Template.newTaskForm.events 'submit #new-task, click #addTaskButton': (e) -> e.preventDefault() body = $('#new-task-text').val() $('#new-task-text').val("") now = new Date() priority = 'low' list = 'Home' Tasks.insert body: body dateDue: moment(now).add('w', 1).toDate() dateCreated: now dateCompleted: false modified: now list: list priority: priority completed: false repeating: false list = Lists.findOne name: list Lists.update list._id, $inc: numTodos: 1