diff --git a/controllers/categories.js b/controllers/categories.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac9176e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controllers/categories.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+let express = require('express')
+let db = require('../models')
+let router = express.Router()
+
+router.get("/", (req, res) => {
+    db.category.findAll()
+    .then((categories) => {
+
+        res.render("categories/show", {categories})
+    })
+})
+
+router.get("/:id", async (req, res) => {
+    try {
+    catId = req.params.id;
+    // EAGER LOADING
+    const categoryInfo = await db.category.findByPk(catId, {
+        include: [db.project]
+    })
+
+    // LAZY LOADING
+        // const categoryInfo = await db.category.findByPk(catId);
+        // const projectInfo = await categoryInfo.getProjects();
+    
+    // console.log("cat info", categoryInfo)
+    // console.log("proj info", projectInfo)
+        res.render("categories/details", { categoryInfo})
+} catch (error) {
+        console.log(error)
+    }
+})
+
+module.exports = router;
diff --git a/controllers/projects.js b/controllers/projects.js
index 3d878a8a..d6ca8a97 100644
--- a/controllers/projects.js
+++ b/controllers/projects.js
@@ -3,19 +3,26 @@ let db = require('../models')
 let router = express.Router()
 
 // POST /projects - create a new project
-router.post('/', (req, res) => {
-  db.project.create({
+router.post('/', async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+  console.log(req.body);
+  const newProject = await db.project.create( {
     name: req.body.name,
     githubLink: req.body.githubLink,
     deployLink: req.body.deployedLink,
-    description: req.body.description
+    description: req.body.description,
   })
-  .then((project) => {
-    res.redirect('/')
+  const [newCategory] = await db.category.findOrCreate({
+    where: {
+      name: req.body.category
+    }
   })
-  .catch((error) => {
+  // returns [newCategory, true/false]
+  await newProject.addCategory(newCategory);
+  res.redirect('/')
+} catch (err) {
     res.status(400).render('main/404')
-  })
+  }
 })
 
 // GET /projects/new - display form for creating a new project
diff --git a/dbTest.js b/dbTest.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41a3f5ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbTest.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// const db = require('./models')
+
+// db.category.create({
+//     name: 'node'
+//   })
+//   .then(category => {
+//     console.log(category.id)
+//   })
+//   .catch(console.log)
+
+// async function createCategory() {
+//   try {
+//     const newCategory = await db.category.create({ name: 'python' })
+//     console.log(newCategory)
+//   } catch (err) {
+//     console.log(err)
+//   }
+// }
+
+// createCategory()
+
+const db = require('./models')
+
+db.project.findOne({
+    where: { id: 1 },
+    include: [db.category]
+  })
+  .then(project => {
+    // by using eager loading, the project model should have a categories key
+    console.log(project.categories)
+
+    // createCategory function should be available to this model - it will create the category then add it to the project
+    project.createCategory({ name: 'express' })
+    .then(category => {
+      console.log(category.id)
+    })
+  })
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diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index f404f83d..e9753548 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ app.get('/', (req, res) => {
 })
 
 app.use('/projects', require('./controllers/projects'))
+app.use('/categories', require('./controllers/categories'))
 
 app.get('*', (req, res) => {
   res.render('main/404')
diff --git a/migrations/20230405222642-create-category.js b/migrations/20230405222642-create-category.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e52fd79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20230405222642-create-category.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+'use strict';
+/** @type {import('sequelize-cli').Migration} */
+module.exports = {
+  async up(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
+    await queryInterface.createTable('categories', {
+      id: {
+        allowNull: false,
+        autoIncrement: true,
+        primaryKey: true,
+        type: Sequelize.INTEGER
+      },
+      name: {
+        type: Sequelize.STRING
+      },
+      createdAt: {
+        allowNull: false,
+        type: Sequelize.DATE
+      },
+      updatedAt: {
+        allowNull: false,
+        type: Sequelize.DATE
+      }
+    });
+  },
+  async down(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
+    await queryInterface.dropTable('categories');
+  }
+};
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diff --git a/migrations/20230405223435-create-categories-projects.js b/migrations/20230405223435-create-categories-projects.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e407a24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20230405223435-create-categories-projects.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+'use strict';
+/** @type {import('sequelize-cli').Migration} */
+module.exports = {
+  async up(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
+    await queryInterface.createTable('categoriesProjects', {
+      id: {
+        allowNull: false,
+        autoIncrement: true,
+        primaryKey: true,
+        type: Sequelize.INTEGER
+      },
+      categoryId: {
+        type: Sequelize.INTEGER
+      },
+      projectId: {
+        type: Sequelize.INTEGER
+      },
+      createdAt: {
+        allowNull: false,
+        type: Sequelize.DATE
+      },
+      updatedAt: {
+        allowNull: false,
+        type: Sequelize.DATE
+      }
+    });
+  },
+  async down(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
+    await queryInterface.dropTable('categoriesProjects');
+  }
+};
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diff --git a/models/categoriesprojects.js b/models/categoriesprojects.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ddb47da2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/categoriesprojects.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+'use strict';
+const {
+  Model
+} = require('sequelize');
+module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
+  class categoriesProjects extends Model {
+    /**
+     * Helper method for defining associations.
+     * This method is not a part of Sequelize lifecycle.
+     * The `models/index` file will call this method automatically.
+     */
+    static associate(models) {
+      // define association here
+    }
+  }
+  categoriesProjects.init({
+    categoryId: DataTypes.INTEGER,
+    projectId: DataTypes.INTEGER
+  }, {
+    sequelize,
+    modelName: 'categoriesProjects',
+  });
+  return categoriesProjects;
+};
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diff --git a/models/category.js b/models/category.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3bda543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/category.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+'use strict';
+const {
+  Model
+} = require('sequelize');
+module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
+  class category extends Model {
+    /**
+     * Helper method for defining associations.
+     * This method is not a part of Sequelize lifecycle.
+     * The `models/index` file will call this method automatically.
+     */
+    static associate(models) {
+      // define association here
+      models.category.belongsToMany(models.project, { through: "categoriesProjects"})
+    }
+  }
+  category.init({
+    name: DataTypes.STRING
+  }, {
+    sequelize,
+    modelName: 'category',
+  });
+  return category;
+};
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diff --git a/models/project.js b/models/project.js
index 735a0a47..272e568b 100644
--- a/models/project.js
+++ b/models/project.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
      */
     static associate(models) {
       // define association here
+      models.project.belongsToMany(models.category, { through: "categoriesProjects"})
     }
   }
   project.init({
diff --git a/scratch-pad.txt b/scratch-pad.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3354ee38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scratch-pad.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+As a user, I want to categorize projects using different names. For example, all of my Node projects will be under the category "Node".
+
+
+As a user, I want to assign multiple categories to a single project.
+As a user, I want to view a list of categories I've assigned.
+As a user, I want to view projects associated with a category I've selected.
+
+Part 1: Create a Category model
+In order to add categories, create a Sequelize model to store categories. It's recommended that you name this model category. It will store one attribute: the name of the category (a string).
+
+Once this model has been created, run the migration for the model and test the model's functionality. This can be done in a separate file. An example:
+
+
+-------------------------
+
+sequelize model:create --name category --attributes name:string
+
+sequelize model:create --name categoriesProjects --attributes categoryId:integer,projectId:integer
+
+
+
+
+-----------------------------
+
+
+  .then( () => {
+    const newCategory = db.category.findOrCreate({
+    category: req.body.category
+  })
+  return newCategory;
+})
+  .then(() => {
+    newProject.addCategory(newCategory);
+  })
+
+
+
+  -----------------
+
+    .then(() => {
+  const categoryDetails = db.category.findOne({
+    where: {
+      name: req.body.category
+    }
+  }
+  )
+  return categoryDetails
+  .then ( () => {
+
+    const projectDetails = db.project.findOne({
+      where: {
+        name: req.body.name,
+        githubLink: req.body.githubLink,
+        deployLink: req.body.deployedLink,
+        description: req.body.description,
+      }
+    })
+    return projectDetails
+  })
+})
+projectDetails.addCategory(categoryDetails)
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diff --git a/views/categories/details.ejs b/views/categories/details.ejs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94770e20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/categories/details.ejs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<h1><%=categoryInfo.name%></h1>
+<ul>
+    <% categoryInfo.projects.forEach(project => { %>
+        <li><%=project.name%></li>
+   <% }) %>
+</ul>
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diff --git a/views/categories/show.ejs b/views/categories/show.ejs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e362a253
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/categories/show.ejs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<h1>Categories:</h1>
+<ul>
+    <% categories.forEach(category => { %>
+        <li><a href="/categories/<%=category.id%>"><%=category.name%></a></li>
+    <% }) %>
+</ul>
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diff --git a/views/projects/new.ejs b/views/projects/new.ejs
index 3342d3ee..71f8f83b 100644
--- a/views/projects/new.ejs
+++ b/views/projects/new.ejs
@@ -21,5 +21,10 @@
     <textarea type="text" class="form-control" id="description" name="description" required></textarea>
   </div>
 
+  <div class="form-group">
+    <label for="category">Category</label>
+    <input type="text" class="form-control" id="category" name="category" required>
+  </div>
+
   <input type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">
 </form>