diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6ee9e99..e29d3d9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "indoc",
  "regex",
  "serde",
+ "serde_yaml",
  "toml",
 ]
 
@@ -266,6 +267,12 @@ version = "1.70.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7943c866cc5cd64cbc25b2e01621d07fa8eb2a1a23160ee81ce38704e97b8ecf"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "itoa"
+version = "1.0.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d75a2a4b1b190afb6f5425f10f6a8f959d2ea0b9c2b1d79553551850539e4674"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "js-sys"
 version = "0.3.76"
@@ -418,6 +425,12 @@ version = "0.8.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2b15c43186be67a4fd63bee50d0303afffcef381492ebe2c5d87f324e1b8815c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ryu"
+version = "1.0.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f3cb5ba0dc43242ce17de99c180e96db90b235b8a9fdc9543c96d2209116bd9f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
 version = "1.0.216"
@@ -447,6 +460,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_yaml"
+version = "0.9.34+deprecated"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6a8b1a1a2ebf674015cc02edccce75287f1a0130d394307b36743c2f5d504b47"
+dependencies = [
+ "indexmap",
+ "itoa",
+ "ryu",
+ "serde",
+ "unsafe-libyaml",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "shlex"
 version = "1.3.0"
@@ -516,6 +542,12 @@ version = "1.0.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "adb9e6ca4f869e1180728b7950e35922a7fc6397f7b641499e8f3ef06e50dc83"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "unsafe-libyaml"
+version = "0.2.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "673aac59facbab8a9007c7f6108d11f63b603f7cabff99fabf650fea5c32b861"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "utf8parse"
 version = "0.2.2"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0b0b667..e7eeb23 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ iana-time-zone = "0.1.61"
 indoc = "2.0.5"
 regex = "1.11.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0.216", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_yaml = { version = "0.9.34" }
 toml = "0.8.19"
diff --git a/src/mgmt.rs b/src/mgmt.rs
index dfa4e70..cd2457f 100644
--- a/src/mgmt.rs
+++ b/src/mgmt.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use chrono::TimeZone;
 use diaryrs::macros::UnwrapOrFatalAble;
 use regex::Regex;
 
@@ -24,6 +25,31 @@ pub struct Inventory {
     pub avg_word_count: f64,
 }
 
+/// Represents a single diary entry (markdown file) and its associated stats/metadata
+///
+/// Does not include the actual contents of the entry, only stats
+///
+/// The timezone of the entry is determined by the `Tz` type parameter
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Entry<Tz: TimeZone> {
+    pub path: path::PathBuf,
+
+    pub word_count: u64,
+    pub timestamp: chrono::DateTime<Tz>,
+}
+
+impl<Tz: TimeZone> Entry<Tz> {
+    //
+    pub fn read(path: path::PathBuf) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        let contents = fs::read_to_string(&path)?;
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            path,
+            word_count: count_words(&contents),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 impl Inventory {
     /// Take inventory of the diary entries
     ///
@@ -113,3 +139,26 @@ fn word_count_mds(paths: &Vec<path::PathBuf>) -> Result<u64, Box<dyn std::error:
 
     Ok(word_count as u64)
 }
+
+fn count_words(contents: &str) -> u64 {
+    let re_titles = Regex::new(r"(?m)^#{1,6} .+")
+        .unwrap_or_fatal("Failed to compile title regex. Something is very wrong!");
+    let re_comments = Regex::new(r"(?s-m)<!---?.+-->")
+        .unwrap_or_fatal("Failed to compile comment regex. Something is very wrong!");
+    let re_images = Regex::new(r"!\[.*\]\(.+\)")
+        .unwrap_or_fatal("Failed to compile image regex. Something is very wrong!");
+
+    // Cut YAML header, comments and images
+    let contents = &re_titles.replace_all(
+        contents
+            .split("---")
+            .collect::<Vec<&str>>()
+            .pop()
+            .ok_or("No content found")?,
+        "",
+    );
+    let contents = &re_comments.replace_all(contents, "");
+    let contents = &re_images.replace_all(contents, "");
+
+    contents.split_whitespace().count() as u64
+}