diff --git a/pages/messaging.go b/pages/messaging.go
index fb705ae..289c0e5 100644
--- a/pages/messaging.go
+++ b/pages/messaging.go
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 package pages
 
-import tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+import (
+	"tasksquire/taskwarrior"
+	"time"
+
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+)
 
 type UpdatedTasksMsg struct{}
 
@@ -67,3 +72,13 @@ func changeMode(mode mode) tea.Cmd {
 }
 
 type changeModeMsg mode
+
+type taskMsg taskwarrior.Tasks
+
+type tickMsg time.Time
+
+func doTick() tea.Cmd {
+	return tea.Tick(time.Second, func(t time.Time) tea.Msg {
+		return tickMsg(t)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pages/report.go b/pages/report.go
index 5471c8d..a9d6b31 100644
--- a/pages/report.go
+++ b/pages/report.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (p *ReportPage) SetSize(width int, height int) {
 }
 
 func (p *ReportPage) Init() tea.Cmd {
-	return p.getTasks()
+	return tea.Batch(p.getTasks(), doTick())
 }
 
 func (p *ReportPage) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ func (p *ReportPage) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		p.SetSize(msg.Width, msg.Height)
 	// case BackMsg:
-	case TaskMsg:
+	case tickMsg:
+		cmds = append(cmds, p.getTasks())
+		cmds = append(cmds, doTick())
+		return p, tea.Batch(cmds...)
+	case taskMsg:
 		p.tasks = taskwarrior.Tasks(msg)
 		p.populateTaskTable(p.tasks)
 	case UpdateReportMsg:
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ func (p *ReportPage) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			p.common.PushPage(p)
 			return p.subpage, nil
 		case key.Matches(msg, p.common.Keymap.Add):
-			p.subpage = NewTaskEditorPage(p.common, taskwarrior.Task{})
+			p.subpage = NewTaskEditorPage(p.common, taskwarrior.NewTask())
 			p.subpage.Init()
 			p.common.PushPage(p)
 			return p.subpage, nil
@@ -212,8 +216,6 @@ func (p *ReportPage) getTasks() tea.Cmd {
 			filters = append(filters, "project:"+p.activeProject)
 		}
 		tasks := p.common.TW.GetTasks(p.activeReport, filters...)
-		return TaskMsg(tasks)
+		return taskMsg(tasks)
 	}
 }
-
-type TaskMsg taskwarrior.Tasks
diff --git a/pages/taskEditor.go b/pages/taskEditor.go
index 5581556..fba7185 100644
--- a/pages/taskEditor.go
+++ b/pages/taskEditor.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/key"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/list"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/textarea"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/viewport"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/glamour"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/huh"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
 )
@@ -215,8 +215,11 @@ func (p *TaskEditorPage) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 				}
 			case key.Matches(msg, p.common.Keymap.Ok):
 				model, cmd := p.areas[p.area].Update(msg)
-				p.areas[p.area] = model.(area)
-				return p, tea.Batch(cmd, nextField())
+				if p.area != 3 {
+					p.areas[p.area] = model.(area)
+					return p, tea.Batch(cmd, nextField())
+				}
+				return p, cmd
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -732,27 +735,38 @@ func (t *timeEdit) View() string {
 }
 
 type detailsEdit struct {
-	com      *common.Common
-	renderer *glamour.TermRenderer
-	vp       viewport.Model
+	com     *common.Common
+	vp      viewport.Model
+	ta      textarea.Model
+	details string
+	// renderer *glamour.TermRenderer
 }
 
 func NewDetailsEdit(com *common.Common, task *taskwarrior.Task) *detailsEdit {
-	renderer, err := glamour.NewTermRenderer(
-		// glamour.WithStandardStyle("light"),
-		glamour.WithAutoStyle(),
-		glamour.WithWordWrap(40),
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		slog.Error(err.Error())
-		return nil
-	}
+	// renderer, err := glamour.NewTermRenderer(
+	// 	// glamour.WithStandardStyle("light"),
+	// 	glamour.WithAutoStyle(),
+	// 	glamour.WithWordWrap(40),
+	// )
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	slog.Error(err.Error())
+	// 	return nil
+	// }
 
 	vp := viewport.New(40, 30)
+	ta := textarea.New()
+	ta.SetWidth(40)
+	ta.SetHeight(30)
+	ta.ShowLineNumbers = false
+	ta.Focus()
+	if task.Udas["details"] != nil {
+		ta.SetValue(task.Udas["details"].(string))
+	}
 	d := detailsEdit{
-		com:      com,
-		renderer: renderer,
-		vp:       vp,
+		com: com,
+		// renderer: renderer,
+		vp: vp,
+		ta: ta,
 	}
 
 	return &d
@@ -762,7 +776,7 @@ func (d *detailsEdit) SetCursor(c int) {
 }
 
 func (d *detailsEdit) Init() tea.Cmd {
-	return nil
+	return textarea.Blink
 }
 
 func (d *detailsEdit) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
@@ -772,32 +786,34 @@ func (d *detailsEdit) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	case prevFieldMsg:
 		return d, prevArea()
 	default:
-		var cmd tea.Cmd
-		d.vp, cmd = d.vp.Update(msg)
-		return d, cmd
+		var vpCmd, taCmd tea.Cmd
+		d.vp, vpCmd = d.vp.Update(msg)
+		d.ta, taCmd = d.ta.Update(msg)
+		return d, tea.Batch(vpCmd, taCmd)
 	}
 }
 
 func (d *detailsEdit) View() string {
-	dtls := `
-	# Cool Details!
-	## Things I need
-	- [ ] A thing
-	- [x] Done thing
-	
-	## People
-	- pe1
-	- pe2
-	`
+	return d.ta.View()
+	// dtls := `
+	// # Cool Details!
+	// ## Things I need
+	// - [ ] A thing
+	// - [x] Done thing
 
-	details, err := d.renderer.Render(dtls)
-	if err != nil {
-		slog.Error(err.Error())
-		return "Could not parse markdown"
-	}
+	// ## People
+	// - pe1
+	// - pe2
+	// `
 
-	d.vp.SetContent(details)
-	return d.vp.View()
+	// details, err := d.renderer.Render(dtls)
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	slog.Error(err.Error())
+	// 	return "Could not parse markdown"
+	// }
+
+	// d.vp.SetContent(details)
+	// return d.vp.View()
 }
 
 // func (p *TaskEditorPage) SetSize(width, height int) {
@@ -956,6 +972,10 @@ func (p *TaskEditorPage) updateTasksCmd() tea.Msg {
 		// p.common.TW.AddTaskAnnotation(p.task.Uuid, *p.areas[0].(*taskEdit).newAnnotation)
 	}
 
+	if _, ok := p.task.Udas["details"]; ok || p.areas[3].(*detailsEdit).ta.Value() != "" {
+		p.task.Udas["details"] = p.areas[3].(*detailsEdit).ta.Value()
+	}
+
 	p.common.TW.ImportTask(&p.task)
 	return UpdatedTasksMsg{}
 }
diff --git a/taskwarrior/models.go b/taskwarrior/models.go
index 7efd877..482f0a7 100644
--- a/taskwarrior/models.go
+++ b/taskwarrior/models.go
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ type Task struct {
 	Udas        map[string]any `json:"-"`
 }
 
+// TODO: fix pointer receiver
+func NewTask() Task {
+	return Task{
+		Tags:    make([]string, 0),
+		Depends: make([]string, 0),
+		Udas:    make(map[string]any),
+	}
+}
+
 func (t *Task) GetString(fieldWFormat string) string {
 	field, format, _ := strings.Cut(fieldWFormat, ".")
 
diff --git a/test/taskchampion.sqlite3 b/test/taskchampion.sqlite3
index 8cd282e..0195efd 100644
Binary files a/test/taskchampion.sqlite3 and b/test/taskchampion.sqlite3 differ