diff --git a/src/g5505_utils.py b/src/g5505_utils.py
index ce4ce46..493d778 100644
--- a/src/g5505_utils.py
+++ b/src/g5505_utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,33 @@ import pandas as pd
 import os
 import shutil
 import datetime
+import logging
+
+def setup_logging(log_dir, log_filename):
+    """Sets up logging to a specified directory and file.
+
+    Parameters:
+        log_dir (str): Directory to save the log file.
+        log_filename (str): Name of the log file.
+    """
+    # Ensure the log directory exists
+    os.makedirs(log_dir, exist_ok=True)
+    
+    # Create a logger instance
+    logger = logging.getLogger()
+    logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    
+    # Create a file handler
+    log_path = os.path.join(log_dir, log_filename)
+    file_handler = logging.FileHandler(log_path)
+    
+    # Create a formatter and set it for the handler
+    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
+    file_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+    
+    # Add the handler to the logger
+    logger.addHandler(file_handler)
+
 
 def is_callable_list(x : list):
     return all([callable(item) for item in x])