diff --git a/app/Console/Kernel.php b/app/Console/Kernel.php
index a8c51585..4d274d20 100644
--- a/app/Console/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Console/Kernel.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Schedule;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Console\Kernel as ConsoleKernel;
+use App\Jobs\backlogUpdate;
 
 class Kernel extends ConsoleKernel
 {
@@ -24,8 +25,7 @@ class Kernel extends ConsoleKernel
      */
     protected function schedule(Schedule $schedule)
     {
-        // $schedule->command('inspire')
-        //          ->hourly();
+        $schedule->job(new backlogUpdate)->dailyAt('13:00');
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Jobs/backlogUpdate.php b/app/Jobs/backlogUpdate.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e4bac03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Jobs/backlogUpdate.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Jobs;
+
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use App\Models\Item;
+use GuzzleHttp\Client;
+
+class backlogUpdate implements ShouldQueue
+{
+    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new job instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the job.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        $webhook = env("WEBHOOK");
+        $published = DB::table('items')->where('status', '=', Item::PUBLISHED)->count();
+        $pending = DB::table('items')->where('status', '=', Item::PENDING)->count();
+        $changes = DB::table('items')->where('status', '=', Item::CHANGES_REQUESTED)->count();
+        $draft = DB::table('items')->where('status', '=', Item::DRAFT)->count();
+
+        $msg = <<<EOD
+        ## *Current Entries*
+        **$draft** drafts
+        **$pending** pending review
+        **$changes** post-review, changes requested
+        **$published** published
+        
+        
+        EOD;
+
+        $client = new Client();
+        $res = $client->request('POST', $webhook, ["json" => ["content" => $msg]]);
+    }
+}