338c6..c43ac5c 100644
--- a/awesome/background_widget.lua
+++ b/awesome/background_widget.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,30 @@
 local wibox = require('wibox')
 local awful = require('awful')
+local gears = require('gears')
+
+function todo_list_widget(s)
+
+    local text = wibox.widget{
+        markup = '\n    <b>TODO</b>\n        - Hello',
+        align  = 'left',
+        valign = 'top',
+        font = "Ubuntu 20",
+        widget = wibox.widget.textbox
+    }
+
+    local widget = wibox.widget.background(text, "#000000aa", function(cr, width, height)
+        gears.shape.rounded_rect(cr, width, height, 20)
+    end)
+
+    widget.shape_border_width = 1
+    widget.shape_border_color = "#ffffff"
+    widget.forced_width = 500
+    widget.forced_height = 500
+    widget.point = { x = 20, y = 30 }
+
+    return widget
+
+end
 
 function add_background_widget(s)
 
@@ -12,9 +37,11 @@ function add_background_widget(s)
     local text = wibox.widget.textbox("Hello to you")
     text.point = { x = 75, y = 200 }
 
+    local w = todo_list_widget(s)
+
     background_widget:setup {
         layout = wibox.layout.manual,
-        text,
+        w
     }
 
     background_widget:struts({left=0, right=0, top=0, bottom=0})