diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ddc599b..c71d8f0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ Use this flag to specify a message to display under the timer. Make sure to surr
 $ timer 1h30m -m "Review the pull requests"
 ```
 
+### Logs
+
+Every timer you start will be logged and inserted in a DB (SQLite).
+Feel free to access this file with any DB management app.
+File's location: `$HOME/timer_cli_personal_logs.db`
+
 ## Contributing
 
 Contributions are always welcome!
@@ -54,6 +60,19 @@ If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and c
 - Push to the Branch (`git push origin feature/AmazingFeature`)
 - Open a Pull Request
 
+## Development
+
+#### How to start locally:
+- Build the project with your changes - `poetry build`
+- Install deps - `poetry install`
+- Run the project `poetry run timer -m "%message here%" 1m`
+- Repeat each time you make changes
+
+###### more traditional way to start:
+- (optional) Init your venv - `python -m venv venv`
+- (optional) Activate your venv - `source venv/bin/activate`
+- Run timer with the flags - `python timer/__main__.py -m 'test message for local dev' 1h38m`
+
 ## License
 
 This code is distributed under the [Apache-2.0](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/apache-2.0/) license. See `LICENSE` for more information.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6c466ba..22f6093 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "timer-cli"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.1.3"
 description = "A simple CLI tool for starting a countdown timer."
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 authors = ["Kush Makkapati <kush.makkapati@icloud.com>"]
diff --git a/timer/__main__.py b/timer/__main__.py
index a7a05ce..03e3a4c 100644
--- a/timer/__main__.py
+++ b/timer/__main__.py
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 import math
 import re
+import os
 import sys
 import time
+import sqlite3
 from typing import List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 import click
@@ -135,6 +137,31 @@ def main(duration: Optional[str], no_bell: bool, message: str) -> None:
 
     time_difference_secs = target_time - start_time - 1
 
+    #TODO: add time + message in timer_personal_logs.db
+    # OR in text file
+    # OR send it somewhere (Slack, obsidian, Gdrive, Notion)
+
+    home_dir = os.path.expanduser("~")
+    db_path = os.path.join(home_dir, "timer_cli_personal_logs.db")
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(db_path)
+    cursor = conn.cursor()
+
+    create_query = '''
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS task_logs (timestamp TEXT, duration TEXT, message TEXT);
+    '''
+    insert_query = '''
+        INSERT INTO task_logs (timestamp, duration, message) VALUES (datetime('now', 'localtime'), ?, ?)
+    '''
+
+    try:
+        cursor.execute(create_query)
+        cursor.execute(insert_query, (countdown_time_string, message))
+        conn.commit()
+    except sqlite3.Error as e:
+        print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
+    finally:
+        conn.close()
+
     try:
         with Live(display, screen=True) as live:
             time.sleep(1)