diff --git a/assets/scss/style.scss b/assets/scss/style.scss
index be3fd5f..73816eb 100644
--- a/assets/scss/style.scss
+++ b/assets/scss/style.scss
@@ -303,4 +303,15 @@ footer {
 			white-space: pre;
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+#inconspicuous-timer-a > i {
+	color: $body-font-color;
+	text-decoration: none;
+	font-style: normal !important;
+	
+}
+
+#inconspicuous-timer-a > i:hover {
+	text-decoration: underline $background-color;	
+}
diff --git a/content/_index.md b/content/_index.md
index addeae7..797aa46 100644
--- a/content/_index.md
+++ b/content/_index.md
@@ -45,3 +45,6 @@ This website is [open source](https://code.lila.network/lauralani/personal-websi
 This page makes due without any cookies, javascript frameworks and databases in the effort to make the web quick and usable again :)  
   
 This page was last updated at {{< last-updated >}}
+
+
+{{< footer-timer >}}
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/footer-timer.html b/layouts/shortcodes/footer-timer.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9e84e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/footer-timer.html
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+^-^ <a id="inconspicuous-timer-a" href="/images/curious_cat.jpg" ><i id="inconspicuous-timer"></i></a>
+
+<script>
+    // Set the date we're counting up from
+    const countUpDate = new Date("Dec 28, 2023 12:34:56").getTime();
+    const timerElement = document.getElementById("inconspicuous-timer")
+
+    function updateHtml() {
+        // Get today's date and time
+        var now = new Date().getTime();
+
+        // Find the distance between now and the count up date
+        var distance = now - countUpDate;
+
+        // Time calculations for days, hours, minutes and seconds
+        var years = Math.floor(distance / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365));
+        var days = Math.floor(distance % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
+        var hours = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) / (1000 * 60 * 60));
+        var minutes = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60)) / (1000 * 60));
+        var seconds = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60)) / 1000);
+
+        var text = ""
+        if (years != 0) {
+            text = years + "y " + days + "d " + hours + "h " + minutes + "m " + seconds + "s"
+        } else {
+            text = days + "d " + hours + "h " + minutes + "m " + seconds + "s"
+        }
+        timerElement.innerHTML = text;
+    }
+    updateHtml()
+
+    var x = setInterval(updateHtml, 1000);
+</script>
diff --git a/static/images/curious_cat.jpg b/static/images/curious_cat.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..949ee45
Binary files /dev/null and b/static/images/curious_cat.jpg differ