diff --git a/db/models/DesignNote.js b/db/models/DesignNote.js
index 253fde1..2844b68 100644
--- a/db/models/DesignNote.js
+++ b/db/models/DesignNote.js
@@ -1,30 +1,22 @@
 const mongoose = require('mongoose');
 
-const EXPIRATION = 2;
+// const EXPIRATION = 2;
 
 const designNoteSchema = mongoose.Schema({
-  section: { type: String },
-  placement: { type: String },
-  slug: { type: String },
-  art: { type: String },
-  comments: { type: String },
-  date: { type: Date },
+  section: { type: String, default: "" },
+  placement: { type: String, default: "" },
+  slug: { type: String, default: "" },
+  art: { type: String, default: "" },
+  artStatus: { type: String, default: "" },
+  comments: { type: String, default: "" },
+  date: { type: Date, defautl: Date.now },
   // You would think this would be a number
   // but people often approximate or give
   // ranges so
-  wordCount: { type: String },
-  status: { type: String },
-  referText: { type: String },
-  // expireAt: {
-  //   type: Date,
-  //   default: function () {
-  //     const now = new Date();
-  //     now.setDate(now.getDate() + EXPIRATION)
-  //     return now;
-  //   }
-  // }
+  wordCount: { type: String, default: "" },
+  status: { type: String, default: "" },
+  referText: { type: String, default: "" },
 }, { timestamps: true, strict: false });
-// designNoteSchema.index({ expireAt: 1 }, { expireAfterSeconds: 0 });
 
 let DesignNote = mongoose.model('DesignNote', designNoteSchema);
 module.exports = DesignNote;
diff --git a/db/models/InstagramStory.js b/db/models/InstagramStory.js
index d8a1a5f..1357f16 100644
--- a/db/models/InstagramStory.js
+++ b/db/models/InstagramStory.js
@@ -6,16 +6,6 @@ const instagramStorySchema = mongoose.Schema({
   figma: { type: String },
   caption: { type: String },
   date: { type: Date },
-  // expireAt: {
-  //   type: Date,
-  //   default: function () {
-  //     const now = new Date();
-  //     now.setDate(now.getDate() + EXPIRATION)
-  //     return now;
-  //   }
-  // }
 }, { timestamps: true, strict: false });
-// instagramStorySchema.index({ expireAt: 1 }, { expireAfterSeconds: 0 });
-
 let InstagramStory = mongoose.model('InstagramStory', instagramStorySchema);
 module.exports = InstagramStory;
diff --git a/db/models/Modular.js b/db/models/Modular.js
index 60a4ea8..f1923ff 100644
--- a/db/models/Modular.js
+++ b/db/models/Modular.js
@@ -4,16 +4,7 @@ const EXPIRATION = 2;
 
 const modularSchema = mongoose.Schema({
   date: { type: Date },
-  // expireAt: {
-  //   type: Date,
-  //   default: function () {
-  //     const now = new Date();
-  //     now.setDate(now.getDate() + EXPIRATION)
-  //     return now;
-  //   }
-  // }
 }, { timestamps: true, strict: false });
-// modularSchema.index({ expireAt: 1 }, { expireAfterSeconds: 0 });
 
 let Modular = mongoose.model('Modular', modularSchema);
 
diff --git a/routes/api/designNotes.js b/routes/api/designNotes.js
index b8fb0cc..150eb63 100644
--- a/routes/api/designNotes.js
+++ b/routes/api/designNotes.js
@@ -20,35 +20,28 @@ router.get('/:year-:month-:day', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.post('/:year-:month-:day', async (req, res) => {
-  const { section, placement, slug, wordCount, art, status, comments, referText } = req.body;
+  const { section, placement, slug, wordCount, art, artStatus, status, comments, referText } = req.body;
   const { year, month, day } = req.params;
-
   const date = new Date(`${year}-${month}-${day}`);
-
-  const query = { placement, slug, section, wordCount, art, comments, status, referText, date };
-  // if (section == "inserts") {
-  //   let expiration = new Date();
-  //   expiration.setDate(expiration.getDate() + 14);
-  //   query.expireAt = expiration;
-  // }
+  const query = { placement, slug, section, wordCount, art, artStatus, comments, status, referText, date };
 
   await DesignNote.create(query, (err, note) => {
     if (err) {
       handleError(res);
     }
-
     res.json(note);
   })
 });
 
 router.patch('/', async (req, res) => {
-  const { id, placement, slug, section, wordCount, art, comments, status, date, referText } = req.body;
+  const { id, placement, slug, section, wordCount, art, artStatus, comments, status, date, referText } = req.body;
   // TODO this is so bad
   const query = {};
   placement && (query.placement = placement);
   slug && (query.slug = slug);
   wordCount && (query.wordCount = wordCount);
   art && (query.art = art);
+  artStatus && (query.artStatus = artStatus);
   comments && (query.comments = comments);
   status && (query.status = status);
   referText && (query.referText = referText);
diff --git a/src/components/Home/DesignNotes/Form.js b/src/components/Home/DesignNotes/Form.js
index e38e9df..3bd682d 100644
--- a/src/components/Home/DesignNotes/Form.js
+++ b/src/components/Home/DesignNotes/Form.js
@@ -45,17 +45,36 @@ export class DesignNotesForm extends React.Component {
               }}
               render={({ errors, status, touched, isSubmitting }) => (
                 <FormikForm>
-                  {this.props.properties.map(f => (
-                    <div key={f}>
-                      <label htmlFor={f}>{f}:{' '}</label>
-                      <Field
-                        type="text"
-                        name={f}
-                        placeholder={config.designNotes.placeholders[f] || null}
-                      />
-                      <ErrorMessage name={f} component="div" />
-                    </div>
-                  ))}
+                  {this.props.properties.map((f) => {
+                    if (f === "artStatus") {
+                      return (
+                        <div key={f}>
+                          <label htmlFor={f}>{f}:{' '}</label>
+                          <Field
+                            component="select"
+                            name={f}
+                          >
+                            <option value="Art In">Art In</option>
+                            <option value="Photo edited, no Camayak">Photo edited, no Camayak</option>
+                            <option value="Waiting for courtesies">Waiting for courtesies</option>
+                          </Field>
+                          <ErrorMessage name={f} component="div" />
+                        </div>
+                      )
+                    } else {
+                      return (
+                        <div key={f}>
+                          <label htmlFor={f}>{f}:{' '}</label>
+                          <Field
+                            type="text"
+                            name={f}
+                            placeholder={config.designNotes.placeholders[f] || null}
+                          />
+                          <ErrorMessage name={f} component="div" />
+                        </div>
+                      )
+                    }
+                  })}
                   {status && status.msg && <div>{status.msg}</div>}
                   <button className="primary" type="submit" disabled={isSubmitting}>
                     <span className="semibold">+</span> Create
@@ -68,4 +87,4 @@ export class DesignNotesForm extends React.Component {
       </div>
     )
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index baf1d93..bfa98e6 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const config = {
   },
   designNotes: {
     sections: ["news", "opinion", "sports", "arts", "inserts"],
-    properties: ["placement", "slug", "art", "wordCount", "comments", "status", "referText"],
+    properties: ["placement", "slug", "art", "artStatus", "wordCount", "comments", "status", "referText"],
     placeholders: {
       "comments": "refers/flags/etc."
     }