diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
index 3544f09a..b5124c63 100755
--- a/.profile
+++ b/.profile
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ fi
 
 # Aliases for common utilities
 alias cp='cp -i'
+alias todo='$EDITOR "$HOME/Documents/todo"'
 
 if [ "`uname`" = "Linux" ]; then
 	lsarguments='--color=auto --group-directories-first'