diff --git a/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.cpp b/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.cpp
index 86dcaf6..b959744 100644
--- a/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,39 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 MoneroWallet::MoneroWallet() {
-  cout << "constructing" << endl;
+  cout << "MoneroWallet()" << endl;
+}
+
+MoneroWallet::MoneroWallet(network_type networkType, const string& daemonConnection, const string& language) {
+  wallet2 = new tools::wallet2(networkType, 1, true);
+  MoneroWallet::setDaemonConnection(daemonConnection, nullptr, nullptr);
+  wallet2->set_seed_language(language);
+  crypto::secret_key recovery_val, secret_key;
+  wallet2->generate(string(""), string(""), secret_key, false, false);
+  cout << "MoneroWallet(3)" << endl;
+}
+
+MoneroWallet::MoneroWallet(const string& mnemonic, network_type networkType, const string& daemonConnection, uint64_t restoreHeight) {
+  cout << "MoneroWallet(4)" << endl;
+}
+
+MoneroWallet::MoneroWallet(const string& address, const string& viewKey, const string& spendKey, network_type networkType, const string& daemonConnection, uint64_t restoreHeight, const string& language) {
+  cout << "MoneroWallet(7)" << endl;
+}
+
+MoneroWallet::MoneroWallet(const string& path, const epee::wipeable_string& password, network_type networkType) {
+  wallet2 = new tools::wallet2(networkType, 1, true);
+  wallet2->load(path, password);
 }
 
 MoneroWallet::~MoneroWallet() {
-  cout << "deconstructing" << endl;
+  cout << "~MoneroWallet()" << endl;
 }
 
 void MoneroWallet::getMnemonic(epee::wipeable_string& mnemonic) const {
   throw runtime_error("Not implemented");
 }
+
+void MoneroWallet::setDaemonConnection(const string& daemonUri, const string& daemonUsername, const const epee::wipeable_string& daemonPassword) {
+  throw runtime_error("Not implemented");
+}
diff --git a/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.h b/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.h
index 63385ea..347dea7 100644
--- a/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ using namespace cryptonote;
      * @param daemonConnection is connection information to a daemon (default = an unconnected wallet)
      * @param language is the wallet and mnemonic's language (default = "English")
      */
-    MoneroWallet(network_type networkType, string daemonConnection, string language);
+    MoneroWallet(network_type networkType, const string& daemonConnection, const string& language);
 
     /**
      * Construct a wallet from a mnemonic phrase.
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ using namespace cryptonote;
      * @param daemonConnection is connection information to a daemon (default = an unconnected wallet)
      * @param restoreHeight is the block height to restore (i.e. scan the chain) from (default = 0)
      */
-    MoneroWallet(string mnemonic, network_type networkType, string daemonConnection, uint64_t restoreHeight);
+    MoneroWallet(const string& mnemonic, network_type networkType, const string& daemonConnection, uint64_t restoreHeight);
 
     /**
      * Construct a wallet from an address, view key, and spend key.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ using namespace cryptonote;
      * @param restoreHeight is the block height to restore (i.e. scan the chain) from (default = 0)
      * @param language is the wallet and mnemonic's language (default = "English")
      */
-    MoneroWallet(string address, string viewKey, string spendKey, network_type networkType, string daemonConnection, uint64_t restoreHeight, string language);
+    MoneroWallet(const string& address, const string& viewKey, const string& spendKey, network_type networkType, const string& daemonConnection, uint64_t restoreHeight, const string& language);
 
     /**
      * Construct a wallet by opening a wallet file on disk.
@@ -57,13 +57,22 @@ using namespace cryptonote;
      * @param password is the password of the wallet file to open
      * @param networkType is the wallet's network type
      */
-    MoneroWallet(string path, string password, network_type networkType);
+    MoneroWallet(const string& path, const epee::wipeable_string& password, network_type networkType);
 
     /**
      * Deconstructs the wallet.
      */
     ~MoneroWallet();
 
+    /**
+     * Set the wallet's daemon connection.
+     *
+     * @param daemonUri is the daemon's URI
+     * @param daemonUsername is the daemon's username
+     * @param daemonPassword is the daemon's password
+     */
+    void setDaemonConnection(const string& daemonUri, const string& daemonUsername, const const epee::wipeable_string& daemonPassword);
+
 //   /**
 //    * Get the wallet's seed.
 //    *
@@ -80,4 +89,6 @@ using namespace cryptonote;
 
    // --------------------------------- PRIVATE --------------------------------
 
+ private:
+   tools::wallet2* wallet2;	// internal wallet implementation
  };
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7124565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DaemonConnection is its own object
\ No newline at end of file