diff --git a/vns b/vns
index fe7e3cb..daf5d11 100644
--- a/vns
+++ b/vns
@@ -247,7 +247,11 @@ vns_create () {
     
     # Create empty note
     mkdir -p "$(dirname "$VNS_STORE/$1.gpg")"
-    vns_header "$(basename "$1")" | gpg --batch "${create_gpgid[@]}" --encrypt -o "$VNS_STORE/$1.gpg" 2>/dev/null
+    if [ -n "${VNS_TITLE+isset}" ]; then
+        vns_header "${VNS_TITLE}" | gpg --batch "${create_gpgid[@]}" --encrypt -o "$VNS_STORE/$1.gpg" 2>/dev/null
+    else
+        vns_header "$(basename "$1")" | gpg --batch "${create_gpgid[@]}" --encrypt -o "$VNS_STORE/$1.gpg" 2>/dev/null
+    fi
 
     # Edit the note
     vim "$VNS_STORE/$1.gpg"
@@ -277,6 +281,17 @@ vns_edit () {
     vns_git commit -m "Edited $1" > /dev/null
 }
 
+vns_journal () {
+    
+    TODAY="$(date '+%y/%m/%d')"
+    
+    if [ -r "$VNS_STORE/${TODAY}.gpg" ]; then 
+        vns_edit "${TODAY}"
+    else
+        VNS_TITLE="Daily Journal for $TODAY" vns_create "${TODAY}"
+    fi
+}
+
 vns_import () {
 
     # import (src) (dest)
@@ -495,6 +510,9 @@ vns () {
         "-i")
             vns_import "$@"
             ;;
+        "-j")
+            vns_journal "$@"
+            ;;
         "-m")
             vns_merge "$@"
             ;;