diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 56a6cf5..f490bb3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use colored::Colorize;
 use const_format::concatcp;
 use git_version::git_version;
 use regex::Regex;
-use storage::{open_sqlite_storage, Memo, MemoStorage, SQLiteStorage};
+use storage::{open_sqlite_storage, Memo, MemoStorage, AuthStorage, StateStorage, SQLiteStorage};
 use utils::{find_by_regex, parse_human_duration, HumanDisplay};
 use remote::RemoteSync;
 
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ fn main() {
 		None => {
 			let all = storage.all(args.old).unwrap();
 			let mut builder = String::new();
+			let timing = if let Some(state) = storage.get_state().ok() {
+				let now = Local::now();
+				format!("last run: {}", state.last_run.with_timezone(&now.timezone()).format("%a %d/%m %H:%M"))
+			} else { Local::now().format("%a %d/%m, %H:%M").to_string() };
 			if args.old {
 				builder.push_str("Archived memos:\n");
 			}
@@ -164,14 +168,14 @@ fn main() {
 			if args.notify {
 				libnotify::init("memo-cli").unwrap();
 				let n = libnotify::Notification::new(
-					format!("memo-cli | {}", Local::now().format("%a %d/%m, %H:%M")).as_str(),
+					format!("memo-cli | {}", timing).as_str(),
 					Some(builder.as_str()),
 					None,
 				);
 				n.show().unwrap();
 				libnotify::uninit();
 			} else {
-				println!("{} | {}", "memo-cli".bold(), Local::now().format("%a %d/%m, %H:%M"));
+				println!("{} | {}", "memo-cli".bold(), timing);
 				print!("{}", builder);
 			}
 		}
@@ -181,8 +185,11 @@ fn main() {
 		let res = SQLiteStorage::store("asdasd", "http://127.0.0.1:8443");
 		if res.is_ok() {
 			println!("[^] uploaded local db");
+			storage.set_sync_time(Utc::now()).unwrap();
 		} else {
 			println!("[!] could not upload db : {}", res.err().unwrap().to_string());
 		}
 	}
+
+	storage.set_run_time(Utc::now()).unwrap();
 }
diff --git a/src/storage.rs b/src/storage.rs
index a3f9e67..7c81567 100644
--- a/src/storage.rs
+++ b/src/storage.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ pub struct Memo {
 	pub due: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
 }
 
+pub struct State {
+	pub last_run: DateTime<Utc>,
+	pub last_sync: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+}
+
 impl fmt::Display for Memo {
 	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
 		let mut due_str = "null".to_string();
@@ -32,6 +37,30 @@ pub trait MemoStorage {
 	fn get(&self, id: u32) -> Result<Memo, Error>;
 }
 
+pub trait AuthStorage {
+	fn get_key(&self) -> Result<String, Error>;
+	fn set_key(&self, key:&str) -> Result<Option<String>, Error>;
+}
+
+pub trait StateStorage {
+	fn set_state(&self, state:State) -> Result<Option<State>, Error>;
+	fn get_state(&self) -> Result<State, Error>;
+
+	fn set_run_time(&self, time:DateTime<Utc>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+		let mut state = self.get_state().unwrap_or(State{last_run:time, last_sync:None}); // TODO jank way to not fail on 1st use
+		state.last_run = time;
+		self.set_state(state)?;
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
+	fn set_sync_time(&self, time:DateTime<Utc>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+		let mut state = self.get_state()?;
+		state.last_sync = Some(time);
+		self.set_state(state)?;
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}
+
 // SQLiteStorage
 
 pub struct SQLiteStorage {
@@ -50,9 +79,67 @@ pub fn open_sqlite_storage(path: &str) -> Result<SQLiteStorage, Error> {
 		);",
 		[],
 	)?;
+	connection.execute(
+		"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS state (
+			last_run DATETIME DEFAULT NULL,
+			last_sync DATETIME DEFAULT NULL
+		);",
+		[],
+	)?;
+	connection.execute(
+		"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS auth (
+			key TEXT PRIMARY KEY
+		);",
+		[],
+	)?;
 	return Ok(SQLiteStorage { conn: connection });
 }
 
+impl AuthStorage for SQLiteStorage {
+	fn get_key(&self) -> Result<String, Error> {
+		return Ok(self.conn.query_row(
+			"SELECT * FROM auth", [],
+			|row| {
+				return Ok(row.get(0)?);
+			},
+		)?);
+	}
+
+	fn set_key(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Option<String>, Error> {
+		let old_key = self.get_key().ok();
+		self.conn.execute("DELETE FROM auth;", [])?;
+		self.conn.execute(
+			"INSERT INTO auth VALUES (?);",
+			params![key]
+		)?;
+		return Ok(old_key);
+	}
+}
+
+impl StateStorage for SQLiteStorage {
+	fn get_state(&self) -> Result<State, Error> {
+		return Ok(self.conn.query_row(
+			"SELECT * FROM state", [],
+			|row| {
+				return Ok(State{
+					last_run:row.get(0)?,
+					last_sync:row.get(1).ok()
+				});
+			},
+		)?);
+	}
+
+	fn set_state(&self, state:State) -> Result<Option<State>, Error> {
+		let old_state = self.get_state().ok();
+		self.conn.execute("DELETE FROM state;", [])?;
+		self.conn.execute(
+			"INSERT INTO state (last_run, last_sync) VALUES (?, ?);",
+			params![state.last_run, state.last_sync]
+		)?;
+		return Ok(old_state);
+	}
+}
+
 impl MemoStorage for SQLiteStorage {
 	fn all(&self, done: bool) -> Result<Vec<Memo>, Error> {
 		let mut results = Vec::new();