diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 338c6e6..2b35037 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "columnify": "^1.5.4",
     "inquirer": "^7.3.3",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+    "node-emoji": "^1.11.0",
     "simple-git": "^2.47.0",
     "stringify-tree": "^1.1.1",
     "updeep": "^1.2.1",
diff --git a/src/branches.js b/src/branches.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39630c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/branches.js
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+const Git = require("simple-git");
+const u = require("updeep");
+const _ = require("lodash");
+const fp = require("lodash/fp");
+
+const log = require('./log');
+
+const normalizeArray = (value) =>
+    Array.isArray(value) ? value : [value].filter((x) => x);
+
+const initBranch = (config = {}) => ({
+    upstream: [],
+    dependencies: [],
+    ...config,
+});
+
+const git = Git();
+
+const currentBranch = _.once(() =>git
+            .raw("branch", "--show-current")
+            .then((r) => r.replace("\n", "")));
+
+const branches = _.once(async () => {
+    const config = await git.listConfig("local").then(fp.get('all'));
+
+        let tree = Object.entries(config).reduce(
+            (accum, [key, value]) => u.updateIn(key, value, accum),
+            {}
+        );
+
+        let branches = {};
+
+        for (const branch in tree.branch) {
+            const entry = tree.branch[branch];
+
+            if (!("mikado-upstream" in entry)) continue;
+
+            branches[branch] = initBranch({
+                name: branch,
+                upstream: normalizeArray(entry["mikado-upstream"]),
+                base: entry["mikado-base"],
+                done: !!entry["mikado-done"],
+            });
+        }
+
+        for (const branch of Object.values(branches)) {
+            for (const ups of branch["upstream"]) {
+                if (!branches[ups])
+                    branches[ups] = initBranch({
+                        name: ups,
+                        upstream: [],
+                        dependencies: [],
+                    });
+
+                branches[ups].dependencies.push(branch.name);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // include the merged info
+        for (const branch of Object.values(branches)) {
+            branch.contains = _.compact(await git.raw( 'branch', '--merged', branch.name )
+                .then( r => r.replace( /[ *]/g, '' ) )
+                .then( r => r.split("\n") ))
+        }
+
+        const current = await currentBranch();
+
+        if (branches[current]) branches[current].current = true;
+
+        return branches;
+});
+
+async function canBeDeleted() {
+    const allBranches = await branches();
+
+    return Object.values(allBranches).filter(
+       fp.get('done')
+    ).filter( ({name,upstream})=>
+        upstream.every( u => allBranches[u].contains.includes(name) )
+    ).map(fp.get('name'));
+
+}
+
+async function canBeWorkedOn() {
+    const allBranches = await branches();
+
+    return Object.values(allBranches).filter(
+       ({done}) => !done
+    ).filter( ({name,dependencies})=>
+        dependencies.every( u => allBranches[u].done )
+    ).map(fp.get('name'));
+
+}
+
+async function needsRebasing() {
+    const allBranches = await branches();
+
+    return Object.values(allBranches).filter(
+        fp.get('base')
+    ).filter( ({base,name})=>
+        !allBranches[name].contains.includes(base)
+    ).map(fp.get('name'));
+
+}
+
+async function needsMerging() {
+    const allBranches = await branches();
+
+    return Object.values(allBranches).filter(
+        fp.get('done')
+    ).flatMap( ({upstream,name})=> upstream.map( u => [ name, u ] ) )
+    .filter( ([name,up]) => !allBranches[up].contains.includes(name)  )
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    currentBranch,
+    branches,
+    canBeDeleted,
+    canBeWorkedOn,
+    needsRebasing,
+    needsMerging,
+};
diff --git a/src/commands/status.js b/src/commands/status.js
index c228f30..6370c79 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.js
+++ b/src/commands/status.js
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ const u = require("updeep");
 const columnify = require("columnify");
 const chalk = require("chalk");
 
+const myGit = require('../branches');
+const log = require('../log');
+
 const iconFor = ( branch, branches ) => {
     if(branch.done ) return "✅";
 
@@ -18,60 +21,78 @@ const iconFor = ( branch, branches ) => {
 
 }
 
-module.exports = async (yargs) => {
-    const config = (await Git().listConfig("local")).all;
+const decorateCurrent = async branch => {
+    if( branch !== await myGit.currentBranch() ) return branch;
 
-    let tree = Object.entries(config).reduce(
-        (accum, [key, value]) => u.updateIn(key, value, accum),
-        {}
+    return chalk.underline.bold(branch);
+}
+
+async function printNeedsRebasing() {
+    const needsRebasing = await myGit.needsRebasing();
+
+    if( !needsRebasing.length ) return false;
+
+    log.subtitle(':arrow_heading_up: needs rebasing');
+    const b = await Promise.all(
+        needsRebasing.map( decorateCurrent )
     );
+    log.info( "\t", b.join(', ') );
 
-    const branches = {};
+    return true;
+}
 
-    const normalizeArray = (value) =>
-        Array.isArray(value) ? value : [value].filter((x) => x);
+async function printNeedsMerging() {
+    const needsMerging = await myGit.needsMerging();
 
-    const initBranch = (config) =>
-        defaults(
-            {
-                upstream: [],
-                dependencies: [],
-            },
-            config
+    if(!needsMerging.length) return false;
+
+    log.subtitle(':thumbsup: ready to be merged');
+    log.info( "\t", needsMerging.map( x => x.join('->') ).join(', ') );
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+
+async function printActionables() {
+
+    log.title(":point_right: What's next?");
+
+    let something = false;
+    const accumSomething = (value) => something ||= value;
+
+    accumSomething( await printNeedsRebasing() );
+
+    accumSomething( await printNeedsMerging() );
+
+    const canBeDeleted = await myGit.canBeDeleted();
+
+    if( canBeDeleted.length ) {
+        something = true;
+
+        log.subtitle(':recycle: branches that can be deleted');
+        log.info( "\t", canBeDeleted.join(', ') );
+    }
+
+    const canBeWorkedOn = await myGit.canBeWorkedOn();
+
+    if( canBeWorkedOn.length ) {
+        something = true;
+
+        log.subtitle(':hammer: ready to be worked on');
+        const b = await Promise.all(
+            canBeWorkedOn.map( decorateCurrent )
         );
-
-    const current = (await Git().raw("branch", "--show-current")).replace(
-        "\n",
-        ""
-    );
-
-    for (const branch in tree.branch) {
-        const entry = tree.branch[branch];
-
-        if (!("mikado-upstream" in entry)) continue;
-
-        branches[branch] = initBranch({
-            name: branch,
-            upstream: normalizeArray(entry["mikado-upstream"]),
-            base: entry["mikado-base"],
-            done: entry["mikado-done"],
-        });
+        log.info( "\t", b.join(', ') );
     }
 
-    for (const branch of Object.values(branches)) {
-        for (const ups of branch["upstream"]) {
-            if (!branches[ups])
-                branches[ups] = initBranch({
-                    name: ups,
-                    upstream: [],
-                    dependencies: [],
-                });
-
-            branches[ups].dependencies.push(branch.name);
-        }
+    if(!something) {
+        log.info("nothing? :shrug:");
     }
 
-    if (branches[current]) branches[current].current = true;
+}
+
+module.exports = async () => {
+    const branches = await myGit.branches();
 
     const depColor = (current) => async (dep) => {
         let color = branches[dep].done ? chalk.green : chalk.red;
@@ -99,7 +120,7 @@ module.exports = async (yargs) => {
         return color(up);
     };
 
-    console.log("\n=== Mikado status ===\n");
+    log.title(":chopsticks: Mikado status\n");
 
     const sorted = _.sortBy(Object.values(branches), ["current"]);
 
@@ -126,4 +147,7 @@ module.exports = async (yargs) => {
         }
 
     }
+
+    await printActionables();
+
 };
diff --git a/src/log.js b/src/log.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9b8615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/log.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+const emoji = require('node-emoji');
+const chalk = require("chalk");
+
+function groomLog(...entries) {
+    console.log( ...(entries.map(emoji.emojify)) );
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    info: groomLog,
+    title: title => groomLog("\n",chalk.blue.bold(title)),
+    subtitle: title => groomLog("\n",chalk.blue(title)),
+}