diff --git a/expenseManipulation.ts b/expenseManipulation.ts
index 1a578c7..ad9839d 100644
--- a/expenseManipulation.ts
+++ b/expenseManipulation.ts
@@ -1,31 +1,46 @@
-import { App, TFile } from "obsidian";
+import { App, MarkdownView } from "obsidian";
 
 export async function playWithTable(app: App) {
-	const file = await this.app.workspace.getActiveFile();
-	// trigger if something changed in the file (ex. new expense added)
-	app.vault.on("modify", async (changedFile: TFile) => {
-		if (changedFile.path === file.path) {
-			if (file) {
-				const fileContent = await this.app.vault.read(file);
-				const lines = fileContent.split("\n");
-				let inTable = false;
-				lines.forEach((line) => {
-					if (line.startsWith("|")) {
-						if (line.includes("---")) {
-							// This is the header line, start reading from next line
-							inTable = true;
-						} else if (inTable) {
-							// This is a table line, read the cells
-							const cells = line
-								.split("|")
-								.map((cell) => cell.trim());
-							console.log(cells);
-						}
-					} else {
-						inTable = false;
-					}
-				});
+	const file = app.workspace.getActiveFile();
+	const fileContent = await this.app.vault.read(file);
+	const lines = fileContent.split("\n");
+	let inTable = false;
+	const tableLines = lines
+		.map((line: string) => {
+			if (/^\|.*\|$/.test(line)) {
+				if (line.includes("---")) {
+					// This is the header line, start reading from next line
+					inTable = true;
+				} else if (inTable) {
+					// This is a table line, read the cells
+					const cells = line
+						.split("|")
+						.map((cell: string) => cell.trim())
+						.filter((cell: string) => cell !== "");
+					return cells.reduce(
+						(
+							acc: Record<string, string>,
+							cell: string,
+							index: number
+						) => {
+							acc["cell" + (index + 1)] = cell;
+							return acc;
+						},
+						{ date: new Date(cells[0]), line }
+					);
+				}
 			}
-		}
-	});
+		})
+		.filter(Boolean); // Remove undefined values
+
+	// Sort table lines by date
+	tableLines.sort((a, b) => a.date - b.date);
+	const sortedLines = tableLines.map((obj) => obj.line);
+	console.log(sortedLines);
+	// set the cursor at the end of the document
+	const editor = this.app.workspace.getActiveViewOfType(MarkdownView);
+	// write hello in the start of the document
+	editor.editor.setCursor(2, 0);
+	editor.editor.replaceSelection(sortedLines.join("\n"));
+	editor.editor.replaceSelection("\n\n");
 }
diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index bf6738c..274c689 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: BudgetSettings = {
 
 export default class budgetPlugin extends Plugin {
 	settings: BudgetSettings;
+	file: TFile;
 
 	async onload() {
 		await this.loadSettings();
@@ -61,9 +62,12 @@ export default class budgetPlugin extends Plugin {
 		// Adds a setting tag so the user can configure the aspects of the plugin
 		this.addSettingTab(new ExpenseSettingTab(this.app, this));
 
-		// Adds a listener to the layout-ready event to trigger the playWithTable function
-		this.app.workspace.on("layout-ready", async () => {
-			await playWithTable(this.app);
+		this.addCommand({
+			id: "play-with-table",
+			name: "Play with table",
+			callback: async () => {
+				await playWithTable(this.app);
+			},
 		});
 	}