diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ebfd75c..5227abe 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -109,6 +109,15 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bar-ws-monitor"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "swayipc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
 version = "1.3.2"
@@ -782,6 +791,38 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "94143f37725109f92c262ed2cf5e59bce7498c01bcc1502d7b9afe439a4e9f49"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde"
+version = "1.0.209"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "99fce0ffe7310761ca6bf9faf5115afbc19688edd00171d81b1bb1b116c63e09"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde_derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_derive"
+version = "1.0.209"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a5831b979fd7b5439637af1752d535ff49f4860c0f341d1baeb6faf0f4242170"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_json"
+version = "1.0.127"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8043c06d9f82bd7271361ed64f415fe5e12a77fdb52e573e7f06a516dea329ad"
+dependencies = [
+ "itoa",
+ "memchr",
+ "ryu",
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "signal-hook"
 version = "0.3.17"
@@ -862,6 +903,28 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "swayipc"
+version = "3.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "daa5d19f881f372e225095e297072e2e3ee1c4e9e3a46cafe5f5cf70f1313f29"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "swayipc-types",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "swayipc-types"
+version = "1.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e487a656336f74341c70a73a289f68d9ba3cab579ba776352ea0c6cdf603fcda"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
 version = "2.0.60"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e35ff11..7d9f635 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [workspace]
 resolver = "2"
-members = [
+members = [ "programs/bar-ws-monitor",
   "programs/jrnl"
 ]
diff --git a/modules/desktop-environment/home/panels/eww/configDir/bottomBar/bottomBar.yuck b/modules/desktop-environment/home/panels/eww/configDir/bottomBar/bottomBar.yuck
index 2a2da02..68c8a9f 100644
--- a/modules/desktop-environment/home/panels/eww/configDir/bottomBar/bottomBar.yuck
+++ b/modules/desktop-environment/home/panels/eww/configDir/bottomBar/bottomBar.yuck
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     (centerbox
       (box
         :halign "start"
-        (label :text "left")
+        (workspaceWidget)
       )
       (box
         :halign "center"
@@ -39,3 +39,19 @@
     )
   )
 )
+
+(defwidget workspaceWidget []
+  (box 
+    :class "workspaces"
+    (for workspace in workspaces
+      (button
+        (label :markup "<span foreground=\"${workspace.urgent ? "#ff0000" : "#ffffff"}\" background=\"${workspace.focused ? "#383838" : "#282828"}\">${workspace.name}</span>")
+      )
+    )
+  )
+)
+
+(deflisten workspaces
+  :initial "[]"
+  "bar-ws-monitor"
+)
diff --git a/modules/desktop-environment/home/panels/eww/configDir/scripts/workspaces.nu b/modules/desktop-environment/home/panels/eww/configDir/scripts/workspaces.nu
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e72651..0000000
--- a/modules/desktop-environment/home/panels/eww/configDir/scripts/workspaces.nu
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-def main [] {
-  mut workspaces = waymsg -rt get_workspaces | from json | select name focused urgent;
-}
diff --git a/modules/desktop-environment/home/sway/default.nix b/modules/desktop-environment/home/sway/default.nix
index 781b6c4..2522cc6 100644
--- a/modules/desktop-environment/home/sway/default.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop-environment/home/sway/default.nix
@@ -26,22 +26,6 @@
     ];
   };
 
-  programs.waybar = {
-    enable = true;
-    systemd = {
-      enable = true;
-      target = "sway-session.target";
-    };
-    settings = {
-      interactiveBar = {
-        layer = "top";
-        position = "bottom";
-        modules-left = ["sway/workspaces" "sway/mode"];
-        modules-right = ["wlr/taskbar"];
-      };
-    };
-  };
-
   wayland.windowManager.sway = {
     enable = true;
     systemd = {
@@ -80,7 +64,7 @@
       };
       startup = [
         {
-          command = "eww open topBar";
+          command = "eww open topBar; eww open bottomBar";
         }
         {
           command = "pkill nm-applet; sleep 1 && nm-applet";
diff --git a/programs/bar-ws-monitor/Cargo.toml b/programs/bar-ws-monitor/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c1a1f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/bar-ws-monitor/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[package]
+name = "bar-ws-monitor"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+serde = { version = "1.0.209", features = [ "derive" ] }
+serde_json = "1.0.127"
+swayipc = "3.0.2"
diff --git a/programs/bar-ws-monitor/src/main.rs b/programs/bar-ws-monitor/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b911272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/bar-ws-monitor/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+use core::panic;
+
+use serde::Serialize;
+use swayipc::{Connection, Event, EventType, Fallible, Workspace, WorkspaceChange};
+
+fn main() -> Fallible<()> {
+    let mut con = Connection::new()?;
+    let mut workspaces: Vec<WsData> = con
+        .get_workspaces()?
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|ws| ws.into())
+        .collect();
+    println!("{}", serde_json::ser::to_string(&workspaces).unwrap());
+
+    for ev in con.subscribe([EventType::Workspace])? {
+        // the lazy/ugly solution!
+        // we create a new connection and request workspaces again and again and again
+        // TODO: properly handle events one by one
+        let mut con = Connection::new()?;
+        workspaces = con
+            .get_workspaces()?
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|ws| ws.into())
+            .collect();
+        println!("{}", serde_json::ser::to_string(&workspaces).unwrap());
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+struct WsData {
+    name: String,
+    focused: bool,
+    urgent: bool,
+}
+
+impl From<Workspace> for WsData {
+    fn from(
+        Workspace {
+            name,
+            focused,
+            urgent,
+            ..
+        }: Workspace,
+    ) -> Self {
+        WsData {
+            name,
+            focused,
+            urgent,
+        }
+    }
+}