diff --git a/laundry_status.Rmd b/laundry_status.Rmd
index 4e0299e..0847657 100644
--- a/laundry_status.Rmd
+++ b/laundry_status.Rmd
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ this site updates every `r update_interval` minutes
 
 
 The washing machine `r ifelse(current_status$lamp_a_power=="on", "started", "ended")` its most recent cycle at `r ifelse(current_status$lamp_a_power=="on", strftime(washer_last_off, format = "%A %I:%M %p", tz = "America/Chicago"), strftime(washer_last_on, format = "%A %I:%M %p", tz = "America/Chicago"))`
+: 
+`r ifelse(current_status$lamp_a_power=="on", difftime(Sys.Time(), washer_last_on), difftime(Sys.Time(), washer_last_off)`
+ago
 
 
 ## The dryer is currently: `r current_status[["lamp_b_power"]]`