diff --git a/engine/CMakeLists.txt b/engine/CMakeLists.txt
index c7a3530..bee5431 100644
--- a/engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ SET ( ENGINE_SRCS
 
 	Engine.cc
 	Logging.cc
+	EnumStrings.cc
 	)
 
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (
diff --git a/engine/Engine.cc b/engine/Engine.cc
index 4a155db..a061fc3 100644
--- a/engine/Engine.cc
+++ b/engine/Engine.cc
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ void Engine::OnDestroy () {
  * Module specific functions
  */
 void Engine::SetStatus (EngineStatus new_status) {
-	LogDebug ("EngineStatus Change: '%d' -> '%d'", mStatus, new_status);
+	LogDebug ("EngineStatus Change: '%s' -> '%s'", GetStringEngineStatus(mStatus), GetStringEngineStatus(new_status));
+//	LogDebug ("EngineStatus Change: '%d' -> '%d'", mStatus, new_status);
 	mStatus = new_status;
 }
 
diff --git a/engine/Engine.h b/engine/Engine.h
index 0be3c54..acb0c67 100644
--- a/engine/Engine.h
+++ b/engine/Engine.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <bitset>
 
 #include "Module.h"
+#include "EngineEnums.h"
 
 // Some ugly #defines
 
@@ -41,16 +42,6 @@ class Commands;
 class Variables;
 class Variable;
 
-enum EngineStatus {
-	EngineStatusUndefined = 0,
-	EngineStatusInitializing,
-	EngineStatusInitialized,
-	EngineStatusRunning,
-	EngineStatusStopping,
-	EngineStatusStopped,
-	EngineStatusDestroying
-};
-
 /** \brief The outermost class which contains just everything!
  *
  * Engine::Engine takes care of initializing, running and destroying the whole
diff --git a/engine/EngineEnums.h b/engine/EngineEnums.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e268884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/EngineEnums.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/** \brief This file contains all the enums of the engine that will provide enum to string conversion
+ *
+ * See file \ref EnumToString.h for details.
+ */
+
+#if ( !defined(_ENGINEENUMS_H) || defined(GENERATE_ENUM_STRINGS) )
+
+#if ( !defined(GENERATE_ENUM_STRINGS))
+	#define _ENGINEENUMS_H
+#endif
+
+#include "EnumToString.h"
+
+namespace Engine {
+
+BEGIN_ENUM(EngineStatus)
+{
+	DECL_ENUM_ELEMENT(EngineStatusUndefined),
+	DECL_ENUM_ELEMENT(EngineStatusInitializing),
+	DECL_ENUM_ELEMENT(EngineStatusInitialized),
+	DECL_ENUM_ELEMENT(EngineStatusRunning),
+	DECL_ENUM_ELEMENT(EngineStatusStopping),
+	DECL_ENUM_ELEMENT(EngineStatusStopped),
+	DECL_ENUM_ELEMENT(EngineStatusDestroying)
+}
+END_ENUM(EngineStatus)
+
+BEGIN_ENUM(LogLevel)
+{
+	DECL_ENUM_ELEMENT(LogLevelDebug),
+	DECL_ENUM_ELEMENT(LogLevelWarning),
+	DECL_ENUM_ELEMENT(LogLevelMessage),
+	DECL_ENUM_ELEMENT(LogLevelError)
+}
+END_ENUM(LogLevel)
+
+
+}
+#endif /* _ENGINEENUMS_H */
diff --git a/engine/EnumStrings.cc b/engine/EnumStrings.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98f2f97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/EnumStrings.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/** \brief This file contains after preprocessing the code for enum to string conversion.
+ *
+ * See file \ref EnumToString.h for details.
+ */
+#include "EnumStrings.h"
+
+#define GENERATE_ENUM_STRINGS
+
+#include "EnumStrings.h"
+
+#undef GENERATE_ENUM_STRINGS
diff --git a/engine/EnumStrings.h b/engine/EnumStrings.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40013f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/EnumStrings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/** \brief This file contains all includes which define enums that provide string conversion 
+ *
+ * See file \ref EnumToString.h for details.
+ */
+#if ( !defined(_ENUMSTRINGS_H) || defined(GENERATE_ENUM_STRINGS) )
+
+#if ( !defined(GENERATE_ENUM_STRINGS))
+	#define _ENUMSTRINGS_H
+#endif
+
+#include "EnumToString.h"
+
+#include "EngineEnums.h"
+
+#endif /* _ENUMSTRINGS_H */
diff --git a/engine/EnumToString.h b/engine/EnumToString.h
index 9e728ca..9b9c09a 100644
--- a/engine/EnumToString.h
+++ b/engine/EnumToString.h
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
-// File name: "EnumToString.h"
-//
-// From: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cpp/C___enums_to_strings.aspx
-//
-// Thanks to Marcos F. Cardoso
+/** \brief enum to string conversion
+ *
+ * This is the heart of the 'automatic' enum to string conversion and taken
+ * from:
+ *   <a href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cpp/C___enums_to_strings.aspx">http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cpp/C___enums_to_strings.aspx</a>
+ *
+ * Thanks to Marcos F. Cardoso.
+ *
+ * With the preprocessor #defines from this file and a special inclusion and
+ * enum definition strategy the code for enum to string conversion is
+ * automatically created.
+ *
+ * For an enum of name "MyEnum" the conversion function will be called
+ * <code>const char* GetStringMyEnum(MyEnum tagMyEnum);</code>.
+ *
+ */
 
 #undef DECL_ENUM_ELEMENT
 #undef BEGIN_ENUM
diff --git a/engine/Logging.cc b/engine/Logging.cc
index 59f1842..a008579 100644
--- a/engine/Logging.cc
+++ b/engine/Logging.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <ctime>
+#include <fstream>
+
+// #include "EnumToString.h"
 
 namespace Engine {
 
@@ -66,7 +69,9 @@ void Logging::Log (LogLevel level, const char *str, ...) {
 		/// \TODO also write out the log level
 		time_t timer = time(NULL);
 		std::string timestr (asctime(localtime(&timer)));
-		mLogFileOut << timestr.substr(0, timestr.size() - 1) << ' ' << msg << std::endl;
+		mLogFileOut << timestr.substr(0, timestr.size() - 1) << ' ' 
+			<< GetStringLogLevel(level)
+			<< ": " << msg << std::endl;
 		mLogFileOut.flush();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/engine/Logging.h b/engine/Logging.h
index 7804dc7..b519027 100644
--- a/engine/Logging.h
+++ b/engine/Logging.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "Engine.h"
 
 namespace Engine {
+
 class Module;
 
 /** \brief All logging goes through this class
diff --git a/engine/LoggingGlobal.h b/engine/LoggingGlobal.h
index 468eb8f..75c2d3a 100644
--- a/engine/LoggingGlobal.h
+++ b/engine/LoggingGlobal.h
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
-#ifndef _LOGGINGLOBAL_H
-#define _LOGGINGLOBAL_H
+#ifndef _LOGGINGGLOBAL_H
+#define _LOGGINGGLOBAL_H
+
+#include "EngineEnums.h"
 
 namespace Engine {
 
-enum LogLevel {
-	LogLevelDebug = 0,
-	LogLevelWarning,
-	LogLevelMessage,
-	LogLevelError
-};
-
 /** \brief Represents a log message along with its level
  */
 struct LogEntry {
@@ -44,4 +39,4 @@ const LogEntry &GetLastLogEntry ();
 
 }
 
-#endif // _LOGGINGLOBAL_H
+#endif /* _LOGGINGGLOBAL_H */