Date Time Helpers

I am trying to simplify my Home Assistant dashboard to be able to provide clear information without having to drill down into sensors. The first step forward in this goal has made me realize how great the helper entities for date/time are.  I have been able to add helpers to track the start and stop time of my car charger.  

This allows me to more easily guess how long is left till my car is charged. This isn't critical information as my car is a plug in hybrid, but I do sometimes find myself waiting for the charge to complete to run additional  errands a couple times a month.  I know some different EVs actually expose that info directly and whenever I show for a new vehicle I will keep that in mind. 

While I am not thrilled with the current display being and input text box for the helper entities it is much better than having to switch to my vehicle view and select the current sensor in order to manually check the history to find out when exactly I started charging.  These helpers are set when the current spikes and dips when the charging cycle starts/ends.

Additionally I have started to add helpers for routine chores that I sometimes forget to do on their proper cadence. This includes changing air filters, watering plants, and changing sheets.  I am still working out how to get notifications based on this tracking. So far my best plan is to have a separate days counter incremented in my midnight chron task and reset in the same NFC automation that sets the date/timestamp helper.