diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8eab318..c8c1110 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,19 +1,25 @@
+# Dependencies
+
+- kitty
+- emacs-gtk
+
+# Resources
 
 Some of the resources I referenced to write this home-manager config
 
-# Manuals
+## Manuals
 
 - [Home Manager Manual](https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/)
 - [Nix Tour](https://nixcloud.io/tour/?id=introduction/nix)
 - [NixOS & Flakes Book](https://nixos-and-flakes.thiscute.world/introduction/)
 
-# Git Repos
+## Git Repos
 
 - [Gerg - nix-templates](https://github.com/Gerg-L/nix-templates)
 - [fufexan](https://github.com/fufexan/dotfiles/tree/main) mainly used for my helix config
 - [nix-starter-config](https://m7.rs/git/nix-starter-config/)
 
 
-# Videos
+## Videos
 
 - [vimjoyer - youtube](https://www.youtube.com/@vimjoyer)
diff --git a/emacs/default.nix b/emacs/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dc6f3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emacs/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  programs.emacs = {
+    enable = true;
+    # set the package to a dummy package, install with system package manager
+    # specifically use the emacs gtk package
+  };
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index b26a817..983d5aa 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
         ./shell
         ./programs
         ./helix
+        ./emacs
       ];
 
       extraSpecialArgs = {inherit inputs system;};
diff --git a/home.nix b/home.nix
index e2e1787..6598de9 100644
--- a/home.nix
+++ b/home.nix
@@ -6,12 +6,24 @@
     sessionVariables = {
       EDITOR = "hx";
       BAT_THEME = "ansi";
+      DOTNET_ROOT = "$HOME/.dotnet";
+    };
+    sessionPath = [
+      "$HOME/.local/bin"
+      "$HOME/.dotnet"
+    ];
+    shellAliases = {
+      ls = "eza";
+      la = "eza -la";
+      l = "eza -l";
+      gaa = "git add .";
+      gcm = "git commit -m";
+      gpom = "git push -u origin main";
     };
     packages = with pkgs; [
       wineWowPackages.unstable
       eza
       bat
-      pandoc
     ];
   };
 
diff --git a/shell/bash.nix b/shell/bash.nix
index 6bb4e0e..3acf61d 100644
--- a/shell/bash.nix
+++ b/shell/bash.nix
@@ -4,15 +4,9 @@
     enableCompletion = true;
     bashrcExtra = ''
 
-      if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then
-      		PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
-      fi
+      PS1='[\u@\h \W]\$ '
 
-      # DotNet
-      PATH=$PATH:~/.dotnet
-      export DOTNET_ROOT=~/.dotnet
-
-    ''; # this should be changed to use home.sessionVariables
+    '';
 
     profileExtra = ''
 
diff --git a/shell/zsh.nix b/shell/zsh.nix
index e2ab43e..ea8eb36 100644
--- a/shell/zsh.nix
+++ b/shell/zsh.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     syntaxHighlighting.enable = true;
     autocd = true;
     defaultKeymap = null;
-    dotDir = ".config/zsh";
+    dotDir = "~/.config/zsh";
     history = {
       ignoreSpace = true;
       path = "${config.xdg.dataHome}/zsh/zsh_history";
@@ -49,13 +49,8 @@
         };
       }
     ];
-    shellAliases = {
-      ls = "eza";
-      la = "eza -la";
-      l = "eza -l";
-    };
     initExtra = ''
-      source ~/.config/zsh/.p10k.zsh
+      source $HOME/.config/zsh/.p10k.zsh
     '';
     localVariables = {
       POWERLEVEL9K_DISABLE_CONFIGURATION_WIZARD = true;