diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 6b7aff8..d41ae67 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ fi
 # colored GCC warnings and errors
 #export GCC_COLORS='error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'
 
+vc() {
+    git add .
+    git commit -m "vault backup: $(date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")"
+    git push
+}
 # some more ls aliases
 alias ll='ls -alFh'
 alias la='ls -A'
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ alias gc='git commit -v'
 alias gd='git difftool'
 alias gl='git log --graph --oneline --format="%C(yellow)%h %C(green)%an%Creset %C(blue)%ad%Creset %s"'
 alias cj='cd ~/storage/shared/Documents/journal/'
-alias jr='cd ~/storage/shared/Documents/journal/ && git pull && git push && cd -'
+alias jr='cd ~/storage/shared/Documents/journal/ && git pull && vc && cd -'
 alias hc='cd ~/storage/shared/Documents/hc_notes/ && git pull && git push && cd -'
 
 # Add an "alert" alias for long running commands.  Use like so: