diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index dd26f76..4300d1f 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -52,5 +52,9 @@ bash ~/.motd
 # quick writing funcs
 function unlock() { export SOPS_AGE_KEY=$(age -d ${HOME}/.age/privkey.age); }
 function write() { SOPS_AGE_KEY=${SOPS_AGE_KEY} EDITOR='vim -c "Goyo"' sops $1; }
-function j() { SOPS_AGE_KEY=${SOPS_AGE_KEY} EDITOR='vim -c "Goyo"' sops ${HOME}/journal/$(date +%Y%m%d).txt; }
+function j() {
+  JDIR=${HOME}/journal/$(date +%Y%m)/
+  mkdir -p ${JDIR}
+  SOPS_AGE_KEY=${SOPS_AGE_KEY} EDITOR='vim -c "Goyo"' sops ${JDIR}/$(date +%d).txt
+}
 function lock() { unset SOPS_AGE_KEY; }