diff --git a/private_dot_config/nvim/init.lua b/private_dot_config/nvim/init.lua
index 13b081d..35faa0d 100644
--- a/private_dot_config/nvim/init.lua
+++ b/private_dot_config/nvim/init.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,34 @@
-require("config.lazy")
+-- auto install vim-plug and plugins, if not found
+local data_dir = vim.fn.stdpath('data')
+if vim.fn.empty(vim.fn.glob(data_dir .. '/site/autoload/plug.vim')) == 1 then
+	vim.cmd('silent !curl -fLo ' .. data_dir .. '/site/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim')
+	vim.o.runtimepath = vim.o.runtimepath
+	vim.cmd('autocmd VimEnter * PlugInstall --sync | source $MYVIMRC')
+end
 
-vim.cmd.colorscheme "catppuccin"
+local vim = vim
+local Plug = vim.fn['plug#']
+
+vim.g.start_time = vim.fn.reltime()
+vim.loader.enable() --  SPEEEEEEEEEEED 
+
+vim.call('plug#begin')
+
+Plug('nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim') --statusline
+Plug('nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons') --pretty icons
+Plug('folke/which-key.nvim') --mappings popup
+Plug('romgrk/barbar.nvim') --bufferline
+Plug('nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter') --improved syntax
+Plug('nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua') --file explorer
+Plug('numToStr/Comment.nvim') --easier comments
+Plug('ibhagwan/fzf-lua') --fuzzy finder and grep
+Plug('folke/twilight.nvim') --surrounding dim
+
+vim.call('plug#end')
+
+
+-- move config and plugin config to alternate files
+--require("config.theme")
+--require("config.mappings")
+require("config.options")
+--require("config.autocmd")