diff --git a/cli/item_manager_table.py b/cli/item_manager_table.py
index 3ff40e3..fec1839 100644
--- a/cli/item_manager_table.py
+++ b/cli/item_manager_table.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import pickle
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional
 from rich.console import Console
@@ -118,6 +119,23 @@ class ItemManager:
 
         console.print(table)
 
+    def save_to_file(self, filename: str):
+        with open(filename, 'wb') as f:
+            pickle.dump(self, f)
+        print(f"ItemManager saved to {filename}")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def load_from_file(filename: str) -> 'ItemManager':
+        with open(filename, 'rb') as f:
+            item_manager = pickle.load(f)
+        print(f"ItemManager loaded from {filename}")
+        return item_manager
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_json_list(cls, json_list: List[Dict[str, Any]]):
+        item_manager = cls()
+        item_manager.add_items_from_json_list(json_list)
+        return item_manager
 
 item_manager = ItemManager()
 
@@ -137,3 +155,12 @@ json_list_2 = [
 item_manager.add_items_from_json_list(json_list_2, data_type='old')
 
 item_manager.print_items_as_table()
+
+# Save to file
+item_manager.save_to_file('item_manager.pkl')
+
+# Load from file
+loaded_item_manager = ItemManager.load_from_file('item_manager.pkl')
+
+# Print loaded items as table
+loaded_item_manager.print_items_as_table()
diff --git a/cli/jql_utils.py b/cli/jql_utils.py
index b28685a..5259b4f 100644
--- a/cli/jql_utils.py
+++ b/cli/jql_utils.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from prompt_toolkit.lexers import PygmentsLexer
 from prompt_toolkit.shortcuts import confirm
 from prompt_toolkit.styles import Style
 from prompt_toolkit.validation import ValidationError, Validator
+from prompt_toolkit.formatted_text import HTML, merge_formatted_text
 from pygments.lexer import RegexLexer
 from pygments.token import (Error, Keyword, Name,
                              Operator, Punctuation,
@@ -351,10 +352,12 @@ class JQLPrompt:
     def get_query_count(self):
         space = self.console.width // 3
         query_count_str = f"Query Count: {self.query_count}" if self.query_count else ""
+        query_count_html = HTML(f"<b><style fg='#2E3440' bg='#88C0D0'>{query_count_str:^{space}}</style></b>")
         issue_count_str = f"Issues Added: {self.issue_count}" if self.issue_count else ""
+        issue_count_html = HTML(f"<b><style fg='#2E3440' bg='#B48EAD'>{issue_count_str:^{space}}</style></b>")
         total_issue_count_str = f"Total Issues: {self.total_issue_count}" if self.total_issue_count else ""
-        plain_text = f"{query_count_str:^{space}}{issue_count_str:^{space}}{total_issue_count_str:^{space}}"
-        return [("bg:#2E3440 #D8DEE9", plain_text)]
+        total_issue_count_html = HTML(f"<b><style fg='#2E3440' bg='#D8DEE9'>{total_issue_count_str:^{space}}</style></b>")
+        return merge_formatted_text([query_count_html, issue_count_html, total_issue_count_html])
 
     def create_jql_prompt_session(self):
         completer: JQLCompleter = JQLCompleter(completions)