diff --git a/new.sh b/new.sh
index d6b9ffe..94810cd 100755
--- a/new.sh
+++ b/new.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+git pull
+
 printf "name of file (e.g. day67.md): "
 read filename
 cargo run -- new > blogs/$filename
diff --git a/push.sh b/push.sh
index f42d4e3..8bddad4 100755
--- a/push.sh
+++ b/push.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+
+git add blogs
+git commit -m "blog update"
+git push
+
 for file in $(find public -type f)
 do
     echo "uploading: $file"