diff --git a/cms/static/sass/_shame.scss b/cms/static/sass/_shame.scss
index 8c515fde65..2a11037007 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/_shame.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/_shame.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 // studio - shame
 // // shame file - used for any bad-form/orphaned scss that knowingly violate edX FED architecture/standards (see - http://csswizardry.com/2013/04/shame-css/)
 // ====================
+
+
+// known things to do (paint the fence, sand the floor, wax on/off)
+// ====================
+// * centralize and move form styling into forms.scss - cms/static/sass/views/_textbooks.scss and cms/static/sass/views/_settings.scss
+// * move dialogue styles into cms/static/sass/elements/_modal.scss
+// * use the @include placeholder Bourbon mixin (http://bourbon.io/docs/#placeholder) for any placeholder styling
+