diff --git a/org/config-org-tags.el b/org/config-org-tags.el
index a0c3843..110db83 100644
--- a/org/config-org-tags.el
+++ b/org/config-org-tags.el
@@ -1,9 +1,32 @@
+; log to drawer of entry
+(setq org-log-into-drawer t)
+(setq org-treat-insert-todo-heading-as-state-change t)
+
+; the ! tells org to log state changes for todo entries
 (setq org-todo-keywords
-      '((sequence "TODO(t)" "READY(r)" "WIP(w)" "|" "SKIPPED(k)" "COMPLETE(c)" "CANCELED(x)"))
+      '((sequence "TODO(t!)" "READY(r!)" "WIP(w!)" "|" "SKIPPED(k!)" "COMPLETE(c!)" "CANCELED(x!)"))
 )
 (setq org-todo-keyword-faces
       '(("TODO" . "turquoise") ("READY" . "yellow") ("WIP" . "magenta") ("COMPLETE" . "green") ("CANCELED" . "orange"))
 )
+
+; mangle the 'ARCHIVE' property of todo's so they archive off to a year/month.org file when complete
+(defun my/org-set-archive-prop-for-todo ()
+  (interactive)
+    (org-set-property "ARCHIVE" (concat
+               "~/org/Attic/org-mode/%s/"
+               (format-time-string "%Y" (current-time))
+               "/"
+               (format-time-string "%m" (current-time))
+               ".archive.org::datetree/"
+    )
+))
+
+; hooks to auto manage todo 'ARCHIVE' property
+(add-hook 'org-after-todo-state-change-hook 'my/org-set-archive-prop-for-todo)
+; auto archive complete todo items
+;(add-hook 'org-mode-hook (lambda () (add-hook 'after-save-hook 'org-archive-all-done nil t)))
+
 (setq org-tags-exclude-from-inheritance (quote ("@recipe" "@budgetbytes"
                                                 "@vegan" "@vegetarian"
                                                 "@instapot" "@slowcooker" "@onepot" "@oven" "@baked" "@baking" "@dehydrator" "@ricecooker"