diff --git a/src/pages/index.astro b/src/pages/index.astro
index 22b0e37..a17ad45 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -27,14 +27,6 @@ const emmaNews = [
 		grab a beverage
 	</p>
 
-	<p>
-		i'm currently working on rebuilding my site in <a href="https://astro.build">astro</a>.
-		i've opted to rebuild the site live and push updates to the site as i make them.
-		rather than waiting to be done and uploading the whole thing. our sites will always be
-		a work in progress, and that is a good thing. i'd like to show how that happens with my homepage,
-		so feel free to check in every so often. you may see a page added or a design change
-	</p>
-
 	<h3>latest status</h3>
 	<div class="status">
 		<script src="https://status.lol/emma.js?time&link&fluent&pretty" defer></script>