diff --git a/src/handlers.rs b/src/handlers.rs
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+++ b/src/handlers.rs
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+use axum::{
+    extract::{Path, State},
+    http::StatusCode,
+    response::Json,
+};
+use uuid::Uuid;
+use chrono::Utc;
+use crate::model::{Entry, AppState};
+
+pub async fn list_entries(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Json<Vec<Entry>> {
+    let entries = state.entries.lock().unwrap();
+    let mut sorted = entries.clone();
+    // Sort: Pinned/Daily first, then by date
+    sorted.sort_by(|a, b| b.created_at.cmp(&a.created_at));
+    Json(sorted)
+}
+
+pub async fn create_entry(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    Json(mut payload): Json<Entry>,
+) -> Json<Entry> {
+    if payload.id == Uuid::nil() { payload.id = Uuid::new_v4(); }
+    payload.created_at = Utc::now();
+    payload.status = "Active".to_string();
+    
+    {
+        let mut entries = state.entries.lock().unwrap();
+        entries.push(payload.clone());
+    }
+    state.save();
+    Json(payload)
+}
+
+pub async fn update_entry(
+    Path(id): Path<Uuid>,
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    Json(payload): Json<Entry>,
+) -> StatusCode {
+    let mut entries = state.entries.lock().unwrap();
+    if let Some(entry) = entries.iter_mut().find(|e| e.id == id) {
+        entry.title = payload.title;
+        entry.description = payload.description;
+        entry.tags = payload.tags;
+        entry.frequency = payload.frequency;
+        entry.details = payload.details;
+        entry.event_date = payload.event_date; 
+        entry.updated_at = Some(Utc::now());
+        drop(entries);
+        state.save();
+        StatusCode::OK
+    } else {
+        StatusCode::NOT_FOUND
+    }
+}
+
+pub async fn delete_entry(
+    Path(id): Path<Uuid>,
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+) -> StatusCode {
+    let mut entries = state.entries.lock().unwrap();
+    entries.retain(|e| e.id != id);
+    drop(entries);
+    state.save();
+    StatusCode::NO_CONTENT
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
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+++ b/src/main.rs
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+mod handlers;
+mod model;
+
+use axum::{
+    routing::{get, put, delete}, // post is implied in route chaining
+    Router,
+};
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use tower_http::{services::ServeDir, trace::TraceLayer};
+use model::AppState;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+
+    let state = AppState::new("data.json");
+
+    let app = Router::new()
+        .route("/api/entries", get(handlers::list_entries).post(handlers::create_entry))
+        .route("/api/entries/:id", put(handlers::update_entry).delete(handlers::delete_entry)) 
+        .nest_service("/", ServeDir::new("static"))
+        .with_state(state)
+        .layer(TraceLayer::new_for_http());
+
+    let addr = SocketAddr::from(([127, 0, 0, 1], 3030));
+    println!("Life Manager running at http://{}", addr);
+
+    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(addr).await.unwrap();
+    axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/src/model.rs b/src/model.rs
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+++ b/src/model.rs
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+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use uuid::Uuid;
+use serde_json::Value;
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Entry {
+    #[serde(default = "Uuid::new_v4")]
+    pub id: Uuid,
+    pub template_type: String, 
+    pub title: String,         
+    
+    #[serde(default)] 
+    pub description: String,
+    
+    #[serde(default)] 
+    pub tags: Vec<String>,     
+    
+    pub frequency: Option<String>, 
+    
+    #[serde(default = "default_status")] 
+    pub status: String,
+
+    // NEW FIELD: Holds specific appointment times
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub event_date: Option<DateTime<Utc>>, 
+    
+    pub details: Value,        
+    
+    #[serde(default = "Utc::now")]
+    pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+    
+    pub updated_at: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+}
+
+// Helper function for the default value
+fn default_status() -> String {
+    "Active".to_string()
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct AppState {
+    pub entries: Arc<Mutex<Vec<Entry>>>,
+    pub file_path: String,
+}
+
+impl AppState {
+    pub fn new(file_path: &str) -> Self {
+        // Try to read file, otherwise create empty list
+        let entries = match std::fs::read_to_string(file_path) {
+            Ok(content) => serde_json::from_str(&content).unwrap_or_default(),
+            Err(_) => Vec::new(),
+        };
+        Self {
+            entries: Arc::new(Mutex::new(entries)),
+            file_path: file_path.to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn save(&self) {
+        let entries = self.entries.lock().unwrap();
+        let content = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&*entries).unwrap();
+        // Added error printing so you can see if file permissions are wrong
+        if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(&self.file_path, content) {
+            eprintln!("CRITICAL ERROR: Could not save data.json: {}", e);
+        } else {
+            println!("Database saved to {}", self.file_path);
+        }
+    }
+}