diff --git a/project.task.yaml b/project.task.yaml
index f695199..83529b9 100644
--- a/project.task.yaml
+++ b/project.task.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 
 tasks:
-- if there's no identity, handle it on pages which expect an identity (eg. project -- look for JSON.parse identity calls)
-- .1 show an appropriate message when there are no contacts
-
 - 01 design ideas for simple gives on the Home page
-
-- .1 remove commitments from ProjectView UI
 - 01 add list of 'give' records for a project on ProjectView UI
-
 - 02 Discover page - display results (currently in console.log), spin when searching
 - 08 search by location, endpoint, etc assignee:trent
 - 01 add a location for a project via map pin :
@@ -39,7 +33,6 @@ tasks:
   - 01 quick action - send action, maybe choose via canvas tool https://github.com/konvajs/vue-konva
 
 - .5 customize favicon
-- .2 Hide "Advanced" section in Account page by default
 - 04 allow user to download claims, mine + ones I can see about me from others
 
 - 24 Move to Vite
@@ -57,10 +50,9 @@ tasks:
   - 01 link to world for specific stats
   - .5 don't load another instance of a bush if it already exists
   - maybe - allow type annotations in World.js & landmarks.js (since we get this error - "Types are not supported by current JavaScript version")
-  - 4-8 convert to cleaner implementation (maybe Drie -- https://github.com/janvorisek/drie)
+  - 08 convert to cleaner implementation (maybe Drie -- https://github.com/janvorisek/drie)
 
 - Do we want split first name & last name?
-- remove 'about' page
 
 - Release Minimum Viable Product :
   - 08 thorough testing for errors & edge cases
@@ -99,7 +91,6 @@ tasks:
 
 - Peer DID
 
-
 - DIDComm
 
 - Write to or read from a different ledger (eg. private ACDC, attest.sh)
diff --git a/src/router/index.ts b/src/router/index.ts
index 5ae7a16..626d971 100644
--- a/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/src/router/index.ts
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ const routes: Array<RouteRecordRaw> = [
       import(/* webpackChunkName: "home" */ "../views/HomeView.vue"),
     beforeEnter: enterOrStart,
   },
-  {
-    path: "/about",
-    name: "about",
-    component: () =>
-      import(/* webpackChunkName: "about" */ "../views/AboutView.vue"),
-  },
   {
     path: "/account",
     name: "account",
diff --git a/src/views/AboutView.vue b/src/views/AboutView.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 344a0b1..0000000
--- a/src/views/AboutView.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <div class="about">
-    <h1>This is an about page</h1>
-  </div>
-</template>
-
-<script lang="ts">
-import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
-
-@Component({
-  components: {},
-})
-export default class AboutView extends Vue {}
-</script>
diff --git a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
index 4beb510..2bb9227 100644
--- a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import "dexie-export-import";
-import * as R from "ramda";
 import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
 import { useClipboard } from "@vueuse/core";
 
@@ -315,12 +314,38 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
   limitsMessage = "";
   loadingLimits = true; // might as well now that we do it on mount, to avoid flashing the registration message
   showContactGives = false;
+  private accounts: AccountsSchema;
 
   showDidCopy = false;
   showDerCopy = false;
   showB64Copy = false;
   showPubCopy = false;
 
+  public async getIdentity(activeDid) {
+    await accountsDB.open();
+    const account = await accountsDB.accounts
+      .where("did")
+      .equals(activeDid)
+      .first();
+    const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
+
+    if (!identity) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "Attempted to load Give records with no identity available.",
+      );
+    }
+    return identity;
+  }
+
+  public async getHeaders(identity) {
+    const token = await accessToken(identity);
+    const headers = {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      Authorization: "Bearer " + token,
+    };
+    return headers;
+  }
+
   // call fn, copy text to the clipboard, then redo fn after 2 seconds
   doCopyTwoSecRedo(text, fn) {
     fn();
@@ -338,7 +363,12 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
     return timeStr.substring(0, timeStr.indexOf("T"));
   }
 
-  // 'created' hook runs when the Vue instance is first created
+  async beforeCreate() {
+    accountsDB.open();
+    this.accounts = accountsDB.accounts;
+    this.numAccounts = await this.accounts.count();
+  }
+
   async created() {
     // Uncomment this to register this user on the test server.
     // To manage within the vue devtools browser extension https://devtools.vuejs.org/
@@ -356,16 +386,8 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
       this.lastName = settings?.lastName || "";
       this.showContactGives = !!settings?.showContactGivesInline;
 
-      await accountsDB.open();
-      const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-      this.numAccounts = accounts.length;
-      const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid, accounts);
-      const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
-      if (!identity) {
-        this.limitsMessage = "No identity.";
-        this.loadingLimits = false;
-        return;
-      }
+      const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
+
       this.publicHex = identity.keys[0].publicKeyHex;
       this.publicBase64 = Buffer.from(this.publicHex, "hex").toString("base64");
       this.derivationPath = identity.keys[0].meta.derivationPath;
@@ -375,10 +397,21 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
       });
       this.checkLimits();
     } catch (err) {
-      this.alertMessage =
-        "Clear your cache and start over (after data backup).";
-      console.error("Telling user to clear cache at page create because:", err);
-      this.alertTitle = "Error Creating Account";
+      if (
+        err.message ===
+        "Attempted to load account records with no identity available."
+      ) {
+        this.limitsMessage = "No identity.";
+        this.loadingLimits = false;
+      } else {
+        this.alertMessage =
+          "Clear your cache and start over (after data backup).";
+        console.error(
+          "Telling user to clear cache at page create because:",
+          err,
+        );
+        this.alertTitle = "Error Creating Account";
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -424,36 +457,31 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
     this.loadingLimits = true;
     this.limitsMessage = "";
 
-    const url = this.apiServer + "/api/report/rateLimits";
-    await accountsDB.open();
-    const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-    const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid, accounts);
-    const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
-    if (!identity) {
-      this.limitsMessage = "No identity.";
-      this.loadingLimits = false;
-      return;
-    }
-    const token = await accessToken(identity);
-    const headers = {
-      "Content-Type": "application/json",
-      Authorization: "Bearer " + token,
-    };
-
     try {
+      const url = this.apiServer + "/api/report/rateLimits";
+      const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
+      const headers = await this.getHeaders(identity);
+
       const resp = await this.axios.get(url, { headers });
       // axios throws an exception on a 400
       if (resp.status === 200) {
         this.limits = resp.data;
       }
     } catch (error: unknown) {
-      const serverError = error as AxiosError;
-
-      console.error("Bad response retrieving limits: ", serverError);
-      // Anybody know how to access items inside "response.data" without this?
-      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-      const data: any = serverError.response?.data;
-      this.limitsMessage = data?.error?.message || "Bad server response.";
+      if (
+        error.message ===
+        "Attempted to load Give records with no identity available."
+      ) {
+        this.limitsMessage = "No identity.";
+        this.loadingLimits = false;
+      } else {
+        const serverError = error as AxiosError;
+        console.error("Bad response retrieving limits: ", serverError);
+        // Anybody know how to access items inside "response.data" without this?
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+        const data: any = serverError.response?.data;
+        this.limitsMessage = data?.error?.message || "Bad server response.";
+      }
     }
 
     this.loadingLimits = false;
diff --git a/src/views/ContactAmountsView.vue b/src/views/ContactAmountsView.vue
index d400d30..02a9e22 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactAmountsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactAmountsView.vue
@@ -142,8 +142,40 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
   giveRecords: Array<GiveServerRecord> = [];
   alertTitle = "";
   alertMessage = "";
+  accounts: AccountsSchema;
+  numAccounts = 0;
+
+  async beforeCreate() {
+    accountsDB.open();
+    this.accounts = accountsDB.accounts;
+    this.numAccounts = await this.accounts.count();
+  }
+
+  public async getIdentity(activeDid) {
+    await accountsDB.open();
+    const account = await accountsDB.accounts
+      .where("did")
+      .equals(activeDid)
+      .first();
+    const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
+
+    if (!identity) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "Attempted to load Give records with no identity available.",
+      );
+    }
+    return identity;
+  }
+
+  public async getHeaders(identity) {
+    const token = await accessToken(identity);
+    const headers = {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      Authorization: "Bearer " + token,
+    };
+    return headers;
+  }
 
-  // 'created' hook runs when the Vue instance is first created
   async created() {
     try {
       await db.open();
@@ -166,21 +198,9 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
   }
 
   async loadGives(activeDid: string, contact: Contact) {
-    // only load the private keys temporarily when needed
-    await accountsDB.open();
-    const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-    const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === activeDid, accounts);
-    const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
-    if (!identity) {
-      throw new Error(
-        "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service.",
-      );
-    }
-
-    // load all the time I have given to them
     try {
+      const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
       let result = [];
-
       const url =
         this.apiServer +
         "/api/v2/report/gives?agentDid=" +
@@ -268,15 +288,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
     };
 
     // Create a signature using private key of identity
-    await accountsDB.open();
-    const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-    const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid, accounts);
-    const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
-    if (!identity) {
-      throw new Error(
-        "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service.",
-      );
-    }
+    const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
     if (identity.keys[0].privateKeyHex !== null) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
       const privateKeyHex: string = identity.keys[0].privateKeyHex!;
diff --git a/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue b/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
index feff8a6..db8715d 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
@@ -50,6 +50,29 @@ export default class ContactQRScanShow extends Vue {
   apiServer = "";
   qrValue = "";
 
+  public async getIdentity(activeDid) {
+    await accountsDB.open();
+    const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
+    const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === activeDid, accounts);
+    const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
+
+    if (!identity) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "Attempted to load Give records with no identity available.",
+      );
+    }
+    return identity;
+  }
+
+  public async getHeaders(identity) {
+    const token = await accessToken(identity);
+    const headers = {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      Authorization: "Bearer " + token,
+    };
+    return headers;
+  }
+
   async created() {
     await db.open();
     const settings = await db.settings.get(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY);
@@ -62,13 +85,7 @@ export default class ContactQRScanShow extends Vue {
     if (!account) {
       this.alertMessage = "You have no identity yet.";
     } else {
-      const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
-      if (!identity) {
-        throw new Error(
-          "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service.",
-        );
-      }
-
+      const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
       const publicKeyHex = identity.keys[0].publicKeyHex;
       const publicEncKey = Buffer.from(publicKeyHex, "hex").toString("base64");
       const contactInfo = {
diff --git a/src/views/ContactsView.vue b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
index c77240e..21f352f 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     </div>
 
     <!-- Results List -->
-    <ul class="">
+    <ul v-if="contacts.length > 0">
       <li
         class="border-b border-slate-300"
         v-for="contact in contacts"
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
         </div>
       </li>
     </ul>
+    <p v-else>This identity has no contacts.</p>
     <AlertMessage
       :alertTitle="alertTitle"
       :alertMessage="alertMessage"
@@ -204,7 +205,6 @@ import { Contact } from "@/db/tables/contacts";
 import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY } from "@/db/tables/settings";
 import { accessToken, SimpleSigner } from "@/libs/crypto";
 import {
-  GiveServerRecord,
   GiveVerifiableCredential,
   RegisterVerifiableCredential,
   SERVICE_ID,
@@ -261,10 +261,10 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
     );
   }
 
-  async loadGives() {
+  public async getIdentity(activeDid) {
     await accountsDB.open();
     const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-    const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid, accounts);
+    const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === activeDid, accounts);
     const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
 
     if (!identity) {
@@ -272,45 +272,43 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
         "Attempted to load Give records with no identity available.",
       );
     }
+    return identity;
+  }
 
-    // load all the time I have given
-    try {
-      const url =
-        this.apiServer +
-        "/api/v2/report/gives?agentDid=" +
-        encodeURIComponent(identity.did);
-      const token = await accessToken(identity);
-      const headers = {
-        "Content-Type": "application/json",
-        Authorization: "Bearer " + token,
-      };
-      const resp = await this.axios.get(url, { headers });
-      //console.log("All gifts you've given:", resp.data);
+  public async getHeaders(identity) {
+    const token = await accessToken(identity);
+    const headers = {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      Authorization: "Bearer " + token,
+    };
+    return headers;
+  }
+
+  public async getHeadersAndIdentity(activeDid) {
+    const identity = await this.getIdentity(activeDid);
+    const headers = await this.getHeaders(identity);
+
+    return { headers, identity };
+  }
+
+  async loadGives() {
+    const handleResponse = (resp, descriptions, confirmed, unconfirmed) => {
       if (resp.status === 200) {
-        const contactDescriptions: Record<string, string> = {};
-        const contactConfirmed: Record<string, number> = {};
-        const contactUnconfirmed: Record<string, number> = {};
-        const allData: Array<GiveServerRecord> = resp.data.data;
+        const allData = resp.data.data;
         for (const give of allData) {
-          if (give.unit == "HUR") {
-            const recipDid: string = give.recipientDid;
+          if (give.unit === "HUR") {
             if (give.amountConfirmed) {
-              const prevAmount = contactConfirmed[recipDid] || 0;
-              contactConfirmed[recipDid] = prevAmount + give.amount;
+              const prevAmount = confirmed[give.agentDid] || 0;
+              confirmed[give.agentDid] = prevAmount + give.amount;
             } else {
-              const prevAmount = contactUnconfirmed[recipDid] || 0;
-              contactUnconfirmed[recipDid] = prevAmount + give.amount;
+              const prevAmount = unconfirmed[give.agentDid] || 0;
+              unconfirmed[give.agentDid] = prevAmount + give.amount;
             }
-            if (!contactDescriptions[recipDid] && give.description) {
-              // Since many make the tooltip too big, we'll just use the latest.
-              contactDescriptions[recipDid] = give.description;
+            if (!descriptions[give.agentDid] && give.description) {
+              descriptions[give.agentDid] = give.description;
             }
           }
         }
-        //console.log("Done retrieving gives", contactConfirmed);
-        this.givenByMeDescriptions = contactDescriptions;
-        this.givenByMeConfirmed = contactConfirmed;
-        this.givenByMeUnconfirmed = contactUnconfirmed;
       } else {
         console.error(
           "Got bad response status & data of",
@@ -319,60 +317,56 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
         );
         this.alertTitle = "Error With Server";
         this.alertMessage =
-          "Got an error retrieving your given time from the server.";
+          "Got an error retrieving your " +
+          resp.config.url.includes("recipientDid")
+            ? "received"
+            : "given" + " time from the server.";
       }
-    } catch (error) {
-      this.alertTitle = "Error With Server";
-      this.alertMessage = error as string;
-    }
+    };
 
-    // load all the time I have received
     try {
-      const url =
+      const { headers, identity } = await this.getHeadersAndIdentity(
+        this.activeDid,
+      );
+      const givenByUrl =
+        this.apiServer +
+        "/api/v2/report/gives?agentDid=" +
+        encodeURIComponent(identity.did);
+      const givenToUrl =
         this.apiServer +
         "/api/v2/report/gives?recipientDid=" +
         encodeURIComponent(identity.did);
-      const token = await accessToken(identity);
-      const headers = {
-        "Content-Type": "application/json",
-        Authorization: "Bearer " + token,
-      };
-      const resp = await this.axios.get(url, { headers });
-      //console.log("All gifts you've recieved:", resp.data);
-      if (resp.status === 200) {
-        const contactDescriptions: Record<string, string> = {};
-        const contactConfirmed: Record<string, number> = {};
-        const contactUnconfirmed: Record<string, number> = {};
-        const allData: Array<GiveServerRecord> = resp.data.data;
-        for (const give of allData) {
-          if (give.unit == "HUR") {
-            if (give.amountConfirmed) {
-              const prevAmount = contactConfirmed[give.agentDid] || 0;
-              contactConfirmed[give.agentDid] = prevAmount + give.amount;
-            } else {
-              const prevAmount = contactUnconfirmed[give.agentDid] || 0;
-              contactUnconfirmed[give.agentDid] = prevAmount + give.amount;
-            }
-            if (!contactDescriptions[give.agentDid] && give.description) {
-              // Since many make the tooltip too big, we'll just use the latest.
-              contactDescriptions[give.agentDid] = give.description;
-            }
-          }
-        }
-        //console.log("Done retrieving receipts", contactConfirmed);
-        this.givenToMeDescriptions = contactDescriptions;
-        this.givenToMeConfirmed = contactConfirmed;
-        this.givenToMeUnconfirmed = contactUnconfirmed;
-      } else {
-        console.error(
-          "Got bad response status & data of",
-          resp.status,
-          resp.data,
-        );
-        this.alertTitle = "Error With Server";
-        this.alertMessage =
-          "Got an error retrieving your received time from the server.";
-      }
+
+      const [givenByMeResp, givenToMeResp] = await Promise.all([
+        this.axios.get(givenByUrl, { headers }),
+        this.axios.get(givenToUrl, { headers }),
+      ]);
+
+      const givenByMeDescriptions = {};
+      const givenByMeConfirmed = {};
+      const givenByMeUnconfirmed = {};
+      handleResponse(
+        givenByMeResp,
+        givenByMeDescriptions,
+        givenByMeConfirmed,
+        givenByMeUnconfirmed,
+      );
+      this.givenByMeDescriptions = givenByMeDescriptions;
+      this.givenByMeConfirmed = givenByMeConfirmed;
+      this.givenByMeUnconfirmed = givenByMeUnconfirmed;
+
+      const givenToMeDescriptions = {};
+      const givenToMeConfirmed = {};
+      const givenToMeUnconfirmed = {};
+      handleResponse(
+        givenToMeResp,
+        givenToMeDescriptions,
+        givenToMeConfirmed,
+        givenToMeUnconfirmed,
+      );
+      this.givenToMeDescriptions = givenToMeDescriptions;
+      this.givenToMeConfirmed = givenToMeConfirmed;
+      this.givenToMeUnconfirmed = givenToMeUnconfirmed;
     } catch (error) {
       this.alertTitle = "Error With Server";
       this.alertMessage = error as string;
@@ -430,15 +424,8 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
           "?",
       )
     ) {
-      await accountsDB.open();
-      const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-      const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid, accounts);
-      const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
-      if (!identity) {
-        throw new Error("No identity found.");
-      }
+      const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
 
-      // Make a claim
       const vcClaim: RegisterVerifiableCredential = {
         "@context": "https://schema.org",
         "@type": "RegisterAction",
@@ -518,19 +505,8 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
       this.apiServer +
       "/api/report/" +
       (visibility ? "canSeeMe" : "cannotSeeMe");
-    await accountsDB.open();
-    const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-    const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid, accounts);
-    const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
-    if (!identity) {
-      throw new Error("No identity found.");
-    }
-
-    const token = await accessToken(identity);
-    const headers = {
-      "Content-Type": "application/json",
-      Authorization: "Bearer " + token,
-    };
+    const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
+    const headers = await this.getHeaders(identity);
     const payload = JSON.stringify({ did: contact.did });
 
     try {
@@ -558,19 +534,6 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
       this.apiServer +
       "/api/report/canDidExplicitlySeeMe?did=" +
       encodeURIComponent(contact.did);
-    await accountsDB.open();
-    const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-    const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid, accounts);
-    const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
-    if (!identity) {
-      throw new Error("No identity found.");
-    }
-
-    const token = await accessToken(identity);
-    const headers = {
-      "Content-Type": "application/json",
-      Authorization: "Bearer " + token,
-    };
 
     try {
       const resp = await this.axios.get(url, { headers });
@@ -615,13 +578,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
   }
 
   async onClickAddGive(fromDid: string, toDid: string): Promise<void> {
-    await accountsDB.open();
-    const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-    const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid, accounts);
-    const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
-    if (!identity) {
-      throw new Error("No identity found.");
-    }
+    const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
 
     // if they have unconfirmed amounts, ask to confirm those first
     if (toDid == identity?.did && this.givenToMeUnconfirmed[fromDid] > 0) {
diff --git a/src/views/HomeView.vue b/src/views/HomeView.vue
index 827ab92..336433e 100644
--- a/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
           @click="openDialog(contact)"
           class="block w-full text-center text-md uppercase bg-slate-500 text-white px-1.5 py-2 rounded-md mb-2"
         >
-          {{ contact.name }}
+          {{ contact.name || "(no name)" }}
         </button>
         <span v-if="allContacts.length > 0">&nbsp;or&nbsp;</span>
         <button @click="openDialog()" class="text-blue-500">
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
-
 import GiftedDialog from "@/components/GiftedDialog.vue";
 import { db, accountsDB } from "@/db";
 import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY } from "@/db/tables/settings";
@@ -97,6 +96,39 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
   isHiddenSpinner = true;
   alertTitle = "";
   alertMessage = "";
+  accounts: AccountsSchema;
+  numAccounts = 0;
+
+  async beforeCreate() {
+    accountsDB.open();
+    this.accounts = accountsDB.accounts;
+    this.numAccounts = await this.accounts.count();
+  }
+
+  public async getIdentity(activeDid) {
+    await accountsDB.open();
+    const account = await accountsDB.accounts
+      .where("did")
+      .equals(activeDid)
+      .first();
+    const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
+
+    if (!identity) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "Attempted to load Give records with no identity available.",
+      );
+    }
+    return identity;
+  }
+
+  public async getHeaders(identity) {
+    const token = await accessToken(identity);
+    const headers = {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      Authorization: "Bearer " + token,
+    };
+    return headers;
+  }
 
   async created() {
     try {
@@ -254,58 +286,57 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
    * @param description may be an empty string
    * @param hours may be 0
    */
-  recordGive(giverDid, description, hours) {
+  public async recordGive(giverDid, description, hours) {
     if (!this.activeDid) {
-      this.alertTitle = "Error";
-      this.alertMessage =
-        "You must select an identity before you can record a give.";
+      this.setAlert(
+        "Error",
+        "You must select an identity before you can record a give.",
+      );
       return;
     }
 
     if (!description && !hours) {
-      this.alertTitle = "Error";
-      this.alertMessage =
-        "You must enter a description or some number of hours.";
+      this.setAlert(
+        "Error",
+        "You must enter a description or some number of hours.",
+      );
       return;
     }
 
-    const account = this.allAccounts.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid);
-    const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
+    try {
+      const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
+      const result = await createAndSubmitGive(
+        this.axios,
+        this.apiServer,
+        identity,
+        giverDid,
+        this.activeDid,
+        description,
+        hours,
+      );
 
-    if (!identity) {
-      throw new Error(
-        "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service.",
+      if (isGiveCreationError(result)) {
+        const errorMessage = getGiveCreationErrorMessage(result);
+        console.log("Error with give result:", result);
+        this.setAlert(
+          "Error",
+          errorMessage || "There was an error recording the give.",
+        );
+      } else {
+        this.setAlert("Success", "That gift was recorded.");
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log("Error with give caught:", error);
+      this.setAlert(
+        "Error",
+        getGiveErrorMessage(error) || "There was an error recording the give.",
       );
     }
+  }
 
-    createAndSubmitGive(
-      this.axios,
-      this.apiServer,
-      identity,
-      giverDid,
-      this.activeDid,
-      description,
-      hours,
-    )
-      .then((result) => {
-        if (isGiveCreationError(result)) {
-          const errorMessage = getGiveCreationErrorMessage(result);
-          console.log("Error with give result:", result);
-          this.alertTitle = "Error";
-          this.alertMessage =
-            errorMessage || "There was an error recording the give.";
-        } else {
-          this.alertTitle = "Success";
-          this.alertMessage = "That gift was recorded.";
-        }
-      })
-      .catch((error) => {
-        console.log("Error with give caught:", error);
-        this.alertTitle = "Error";
-        this.alertMessage =
-          getGiveErrorMessage(error) ||
-          "There was an error recording the give.";
-      });
+  private setAlert(title, message) {
+    this.alertTitle = title;
+    this.alertMessage = message;
   }
 
   // Helper functions for readability
diff --git a/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue b/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue
index 554e0ee..ecb9ff1 100644
--- a/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue
+++ b/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { AxiosError } from "axios";
 import * as didJwt from "did-jwt";
-import * as R from "ramda";
 import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
 
 import { accountsDB, db } from "@/db";
@@ -100,6 +99,39 @@ export default class NewEditProjectView extends Vue {
   projectName = "";
   description = "";
   errorMessage = "";
+  accounts: AccountsSchema;
+  numAccounts = 0;
+
+  async beforeCreate() {
+    accountsDB.open();
+    this.accounts = accountsDB.accounts;
+    this.numAccounts = await this.accounts.count();
+  }
+
+  public async getIdentity(activeDid) {
+    await accountsDB.open();
+    const account = await accountsDB.accounts
+      .where("did")
+      .equals(activeDid)
+      .first();
+    const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
+
+    if (!identity) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "Attempted to load project records with no identity available.",
+      );
+    }
+    return identity;
+  }
+
+  public async getHeaders(identity) {
+    const token = await accessToken(identity);
+    const headers = {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      Authorization: "Bearer " + token,
+    };
+    return headers;
+  }
 
   projectId = localStorage.getItem("projectId") || "";
   isHiddenSave = false;
@@ -112,14 +144,10 @@ export default class NewEditProjectView extends Vue {
     this.apiServer = settings?.apiServer || "";
 
     if (this.projectId) {
-      await accountsDB.open();
-      const num_accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.count();
-      if (num_accounts === 0) {
+      if (this.numAccounts === 0) {
         console.error("Error: no account was found.");
       } else {
-        const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-        const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid, accounts);
-        const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
+        const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
         if (!identity) {
           throw new Error(
             "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service.",
@@ -249,19 +277,11 @@ export default class NewEditProjectView extends Vue {
   public async onSaveProjectClick() {
     this.isHiddenSave = true;
     this.isHiddenSpinner = false;
-    await accountsDB.open();
-    const num_accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.count();
-    if (num_accounts === 0) {
+
+    if (this.numAccounts === 0) {
       console.error("Error: there is no account.");
     } else {
-      const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-      const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid, accounts);
-      const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
-      if (!identity) {
-        throw new Error(
-          "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service.",
-        );
-      }
+      const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
       this.SaveProject(identity);
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue b/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue
index 77ed61a..8e182b8 100644
--- a/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue
@@ -97,45 +97,6 @@
       message="Received from"
     >
     </GiftedDialog>
-
-    <!-- Commit -->
-    <!--
-    <router-link
-      :to="{ name: 'new-edit-commitment' }"
-      class="block text-center text-lg font-bold uppercase bg-blue-600 text-white px-2 py-3 rounded-md mb-8"
-      >Make Commitment</router-link
-    >
-    -->
-
-    <!-- Commitments -->
-    <!--
-    <div class="bg-slate-100 px-4 py-3 rounded-md">
-      <h3 class="text-sm uppercase font-semibold mb-3">Commitments</h3>
-
-      <ul class="text-sm border-t border-slate-300">
-        <li class="flex justify-between gap-4 py-1.5 border-b border-slate-300">
-          <span>[Username]</span>
-          <span
-            >5 hours <fa icon="spinner" class="fa-fw text-slate-400"></fa
-          ></span>
-        </li>
-
-        <li class="flex justify-between gap-4 py-1.5 border-b border-slate-300">
-          <span>[Username]</span>
-          <span
-            >US$ 20.00 <fa icon="circle-check" class="fa-fw text-lime-500"></fa
-          ></span>
-        </li>
-
-        <li class="flex justify-between gap-4 py-1.5 border-b border-slate-300">
-          <span>[Username]</span>
-          <span
-            >0.1 BTC <fa icon="spinner" class="fa-fw text-slate-400"></fa
-          ></span>
-        </li>
-      </ul>
-    </div>
-    -->
     <AlertMessage
       :alertTitle="alertTitle"
       :alertMessage="alertMessage"
@@ -175,6 +136,39 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
   errorMessage = "";
   alertMessage = "";
   alertTitle = "";
+  accounts: AccountsSchema;
+  numAccounts = 0;
+
+  async beforeCreate() {
+    accountsDB.open();
+    this.accounts = accountsDB.accounts;
+    this.numAccounts = await this.accounts.count();
+  }
+
+  public async getIdentity(activeDid) {
+    await accountsDB.open();
+    const account = await accountsDB.accounts
+      .where("did")
+      .equals(activeDid)
+      .first();
+    const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
+
+    if (!identity) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "Attempted to load project records with no identity available.",
+      );
+    }
+    return identity;
+  }
+
+  public async getHeaders(identity) {
+    const token = await accessToken(identity);
+    const headers = {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      Authorization: "Bearer " + token,
+    };
+    return headers;
+  }
 
   onEditClick() {
     localStorage.setItem("projectId", this.projectId as string);
@@ -240,9 +234,7 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
     this.apiServer = settings?.apiServer || "";
     this.allContacts = await db.contacts.toArray();
 
-    await accountsDB.open();
-    const num_accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.count();
-    if (num_accounts === 0) {
+    if (this.numAccounts === 0) {
       console.error("Problem!  Should have a profile!");
     } else {
       const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
@@ -293,17 +285,8 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
       return;
     }
 
-    const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-    const account = accounts.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid);
-    const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
-
-    if (!identity) {
-      throw new Error(
-        "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service.",
-      );
-    }
-
     try {
+      const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
       const result = await createAndSubmitGive(
         this.axios,
         this.apiServer,
diff --git a/src/views/ProjectsView.vue b/src/views/ProjectsView.vue
index ce428f8..4484807 100644
--- a/src/views/ProjectsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ProjectsView.vue
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import * as R from "ramda";
 import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
 import { accountsDB, db } from "@/db";
 import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY } from "@/db/tables/settings";
@@ -115,6 +114,14 @@ export default class ProjectsView extends Vue {
   isLoading = false;
   alertTitle = "";
   alertMessage = "";
+  accounts: AccountsSchema;
+  numAccounts = 0;
+
+  async beforeCreate() {
+    accountsDB.open();
+    this.accounts = accountsDB.accounts;
+    this.numAccounts = await this.accounts.count();
+  }
 
   /**
    * Core project data loader
@@ -183,6 +190,22 @@ export default class ProjectsView extends Vue {
     await this.dataLoader(url, token);
   }
 
+  public async getIdentity(activeDid) {
+    await accountsDB.open();
+    const account = await accountsDB.accounts
+      .where("did")
+      .equals(activeDid)
+      .first();
+    const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
+
+    if (!identity) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "Attempted to load project records with no identity available.",
+      );
+    }
+    return identity;
+  }
+
   /**
    * 'created' hook runs when the Vue instance is first created
    **/
@@ -193,21 +216,13 @@ export default class ProjectsView extends Vue {
       const activeDid = settings?.activeDid || "";
       this.apiServer = settings?.apiServer || "";
 
-      await accountsDB.open();
-      const num_accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.count();
-      if (num_accounts === 0) {
+      if (this.numAccounts === 0) {
         console.error("Problem! You need a profile!");
         this.alertTitle = "Error!";
         this.alertMessage = "Problem!  You need a profile!";
       } else {
-        const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-        const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === activeDid, accounts);
-        const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
-        if (!identity) {
-          throw new Error(
-            "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service.",
-          );
-        }
+        const identity = await this.getIdentity(activeDid);
+        console.log(identity);
         this.current = identity;
         this.LoadProjects(identity);
       }