diff --git a/src/.local/bin/deskutils/battwatch.sh b/src/.local/bin/deskutils/battwatch.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# i didn't *really* feel like having a cronjob for this so
+
+while true; do
+	BAT="$(acpi -b | head -n 1 | awk -F'[,:]' '{print $3}' | tr -d '[:space:]%')"
+	if [ "$BAT" -lt "10" ]; then
+		notify-send -u critical -a battery "currently at $BAT%"
+	elif [ "$BAT" -lt "20" ]; then
+		notify-send -a battery "currently at $BAT%"
+	fi
+	sleep 240
+done