diff --git a/backend/src/routes/getGreeting.js b/backend/src/routes/getGreeting.js
index a9b997e..ad39077 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/getGreeting.js
+++ b/backend/src/routes/getGreeting.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-const GREETING = 'Hello world!';
-
+const GREETING = [
+    "Welcome"
+    "All hands on deck!"
+    "Charting the course ahead!",
+    ];
 module.exports = async (req, res) => {
     res.send({
-        greeting: GREETING,
+        greeting: GREETING[Math.floor(Math.random() * GREETINGS.length)]
     });
 };
diff --git a/client/src/components/AddNewItemForm.jsx b/client/src/components/AddNewItemForm.jsx
index b057ce1..9e5ef23 100644
--- a/client/src/components/AddNewItemForm.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/AddNewItemForm.jsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function AddItemForm({ onNewItem }) {
                     value={newItem}
                     onChange={(e) => setNewItem(e.target.value)}
                     type="text"
-                    placeholder="New Item"
+                    placeholder="What do you need to do?"
                     aria-label="New item"
                 />
                 <Button