diff --git a/app/pages/index.vue b/app/pages/index.vue
index 5c8e3af..61697db 100644
--- a/app/pages/index.vue
+++ b/app/pages/index.vue
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ definePageMeta({
 <template>
     <NuxtLayout name="main"
     title="Hey, I'm Jaron"
-    description="I build software for a living, but also other things">
+    :description="DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION">
         <article>
             <h3>Selected Work</h3>
             <template v-for="work in selectedWorks" :key="work.title">
diff --git a/app/pages/projects/[...slug].vue b/app/pages/projects/[...slug].vue
index 4fb2d8f..780b221 100644
--- a/app/pages/projects/[...slug].vue
+++ b/app/pages/projects/[...slug].vue
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ if (!data.value) {
 const page = computed(() => data.value?.project ?? null);
 const isFolder = computed(() => data.value?.kind === 'folder');
 const projectTitle = page.value?.title ?? folderName.value;
-const projectDescription = page.value?.description ?? '';
+const projectDescription = page.value
+    ? page.value.description
+    : `Projects from ${folderName.value}`;
 const liveHref = computed(() => page.value?.href ?? '');
 const ogImage = projectOgImage(
     page.value?.image,
@@ -70,15 +72,15 @@ const ogImage = projectOgImage(
 useSeoMeta({
     title: projectTitle,
     ogTitle: projectTitle,
-    description: projectDescription || projectTitle,
-    ogDescription: projectDescription || projectTitle,
+    description: projectDescription,
+    ogDescription: projectDescription,
     ogUrl: pageUrl,
     ogType: isFolder.value ? 'website' : 'article',
     ogImage,
     ogImageAlt: projectTitle,
     twitterCard: 'summary',
     twitterTitle: projectTitle,
-    twitterDescription: projectDescription || projectTitle,
+    twitterDescription: projectDescription,
     twitterImage: ogImage,
 });
 
@@ -170,9 +172,7 @@ definePageMeta({
     <NuxtLayout
         name="main"
         :title="page ? page.title : folderName"
-        :description="
-            page ? page.description : `Projects from ${folderName}`
-        "
+        :description="projectDescription"
     >
         <article v-if="page">
             <div class="article-body">
diff --git a/app/pages/projects/index.vue b/app/pages/projects/index.vue
index 884ab27..49ce6a2 100644
--- a/app/pages/projects/index.vue
+++ b/app/pages/projects/index.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const collectionId = `${projectsUrl}#collection`;
 const listId = `${projectsUrl}#list`;
 const projectsTitle = 'Projects';
 const projectsDescription =
-    "Things I've made. Some for work, some because I wanted them to exist.";
+    "Things I've made which you may find of some interest.";
 
 useSeoMeta({
     title: projectsTitle,
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ definePageMeta({
 <template>
     <NuxtLayout
         name="main"
-        title="Projects"
-        description="Things I've made which you may find of some interest."
+        :title="projectsTitle"
+        :description="projectsDescription"
     >
         <article>
             <ProjectList :pages="pages ?? []" />
diff --git a/app/pages/writing/[...slug].vue b/app/pages/writing/[...slug].vue
index 29711b1..9c87464 100644
--- a/app/pages/writing/[...slug].vue
+++ b/app/pages/writing/[...slug].vue
@@ -54,20 +54,33 @@ if (!data.value) {
 const page = computed(() => data.value?.article ?? null);
 const isFolder = computed(() => data.value?.kind === 'folder');
 const articleTitle = page.value?.title ?? folderName.value;
-const articleDescription = page.value?.description ?? '';
+const formatDate = (date: Date | string) => {
+    return new Date(date).toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
+        month: 'long',
+        day: 'numeric',
+        year: 'numeric',
+        timeZone: 'UTC',
+    });
+};
+const articleDescription = page.value
+    ? page.value.description
+    : `Writing from ${folderName.value}`;
+const layoutDescription = page.value
+    ? formatDate(page.value.date)
+    : articleDescription;
 
 useSeoMeta({
     title: articleTitle,
     ogTitle: articleTitle,
-    description: articleDescription || articleTitle,
-    ogDescription: articleDescription || articleTitle,
+    description: articleDescription,
+    ogDescription: articleDescription,
     ogUrl: articleUrl,
     ogType: isFolder.value ? 'website' : 'article',
     ogImage: DEFAULT_IMAGE,
     ogImageAlt: articleTitle,
     twitterCard: 'summary',
     twitterTitle: articleTitle,
-    twitterDescription: articleDescription || articleTitle,
+    twitterDescription: articleDescription,
     twitterImage: DEFAULT_IMAGE,
     articlePublishedTime: page.value
         ? new Date(page.value.date).toISOString()
@@ -175,15 +188,6 @@ useHead({
         : [],
 });
 
-const formatDate = (date: Date | string) => {
-    return new Date(date).toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
-        month: 'long',
-        day: 'numeric',
-        year: 'numeric',
-        timeZone: 'UTC',
-    });
-};
-
 definePageMeta({
     layout: false,
 });
@@ -193,7 +197,7 @@ definePageMeta({
     <NuxtLayout
         name="main"
         :title="page ? page.title : folderName"
-        :description="page ? formatDate(page.date) : `Writing from ${folderName}`"
+        :description="layoutDescription"
     >
         <article v-if="page">
             <div class="article-body">
diff --git a/app/pages/writing/index.vue b/app/pages/writing/index.vue
index 3fd0080..262d045 100644
--- a/app/pages/writing/index.vue
+++ b/app/pages/writing/index.vue
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ definePageMeta({
 <template>
     <NuxtLayout
         name="main"
-        title="Writing"
-        description="Thoughts I've had here and there. Maybe you'll find something helpful or interesting here."
+        :title="writingTitle"
+        :description="writingDescription"
     >
         <article>
             <WritingList :pages="pages ?? []" />