diff --git a/glasshouse-desktop/modules/zshell.nix b/glasshouse-desktop/modules/zshell.nix
index 5803ff7..80363bc 100644
--- a/glasshouse-desktop/modules/zshell.nix
+++ b/glasshouse-desktop/modules/zshell.nix
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ nixswitch() {
 journal() {
 	# journal for keeping track of stuff I do that isn't declared in my nix config
 	[ ! -f "$HOME/loose_ends" ] && touch "$HOME/loose_ends" 
-	echo "$1" >> "$HOME/loose_ends" 
+	echo "$(date) - $1" >> "$HOME/loose_ends" 
 }
 
 		'';