diff --git a/wtf.go b/wtf.go
index b9627490..c258177d 100644
--- a/wtf.go
+++ b/wtf.go
@@ -293,4 +293,6 @@ func main() {
 		fmt.Printf("An error occurred: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
+
+	wtf.Log("running!")
 }
diff --git a/wtf/log.go b/wtf/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eaada6f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wtf/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package wtf
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+//Log basic message logging, defaults to ~/.wtf/log.txt
+func Log(message string) {
+
+	dir, err := Home()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	logfile := filepath.Join(dir, ".wtf", "log.txt")
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(logfile, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("error opening file: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	log.SetOutput(f)
+	log.Println(message)
+}