diff --git a/src/pages/index.astro b/src/pages/index.astro
index 02995cf..c09d853 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ 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 sites
+						so feel free to check in every so often, you may see a page added or design change
+					</p>
+
 					<h3>latest status</h3>
 					<div class="status">
 						<script src="https://status.lol/emma.js?time&link&fluent&pretty" defer></script>