diff --git a/apps/dashboard/migrations/0001_initial.py b/apps/dashboard/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87994eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0 on 2025-12-31 05:18
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = [
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='Item',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/migrations/0002_item_text.py b/apps/dashboard/migrations/0002_item_text.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c2fab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/migrations/0002_item_text.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0 on 2025-12-31 05:24
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('dashboard', '0001_initial'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='item',
+            name='text',
+            field=models.TextField(default=''),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/models.py b/apps/dashboard/models.py
index 71a8362..201edc2 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/models.py
+++ b/apps/dashboard/models.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 from django.db import models
 
-# Create your models here.
+class Item(models.Model):
+    text = models.TextField(default='')
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/tests.py b/apps/dashboard/tests.py
index e2eece8..13593bb 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/tests.py
+++ b/apps/dashboard/tests.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django.test import TestCase
+from .models import Item
 
 class HomePageTest(TestCase):
     def test_uses_home_template(self):
@@ -13,4 +14,22 @@ class HomePageTest(TestCase):
     def test_can_save_a_POST_request(self):
         response = self.client.post('/', data={'item-text': 'A new dashboard item'})
         self.assertContains(response, 'A new dashboard item')
-        self.assertTemplateUsed(response, 'apps/dashboard/home.html')
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+        self.assertTemplateUsed(response, 'apps/dashboard/home.html')
+
+class ItemModelTest(TestCase):
+    def test_saving_and_retrieving_items(self):
+        first_item = Item()
+        first_item.text = "The first (ever) dashboard item"
+        first_item.save()
+
+        second_item = Item()
+        second_item.text = "A sequel somehow better than the first"
+        second_item.save()
+
+        saved_items = Item.objects.all()
+        self.assertEqual(saved_items.count(), 2)
+
+        first_saved_item = saved_items[0]
+        second_saved_item = saved_items[1]
+        self.assertEqual(first_saved_item.text, "The first (ever) dashboard item")
+        self.assertEqual(second_saved_item.text, "A sequel somehow better than the first")
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diff --git a/functional_tests.py b/functional_tests.py
index 1140b42..753d95d 100644
--- a/functional_tests.py
+++ b/functional_tests.py
@@ -41,7 +41,5 @@ class NewVisitorTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.check_for_row_in_list_table('2: Use peacock feathers to make a fly')
         self.check_for_row_in_list_table('1: Buy peacock feathers')
 
-        
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
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