diff --git a/commands/prep-now.ts b/commands/prep-now.ts
index 98e38ce..74a3f5c 100644
--- a/commands/prep-now.ts
+++ b/commands/prep-now.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { copyFileSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 import { consola } from 'consola'
 import { colorize } from 'consola/utils'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'pathe'
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ import now from '../src/constants/now.json'
 
 export default async function newNow(): Promise<void> {
   consola.box('Preparing for a new Now page!')
-  const datetime = now.publishDate
-  const postFileName = `${datetime}.astro`
+  const postFileName = `${now.publishDate}.astro`
   consola.start(`Copying current now page to ${colorize('blue', postFileName)}`)
 
   try {
@@ -40,9 +39,15 @@ export default async function newNow(): Promise<void> {
     /**
      * clear now.md
      */
-    // consola.start('Clearing now.md file...')
-    // writeFileSync(nowMdPath, '')
-    // consola.success('now.md cleared')
+    consola.start('Clearing now.md file...')
+    const destinationMd = resolve(
+      __dirname,
+      '../src/constants/bkup',
+      `${now.publishDate}.md`
+    )
+    copyFileSync(nowMdPath, destinationMd)
+    writeFileSync(nowMdPath, '')
+    consola.success('now.md cleared')
 
     /**
      * clear now.ts
@@ -54,6 +59,14 @@ export default async function newNow(): Promise<void> {
     ) // Object.assign({}, now)
     newNowObj.publishDate = new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0] ?? ''
     const nowJsonPath = resolve(__dirname, '../src/constants/now.json')
+    // backup file
+    const destinationJson = resolve(
+      __dirname,
+      '../src/constants/bkup',
+      `${now.publishDate}.json`
+    )
+    copyFileSync(nowJsonPath, destinationJson)
+
     writeFileSync(nowJsonPath, JSON.stringify(newNowObj, null, '\t'))
 
     consola.success('You may now update your Now content and props.\n')
diff --git a/src/constants/bkup/2024-12-25.json b/src/constants/bkup/2024-12-25.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf36101
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/constants/bkup/2024-12-25.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "title": "Celebrating the year's end 🎉",
+  "description": "Wrapping up 2024 and preparing for the next year...",
+  "publishDate": "2024-12-25",
+  "publishedOn": "the Christmas Day of 2024",
+  "publishState": "while on the way home after a vacation in Germany; now onboard a train from Eindhoven to Amsterdam."
+}
diff --git a/src/constants/bkup/2024-12-25.md b/src/constants/bkup/2024-12-25.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8013984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/constants/bkup/2024-12-25.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Christmas holidays as started for me.
+    
+I think I finished all needed stuff for work. Also messaged people online for a final happy holiday greetings of the year. Will go offline til January and figure out my rhythm for next year.
+    
+Reading Radical Candor by Kim Scott. Feels like a lot of these kind of books are a rehash of concepts in "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and "How to Win Friends and Influence People" -- I recommend those first before this one! I like that “humility” was also given a spotlight; there's not enough attention to the effectivity/productivity of acknowledging you can be wrong and welcoming feedback (both praise & criticism). Hard to capture in a paragraph though -- ask me to elaborate if you want and when given the chance!
+
+Also reinforced the idea that 'writing a story' in my head about people, with prejudice, is unproductive. Assumptions are never good; always verify before forming judgments and/or giving feedbacks.
+
+Spent some time in Aachen, Germany with the fam. Walked around the Christmas Market there. Food trip galore, sat at cafes, read books, bought stuff. :)
+
+But the highlight is going to Monschau on a day trip. Kahel buit a small snowman.
+
+Also, realized down-time travel time is infinitely more productive when listening to Audio books. It is especially effective for me for books I have already finished and just need a review. So I am glad I have a copy of the 7-habits book ready -- I finished that one years ago, listening to the audio is mostly just a review.
+
+Stopping now before this becomes a long blog about books; seems I need to write that separately...
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/constants/now.json b/src/constants/now.json
index 1d2a02d..5b1c48f 100644
--- a/src/constants/now.json
+++ b/src/constants/now.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "title": "Yes, New year!",
-  "description": "Oh what a feeling...",
+  "title": "",
+  "description": "",
   "publishDate": "2025-01-04",
-  "publishedOn": "the fourth day of the first month of 2025",
-  "publishState": "after a weekend coding session"
+  "publishedOn": "",
+  "publishState": ""
 }
diff --git a/src/constants/now.md b/src/constants/now.md
index b4e2221..e69de29 100644
--- a/src/constants/now.md
+++ b/src/constants/now.md
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-something happened
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pages/now/and-then/posts/2024-12-25.astro b/src/pages/now/and-then/posts/2024-12-25.astro
index 4768976..304a53a 100644
--- a/src/pages/now/and-then/posts/2024-12-25.astro
+++ b/src/pages/now/and-then/posts/2024-12-25.astro
@@ -2,12 +2,19 @@
 import Layout from '../../../../layouts/Layout.astro'
 import Footer from '../../../../components/Footer.astro'
 
-const title = `Yessss`
-const description = `Closing the year and planning for the next`
+const title = `Celebrating the year's end 🎉`
+const description = `Wrapping up 2024 and preparing for the next year...`
 const publishedOn = `the Christmas Day of 2024`
 const publishDate = `2024-12-25`
 const publishState = `while on the way home after a vacation in Germany; now onboard a train from Eindhoven to Amsterdam.`
-const content = `<p>something happened</p>`
+const content = `<p>Christmas holidays as started for me.</p>
+<p>I think I finished all needed stuff for work. Also messaged people online for a final happy holiday greetings of the year. Will go offline til January and figure out my rhythm for next year.</p>
+<p>Reading Radical Candor by Kim Scott. Feels like a lot of these kind of books are a rehash of concepts in "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and "How to Win Friends and Influence People" -- I recommend those first before this one! I like that “humility” was also given a spotlight; there's not enough attention to the effectivity/productivity of acknowledging you can be wrong and welcoming feedback (both praise &#x26; criticism). Hard to capture in a paragraph though -- ask me to elaborate if you want and when given the chance!</p>
+<p>Also reinforced the idea that 'writing a story' in my head about people, with prejudice, is unproductive. Assumptions are never good; always verify before forming judgments and/or giving feedbacks.</p>
+<p>Spent some time in Aachen, Germany with the fam. Walked around the Christmas Market there. Food trip galore, sat at cafes, read books, bought stuff. :)</p>
+<p>But the highlight is going to Monschau on a day trip. Kahel buit a small snowman.</p>
+<p>Also, realized down-time travel time is infinitely more productive when listening to Audio books. It is especially effective for me for books I have already finished and just need a review. So I am glad I have a copy of the 7-habits book ready -- I finished that one years ago, listening to the audio is mostly just a review.</p>
+<p>Stopping now before this becomes a long blog about books; seems I need to write that separately...</p>`
 ---
 
 <Layout title={title} description={description}>