diff --git a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
index 1126fe87..4665d921 100644
--- a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
+++ b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ todo: workorders - need to set billing and service address from customers on mig
 todo: notifications screen add delete all menu item that will just remove all the notifications present
 	Maybe a checkbox and delete selected and select all??  That way can also be a dual useful feature
 	also should delete *from* the client so that it deletes only what it has in view so user doesn't accidentally delete unseen yet to be delivered ones?
-	
+todo: notification new bell alert count add to title so shows in task bar when not in view?
+	like messenger "(1)" "(23)" etc
+
 todo: notifications new count seems to be double getting on each iteration
 todo: Seeding UI keep track of timing and later down the road when firmed up, provide estimate (average server will take):
 	2021-05-31 10:26:45.4801|INFO|Seeder|Small level sample data seeded in 27 seconds
@@ -373,8 +375,7 @@ todo: many biz objects are not using new PUT methodology
 
 
 
-CURRENTLY DOING: workorder round two electric boogaloo 
-	basics first then increasingly esoteric features
+CURRENTLY DOING: notification duration display for testing workorder status age notification in app and in email
 
 
 
@@ -397,7 +398,9 @@ Testing:
 	status age, stuck in status
 	Test also as EMAIL notification as this is all also a test to find bugs in notification now rather than later 
 
-todo: notification of workorder not completed has lorem ipsum text from no apparent place (not in notification sent)
+todo: in-app notification page should include duration for duration events in the display
+	will require adding duration to notifyevent
+	also, not sure about the placement of the title and event name, maybe need to be flipped?
 
 todo: notify event list table needs to show status of workorder (all fields) ideally 
 	otherwise if you have multiple wostatusage notifications they all appear the same
diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/locale.js b/ayanova/src/api/locale.js
index 79ad0603..2e5f2088 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/locale.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/locale.js
@@ -174,6 +174,38 @@ export default {
       hour12: hour12
     });
   },
+  ///////////////////////////////////////////
+  // Turn a duration value into a display
+  //
+  durationLocalized(value) {
+    let theDays = 0;
+    let theHours = 0;
+    let theMinutes = 0;
+    let theSeconds = 0;
+
+    if (value == null) {
+      return "";
+    } else {
+      let work = vm.value.split(":");
+      //has days?
+      if (work[0].includes(".")) {
+        let dh = work[0].split(".");
+        theDays = Number(dh[0]);
+        theHours = Number(dh[1]);
+      } else {
+        theHours = Number(work[0]);
+      }
+      theMinutes = Number(work[1]);
+      //has milliseconds? (ignore them)
+      if (work[2].includes(".")) {
+        let dh = work[2].split(".");
+        theSeconds = Number(dh[0]);
+      } else {
+        theSeconds = Number(work[2]);
+      }
+    }
+    todo: finish this then move on to the UI part and jam this in
+  },
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////
   // Convert a utc date to local time zone
   // and return time portion only in iso 8601
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/home-notifications.vue b/ayanova/src/views/home-notifications.vue
index 30bc8083..8080b012 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/home-notifications.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/home-notifications.vue
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
                   >{{ i.uiayatype }}</template
                 >
                 <div class="mt-4" v-if="i.message">{{ i.message }}</div>
+                <div class="mt-4" v-if="i.ageValue != '00:00:00'">
+                  {{ i.ageValue }}
+                </div>
               </v-card-text>
 
               <v-card-actions>