diff --git a/src/dodo.c b/src/dodo.c
index 3214e6c..c50322e 100644
--- a/src/dodo.c
+++ b/src/dodo.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include "sqlite3.h"
 #include "x_string.h"
 #include "x_curses.h"
@@ -30,6 +31,20 @@ int view_all(sqlite3 *db){
 	return rc;
 }
 
+int init_date(date *d){
+	time_t rawtime;
+	time(&rawtime);
+
+	struct tm *local = localtime(&rawtime);
+	
+	d->year = local->tm_year + 1900;
+	d->month = local->tm_mon;
+	d->year = local->tm_mday;
+
+	return 0;
+
+}
+
 void init_filtered_tasks(filtered_tasks* task){
 	task->selected_columns = NULL;
 	task->title = NULL;