diff --git a/actionsList.go b/actionsList.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..430021c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actionsList.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"gemini_site/gemlog"
+
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+)
+
+type Action string
+
+const (
+	Write  Action = "write"
+	Read   Action = "read"
+	Edit   Action = "edit"
+	Delete Action = "delete"
+)
+
+var actions = []Action{Write, Read, Edit, Delete}
+
+type ActionListPageModel struct {
+	cursor int
+}
+
+func initialActionListPageModel() ActionListPageModel {
+	return ActionListPageModel{
+		cursor: 0,
+	}
+}
+
+func (m ActionListPageModel) InitActionListPage() tea.Cmd {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m ActionListPageModel) Update(msg tea.Msg, ctx *context) (ActionListPageModel, tea.Cmd) {
+	switch msg := msg.(type) {
+	case tea.KeyMsg:
+		switch msg.String() {
+		case "up", "k":
+			if m.cursor > 0 {
+				m.cursor--
+			}
+		case "down", "j":
+			if m.cursor < len(actions)-1 {
+				m.cursor++
+			}
+		case "enter", " ":
+			action := actions[m.cursor]
+			switch action {
+			case Write:
+				return m, gemlog.WritePostCMD(ctx.config)
+			case Read:
+				switchPageCmd := func() tea.Msg {
+					return SwitchPages{Page: EntryList}
+				}
+				loadGemLogsCmd := gemlog.LoadGemlogCMD(ctx.config)
+				return m, tea.Batch(switchPageCmd, loadGemLogsCmd)
+				// case Edit:
+				// 	m.ui.page = EntryList
+				// 	m.ui.entryListPage.cursor = 0
+				// 	m.ui.entryListPage.actionToTake = Edit
+				// 	return m, gemlog.LoadGemlogCMD(ctx.config)
+				// case Delete:
+				// 	m.ui.page = EntryList
+				// 	m.ui.entryListPage.cursor = 0
+				// 	m.ui.entryListPage.actionToTake = Delete
+				// 	return m, gemlog.LoadGemlogCMD(m.context.config)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return m, nil
+}
+
+func (m ActionListPageModel) View() string {
+	s := "Welcome to gemlog cli!\n\nWhat post action would you like to take?\n\n"
+	for i, action := range actions {
+		cursor := " "
+		if m.cursor == i {
+			cursor = ">"
+		}
+		s += fmt.Sprintf("%s %s\n", cursor, action)
+	}
+	return s
+}
diff --git a/entryList.go b/entryList.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af9e8c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/entryList.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"gemini_site/gemlog"
+
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+)
+
+type EntryListPageModel struct {
+	entries      []gemlog.GemlogListEntry
+	actionToTake Action
+	cursor       int
+}
+
+func InitialEntryListPageModel() EntryListPageModel {
+	return EntryListPageModel{
+		cursor:       0,
+		actionToTake: Read,
+	}
+}
+
+func (m EntryListPageModel) InitEntryListPage() tea.Cmd {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m EntryListPageModel) Update(msg tea.Msg, ctx *context) (EntryListPageModel, tea.Cmd) {
+	switch msg := msg.(type) {
+	case gemlog.GemLogsLoaded:
+		m.entries = msg.Logs
+		return m, nil
+	case tea.KeyMsg:
+		switch msg.String() {
+		case "up", "k":
+			if m.cursor > 0 {
+				m.cursor--
+			}
+		case "down", "j":
+			if m.cursor < len(actions)-1 {
+				m.cursor++
+			}
+			// case "enter", " ":
+
+			// action := actions[m.cursor]
+			// switch action {
+			// case Write:
+			// return m, gemlog.WritePostCMD(ctx.config)
+			// case Read:
+			// 	m.ui.page = EntryList
+			// 	m.ui.entryListPage.cursor = 0
+			// 	m.ui.entryListPage.actionToTake = Read
+			// 	return m, gemlog.LoadGemlogCMD(ctx.config)
+			// case Edit:
+			// 	m.ui.page = EntryList
+			// 	m.ui.entryListPage.cursor = 0
+			// 	m.ui.entryListPage.actionToTake = Edit
+			// 	return m, gemlog.LoadGemlogCMD(ctx.config)
+			// case Delete:
+			// 	m.ui.page = EntryList
+			// 	m.ui.entryListPage.cursor = 0
+			// 	m.ui.entryListPage.actionToTake = Delete
+			// 	return m, gemlog.LoadGemlogCMD(m.context.config)
+			// }
+		}
+	}
+
+	return m, nil
+}
+
+func (m EntryListPageModel) View() string {
+	s := fmt.Sprintf("Which entry would you like to %s\n\n", m.actionToTake)
+	for i, entry := range m.entries {
+		cursor := " "
+		if m.cursor == i {
+			cursor = ">"
+		}
+		s += fmt.Sprintf("%s %s : %s\n", cursor, entry.Date, entry.Slug)
+	}
+	return s
+}
diff --git a/gemlog/db.go b/gemlog/db.go
index cc14979..e5f123f 100644
--- a/gemlog/db.go
+++ b/gemlog/db.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ func genBasicAuthHeader(user, password string) string {
 }
 
 func listGemLogs(config *Config) ([]GemlogListEntry, error) {
-	slog.Info("Listing gemlogs from couchdb")
 	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d/gemlog/_design/gemlog-cli/_view/list", config.CouchDB.Host, config.CouchDB.Port)
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/gemlog/list.go b/gemlog/list.go
index 17af8cf..ce51dfc 100644
--- a/gemlog/list.go
+++ b/gemlog/list.go
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 package gemlog
 
 import (
-	"log/slog"
-
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 )
 
 func LoadGemlogCMD(config *Config) tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
 		logs, err := listGemLogs(config)
-		slog.Info("Loaded gemlogs", "count", len(logs))
 		if err != nil {
 			return ErrorMsg{err}
 		}
-		return GemLogsLoaded{logs}
+		return GemLogsLoaded{Logs: logs}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0f0c5f1..6b2d5e8 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -9,41 +9,23 @@ import (
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 )
 
-type Action string
-
-const (
-	Write  Action = "write"
-	Read   Action = "read"
-	Edit   Action = "edit"
-	Delete Action = "delete"
-)
-
-var actions = []Action{Write, Read, Edit, Delete}
-
-func TODOCmd() tea.Msg {
-	return gemlog.Notification("This action has not been implemented yet. Try another.")
-}
-
 type Page string
 
 const (
 	ActionList Page = "actionList"
 	EntryList  Page = "entryList"
-	Entry      Page = "entry"
+	// Entry      Page = "entry"
 )
 
-type entryListPageModel struct {
-	entries []gemlog.GemlogListEntry
-	action  Action
-}
+type SwitchPages struct{ Page Page }
 
 type uiState struct {
 	notification string
-	cursor       int
 	errorTxt     string
 
-	page          Page
-	entryListPage entryListPageModel
+	page           Page
+	entryListPage  EntryListPageModel
+	actionListPage ActionListPageModel
 }
 
 type context struct {
@@ -59,9 +41,11 @@ func initialModel(config *gemlog.Config) model {
 	return model{
 		ui: uiState{
 			page: ActionList,
-			entryListPage: entryListPageModel{
-				entries: []gemlog.GemlogListEntry{},
-			},
+			// entryListPage: entryListPageModel{
+			// 	cursor:  0,
+			// 	entries: []gemlog.GemlogListEntry{},
+			// },
+			actionListPage: initialActionListPageModel(),
 		},
 		context: &context{
 			config: config,
@@ -70,47 +54,37 @@ func initialModel(config *gemlog.Config) model {
 }
 
 func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd {
-	return tea.SetWindowTitle("Gemlog CLI")
+	cmds := make([]tea.Cmd, 0)
+	cmds = append(cmds, tea.SetWindowTitle("Gemlog CLI"))
+	// TODO: add init commands from other pages
+	return tea.Batch(cmds...)
 }
 
 func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	cmds := make([]tea.Cmd, 0)
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
+	case SwitchPages:
+		m.ui.page = msg.Page
 	case gemlog.ErrorMsg:
 		m.ui.errorTxt = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n", fmt.Errorf("%s", msg))
 	case gemlog.Notification:
 		m.ui.notification = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n", string(msg))
-	case gemlog.GemLogsLoaded:
-		m.ui.entryListPage.entries = msg.Logs
-		m.ui.cursor = 0
 	case tea.KeyMsg:
 		switch msg.String() {
 		case "ctrl+c", "q":
 			return m, tea.Quit
-		case "up", "k":
-			if m.ui.cursor > 0 {
-				m.ui.cursor--
-			}
-		case "down", "j":
-			if m.ui.cursor < len(actions)-1 {
-				m.ui.cursor++
-			}
-		case "enter", " ":
-			action := actions[m.ui.cursor]
-			switch action {
-			case Write:
-				return m, gemlog.WritePostCMD(m.context.config)
-			case Read:
-				m.ui.page = EntryList
-				return m, gemlog.LoadGemlogCMD(m.context.config)
-			case Edit:
-				return m, TODOCmd
-			case Delete:
-				return m, TODOCmd
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return m, nil
+	actionListM, cmd := m.ui.actionListPage.Update(msg, m.context)
+	m.ui.actionListPage = actionListM
+	cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
+
+	entryListM, cmd := m.ui.entryListPage.Update(msg, m.context)
+	m.ui.entryListPage = entryListM
+	cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
+
+	return m, tea.Batch(cmds...)
 }
 
 func (m model) View() string {
@@ -120,30 +94,12 @@ func (m model) View() string {
 	s := ""
 	if m.ui.notification != "" {
 		s += m.ui.notification
-	} else {
-		s += "Welcome to gemlog cli!\n\nWhat post action would you like to take?\n\n"
 	}
 
 	if m.ui.page == ActionList {
-		for i, action := range actions {
-			cursor := " "
-			if m.ui.cursor == i {
-				cursor = ">"
-			}
-			s += fmt.Sprintf("%s %s\n", cursor, action)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if m.ui.page == EntryList {
-		slog.Info("rendering entry list", "count", len(m.ui.entryListPage.entries))
-		for i, entry := range m.ui.entryListPage.entries {
-			slog.Info("entry", "value", entry)
-			cursor := " "
-			if m.ui.cursor == i {
-				cursor = ">"
-			}
-			s += fmt.Sprintf("%s %s : %s\n", cursor, entry.Date, entry.Slug)
-		}
+		s += m.ui.actionListPage.View()
+	} else if m.ui.page == EntryList {
+		s += m.ui.entryListPage.View()
 	}
 
 	s += "\nPress q to quit.\n"
@@ -160,13 +116,15 @@ func main() {
 	defer f.Close()
 	slog.Info("Starting gemlog cli")
 	config, err := gemlog.LoadConfig()
-	// gemlog.CheckDBConnection(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Error loading config: %v", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-
-	// TODO: check if we can reach db before starting program
+	err = gemlog.CheckDBConnection(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error checking db connection: %v", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 	p := tea.NewProgram(initialModel(config))
 	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Alas, there's been an error: %v", err)