diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/lvim/config.lua b/home/private_dot_config/lvim/config.lua
index d1dccb9..9b9c7fd 100644
--- a/home/private_dot_config/lvim/config.lua
+++ b/home/private_dot_config/lvim/config.lua
@@ -1,37 +1,39 @@
 require("keybindings")
+require("plugins")
 
 -- general
 lvim.log.level = "warn"
 lvim.format_on_save = true
-lvim.colorscheme = "dracula"
 
-lvim.leader = "space"
+-- After changing plugin config exit and reopen LunarVim, Run :PackerInstall :PackerCompile
 lvim.builtin.dashboard.active = true
+lvim.builtin.notify.active = true
 lvim.builtin.terminal.active = true
 lvim.builtin.nvimtree.setup.view.side = "left"
 lvim.builtin.nvimtree.show_icons.git = 0
 
+-- if you don't want all the parsers change this to a table of the ones you want
 lvim.builtin.treesitter.ensure_installed = {
   "bash",
+  "javascript",
   "json",
   "lua",
   "python",
+  "typescript",
   "css",
   "rust",
   "yaml",
+  "go"
 }
 
+lvim.builtin.treesitter.ignore_install = { "haskell" }
 lvim.builtin.treesitter.highlight.enabled = true
 
-lvim.plugins = {
-  {"dracula/vim",
-  as = "dracula"},
-  {"snakemake/snakemake",
-  rtp="misc/vim",
-  ft = {"Snakefile","snk"}
-  }
-}
-
 -- settings
 local opt = vim.opt
 opt.timeoutlen = 500
+-- colorscheme
+lvim.builtin.lualine.options.theme = "dracula"
+lvim.colorscheme = "dracula"
+
+
diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/lvim/lua/keybindings.lua b/home/private_dot_config/lvim/lua/keybindings.lua
index 4b5e426..b329cf0 100644
--- a/home/private_dot_config/lvim/lua/keybindings.lua
+++ b/home/private_dot_config/lvim/lua/keybindings.lua
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ function map(mode, keys, action, options)
   vim.api.nvim_set_keymap(mode,keys,action,options)
 end
 
-
-
-
 map('i','jk','<Esc>',{noremap=true})
 map('v','jk','<Esc>',{noremap=true})
+
+-- keymappings [view all the defaults by pressing <leader>Lk]
+-- lvim.leader = "space"
+-- add your own keymapping
+lvim.keys.normal_mode["<C-s>"] = ":w<cr>"
diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/lvim/lua/plugins.lua b/home/private_dot_config/lvim/lua/plugins.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f03504d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/private_dot_config/lvim/lua/plugins.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+-- extra plugins
+lvim.plugins = {
+    { 'Mofiqul/dracula.nvim' },
+    { 'ggandor/lightspeed.nvim' }
+}
+
+-- default plugins settings
+
+-- make telescope respect that hidden files exist
+lvim.builtin.telescope.pickers = { find_files = { hidden = true }}
+lvim.builtin.nvimtree.setup.git.ignore = false
+
+
+lvim.builtin.dashboard.custom_header = {
+[[        _______________________________________        ]],
+[[       |,---"-----------------------------"---,|       ]],
+[[       ||___    16 bit....................    ||       ]],
+[[       ||====\ :HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH   ||       ]],
+[[       ||=====):H c> lvim                 H   ||       ]],
+[[       ||====/ :H ╦  ╦ ╦╔╗╔╔═╗╦═╗╦  ╦╦╔╦╗ H   ||       ]],
+[[       ||      :H ║  ║ ║║║║╠═╣╠╦╝╚╗╔╝║║║║ H   ||       ]],
+[[       ||PORTFO:H ╩═╝╚═╝╝╚╝╩ ╩╩╚═ ╚╝ ╩╩ ╩ H   ||       ]],
+[[       ||      :HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH   ||       ]],
+[[       ||_____,_________________________,_____||       ]],
+[[       |)_____)-----.| /I\ATARI |.------(_____(|       ]],
+[[     //"""""""|_____|=----------=|______|"""""""\      ]],
+[[    // _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| \     ]],
+[[   // ___| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _|  |  | \    ]],
+[[  |/ ___| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| ______| \   ]],
+[[  / __| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| ___| \  ]],
+[[ / _| _| _| _| ________________________| _| _| _| _| \ ]],
+[[|------"--------------------------------------"-------|]],
+[[`-----------------------------------------------------']],
+  }
+
+-- simpler header
+--[[
+╦  ╦ ╦╔╗╔╔═╗╦═╗╦  ╦╦╔╦╗
+║  ║ ║║║║╠═╣╠╦╝╚╗╔╝║║║║
+╩═╝╚═╝╝╚╝╩ ╩╩╚═ ╚╝ ╩╩ ╩
+]]--
+
+--[[
+        _______________________________________
+       |,---"-----------------------------"---,|
+       ||___    16 bit....................    ||
+       ||====\ :HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH   ||
+       ||=====):H c> lvim                 H   ||
+       ||====/ :H ╦  ╦ ╦╔╗╔╔═╗╦═╗╦  ╦╦╔╦╗ H   ||
+       ||      :H ║  ║ ║║║║╠═╣╠╦╝╚╗╔╝║║║║ H   ||
+       ||PORTFO:H ╩═╝╚═╝╝╚╝╩ ╩╩╚═ ╚╝ ╩╩ ╩ H   ||
+       ||      :HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH   ||
+       ||_____,_________________________,_____||
+       |)_____)-----.| /I\ATARI |.------(_____(|
+     //"""""""|_____|=----------=|______|"""""""\
+    // _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| \
+   // ___| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _|  |  | \
+  |/ ___| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| ______| \
+  / __| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| ___| \
+ / _| _| _| _| ________________________| _| _| _| _| \
+|------"--------------------------------------"-------|
+`-----------------------------------------------------'
+]] --