diff --git a/config/sway/config b/config/sway/config
index c28e019..5676772 100644
--- a/config/sway/config
+++ b/config/sway/config
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ output HDMI-A-1 resolution 1920x1080@72.038hz pos 1920 0 transform 90
 
 bar {
     position top
-    status_command while date +'%H.%M.%S %d.%m.%Y'; do sleep 1; done
+    status_command while ~/.config/sway/status.sh; do sleep 1; done
     colors {
         statusline #ffffff
         background #323232
diff --git a/config/sway/status.sh b/config/sway/status.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..88e9159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/sway/status.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#/bin/sh
+#UPTIME=$(uptime | cut -d ',' -f1  | cut -d ' ' -f4,5)
+UPTIME=$(uptime -p)
+
+DATE=$(date +'%H.%M.%S %d.%m.%Y')
+
+# Returns the battery status: "Full", "Discharging", or "Charging".
+#BATTERY=$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/status)
+
+CPU=$(cat /proc/loadavg | cut -d ' ' -f1,2,3)
+
+# Emojis and characters for the status bar
+# 💎 💻 💡 🔌 ⚡ 📁 \|
+#echo $uptime_formatted ↑ $linux_version 🐧 $battery_status 🔋 $date_formatted
+echo $UPTIME \| load: $CPU \| $DATE