diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ad4d89..bd001b5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 flake.lock
 .DS_STORE
 **/.DS_STORE
+result
+result-*
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 07c39d1..ee9fe40 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   description = "New Modular flake!";
   inputs = {
     nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
-    # nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/master";
     nixpkgs-stable.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-23.11";
 
     home-manager.url = "github:nix-community/home-manager/master";
@@ -69,41 +68,51 @@
       inputs.nh.overlays.default
     ];
 
-    # ----- USER SETTINGS ----- #
-    userSettings = rec {
-      #enable if you want to use a tiling wm on macos
-      darwinTiling = true;
-
-      username = "nmarks"; # username
-      name = "Natalie"; # name/identifier
-      email = "nmarks413@gmail.com"; # email (used for certain configurations)
-      dotfilesDir = "~/.dotfiles"; # absolute path of the local repo
-      theme = "catppuccin-mocha"; #name of theme that stylix will use
-      browser = "firefox"; # Default browser; must select one from ./user/app/browser/
-      term = "ghostty"; # Default terminal command;
-      font = "iosevka"; # Selected font
-      editor = "neovim"; # Default editor;
-      spawnEditor = "exec" + term + " -e " + editor;
-      timeZone = "America/Los_Angeles";
-      sexuality = "bisexual";
-
-      darwinHost = "laptop";
-      nixosHost = "desktop";
-    };
-
     mkSystem = import ./lib/mkSystem.nix {
-      inherit overlays nixpkgs inputs userSettings;
+      inherit overlays nixpkgs inputs;
     };
-  in {
+  in rec {
+    # "nix run .#darwin-rebuild"
+    packages.aarch64-darwin.darwin-rebuild = darwin.packages.aarch64-darwin.darwin-rebuild;
+    # "nix fmt ."
+    formatter.x86_64-linux = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.alejandra;
+    formatter.aarch64-darwin = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.aarch64-darwin.alejandra;
+
+    # natalie's desktop computer
     nixosConfigurations.nixos = mkSystem "nixos" {
+      user = "natalie";
+      host = "desktop";
       system = "x86_64-linux";
       extraModules = [
         nixos-cosmic.nixosModules.default
       ];
     };
+    # natalie's laptop
     darwinConfigurations."Natalies-MacBook-Air" = mkSystem "Natalies-MacBook-Air" {
+      user = "natalie";
+      host = "laptop";
       system = "aarch64-darwin";
-      darwin = true;
     };
+
+    # chloe's mac studio "sandwich"
+    darwinConfigurations.sandwich = mkSystem "sandwich" {
+      user = "chloe";
+      host = "sandwich";
+      system = "aarch64-darwin";
+    };
+    # chloe's macbook air "paperback"
+    darwinConfigurations.paperback = mkSystem "paperback" {
+      user = "chloe";
+      host = "paperback";
+      system = "aarch64-darwin";
+    };
+
+    # generate checks for "nix flake check --all-systems --no-build"
+    checks.aarch64-darwin = builtins.listToAttrs (builtins.map (name: let
+      d = darwinConfigurations.${name}.system;
+    in {
+      name = "darwinConfiguration-" + d.name;
+      value = d;
+    }) (builtins.attrNames darwinConfigurations));
   };
 }
diff --git a/hosts/.DS_Store b/hosts/.DS_Store
deleted file mode 100644
index 35fbfdb..0000000
Binary files a/hosts/.DS_Store and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/hosts/desktop/home.nix b/hosts/desktop/home.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index af74a4d..0000000
--- a/hosts/desktop/home.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-{
-  inputs,
-  config,
-  pkgs,
-  lib,
-  userSettings,
-  systemSettings,
-  ...
-}: let
-  shared-programs = import ../../modules/shared/homeManagerPrograms.nix {inherit inputs config pkgs lib userSettings systemSettings;};
-in {
-  imports = [
-    inputs.nixvim.homeManagerModules.nixvim
-    #set up nixvim
-    # ../../modules/nixvim
-  ];
-  home = {
-    stateVersion = "23.05"; # Please read the comment before changing.
-
-    packages = with pkgs; let
-      shared-packages = import ../../modules/shared/packages.nix {inherit pkgs systemSettings;};
-    in
-      shared-packages
-      ++ [
-        #building macos apps hard :(
-        ghostty
-        stremio
-        julia
-        qbittorrent
-
-        #gaming
-        bottles
-        lutris
-        mangohud
-        dxvk_2
-        steam-run
-        vulkan-tools
-        path-of-building
-        wineWowPackages.stable
-        winetricks
-        (prismlauncher.override {gamemodeSupport = true;})
-
-        #window manager stuff
-        wofi
-        xorg.xauth
-        #linux tools
-        legcord
-        pavucontrol
-        ethtool
-        grub2
-        efibootmgr
-        distrobox
-        xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
-        xclip
-        kdePackages.dolphin
-        #broken on macos
-        calibre
-        mpv
-        wireguard-tools
-        signal-desktop
-      ]
-      ++ [
-        inputs.zls.packages.x86_64-linux.zls
-        rust-bin.stable.latest.default
-      ];
-    # programs.mangohud.enable = true;
-  };
-
-  programs = shared-programs;
-
-  # xdg.mimeApps.defaultApplications."inode/directory" = "dolphin.desktop";
-}
diff --git a/hosts/laptop/.DS_Store b/hosts/laptop/.DS_Store
deleted file mode 100644
index 4be084e..0000000
Binary files a/hosts/laptop/.DS_Store and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/hosts/laptop/home.nix b/hosts/laptop/home.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 1165040..0000000
--- a/hosts/laptop/home.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-{
-  inputs,
-  config,
-  pkgs,
-  lib,
-  userSettings,
-  systemSettings,
-  ...
-}: {
-  imports =
-    [
-      inputs.nixvim.homeManagerModules.nixvim
-      #set up nixvim
-      # ../../modules/nixvim
-    ]
-    ++ lib.optionals userSettings.darwinTiling [../../modules/macos/tiling/sketchybar-home.nix];
-
-  programs = import ../../modules/shared/homeManagerPrograms.nix {inherit inputs config pkgs lib userSettings systemSettings;};
-
-  home = {
-    inherit (userSettings) username;
-    # homeDirectory = systemSettings.homeConfig;
-    # shell = pkgs.fish;
-    stateVersion = "23.05"; # Please read the comment before changing.
-
-    packages = pkgs.callPackage ../../modules/shared/packages.nix {inherit systemSettings;};
-
-    # file = {
-    #   ".config/sketchybar" = {
-    #     source = ../../modules/macos/tiling/sketchybar;
-    #     recursive = true;
-    #     onChange = "${pkgs.sketchybar}/bin/sketchybar --reload";
-    #   };
-    # };
-
-    sessionPath = [
-      "$HOME/.emacs.d/bin"
-    ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/lib/mkSystem.nix b/lib/mkSystem.nix
index e3da27f..6cdb4b0 100644
--- a/lib/mkSystem.nix
+++ b/lib/mkSystem.nix
@@ -4,116 +4,149 @@
   nixpkgs,
   overlays,
   inputs,
-  userSettings,
 }: name: {
-  system,
-  darwin ? false,
+  user, # ./users/{name}
+  host ? null, # ./users/{name}/{host} (optional)
+  system, # arch-os
   extraModules ? [],
 }: let
-  nixindex =
-    if darwin
-    then inputs.nix-index-database.darwinModules.nix-index
-    else inputs.nix-index-database.nixosModules.nix-index;
+  inherit (builtins) pathExists;
+  darwin = nixpkgs.lib.strings.hasSuffix "-darwin" system;
+  getInputModule = a: b:
+    inputs.${
+      a
+    }.${
+      if darwin
+      then "darwinModules"
+      else "nixosModules"
+    }.${
+      b
+    };
 
-  stylix =
+  # NixOS vs nix-darwin functions
+  systemFunc =
     if darwin
-    then inputs.stylix.darwinModules.stylix
-    else inputs.stylix.nixosModules.stylix;
+    then inputs.darwin.lib.darwinSystem
+    else nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem;
 
-  systemModuleDir =
-    if darwin
-    then "macos"
-    else "nixos";
+  userDir = ../users + "/${user}";
+  userConfig = import (userDir + "/user.nix");
+  hostDir = userDir + "/${host}";
 
+  hostConfigPath = hostDir + "/configuration.nix";
+  userConfigPath = userDir + "/configuration.nix";
+  hostHomePath = hostDir + "/home.nix";
+  userHomePath = userDir + "/home.nix";
+
+  # Arguments passed to all module files
+  args = {
+    inherit inputs;
+    currentSystem = system;
+    # Details about the host machine
+    host = {
+      inherit darwin name;
+    };
+    user = ({
+        # This acts as formal documentation for what is allowed in user.nix
+        username, # unix username
+        name, # your display name
+        email, # for identity in programs such as git
+        dotfilesDir, # location to `../.`
+        timeZone ? "America/Los_Angeles",
+        # Stylix/Theming
+        theme ? null, # theme name for stylix
+        sexuality ? null, # pride flag for hyfetch
+        font ? null, # font to use
+        term, # preferred $TERM
+        editor, # preferred $EDITOR
+        browser ? null, # preferred $BROWSER
+      } @ user:
+        user)
+    userConfig;
+  };
   systemSettings = rec {
     inherit darwin;
-    host =
+    homeDir = "/${
       if darwin
-      then userSettings.darwinHost
-      else userSettings.nixosHost;
-
-    # The config files for this system.
-
-    hostConfig = ../hosts/${host}/configuration.nix;
-    homeConfig = ../hosts/${host}/home.nix;
-
-    homeDir =
-      if darwin
-      then "/Users/" + userSettings.username + "/"
-      else "/home/" + userSettings.username + "/";
-
-    # NixOS vs nix-darwin functions
-    systemFunc =
-      if darwin
-      then inputs.darwin.lib.darwinSystem
-      else nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem;
-
-    hmModules =
-      if darwin
-      then inputs.home-manager.darwinModules
-      else inputs.home-manager.nixosModules;
+      then "Users"
+      else "home"
+    }/${userConfig.username}";
   };
 in
-  with systemSettings;
-    systemFunc rec {
-      inherit system;
+  systemFunc {
+    inherit system;
 
-      #gross and ugly hack do NOT like
-      specialArgs = {
-        inherit (userSettings) darwinTiling;
-      };
+    modules =
+      builtins.filter (f: f != null)
+      [
+        # Apply our overlays. Overlays are keyed by system type so we have
+        # to go through and apply our system type. We do this first so
+        # the overlays are available globally.
+        {nixpkgs.overlays = overlays;}
 
-      modules =
-        [
-          # Apply our overlays. Overlays are keyed by system type so we have
-          # to go through and apply our system type. We do this first so
-          # the overlays are available globally.
-          {nixpkgs.overlays = overlays;}
+        # Modules shared between nix-darwin and NixOS
+        ../modules/shared
+        # Modules for the specific OS
+        (
+          if darwin
+          then ../modules/macos
+          else ../modules/nixos
+        )
 
-          # Enable caching for nix-index so we dont have to rebuild it
+        # The user-wide configuration.nix
+        (
+          if pathExists userConfigPath
+          then userConfigPath
+          else null
+        )
+        # The host-wide configuration.nix
+        (
+          if host != null && pathExists hostConfigPath
+          then hostConfigPath
+          else null
+        )
 
-          #shared modules
-          ../modules/shared
+        # Set up nix-index and enable comma for easy one-shot command use
+        # https://github.com/nix-community/comma
+        (getInputModule "nix-index-database" "nix-index")
+        {programs.nix-index-database.comma.enable = true;}
 
-          #system specific modules
-          ../modules/${systemModuleDir}
+        # Themes for all programs
+        (getInputModule "stylix" "stylix")
 
-          # Link to config.nix
-          hostConfig
+        # Home manager
+        (getInputModule "home-manager" "home-manager")
+        {
+          home-manager = {
+            useGlobalPkgs = true;
+            useUserPackages = true;
+            backupFileExtension = "hm-backup";
+            # Arguments passed to all module files
+            extraSpecialArgs =
+              args
+              // {
+                mainHomeImports = builtins.filter (f: f != null) [
+                  (
+                    if pathExists userHomePath
+                    then userHomePath
+                    else null
+                  )
+                  (
+                    if host != null && pathExists hostHomePath
+                    then hostHomePath
+                    else null
+                  )
+                ];
+              };
+            # can't find how to make this an array without the param
+            users.${userConfig.username} = ../modules/home-manager.nix;
+          };
+          users.users.${userConfig.username}.home = systemSettings.homeDir;
+        }
 
-          #Set up nix-index and enable comma for easy one-shot command use
-          #https://github.com/nix-community/comma
-          nixindex
-          {programs.nix-index-database.comma.enable = true;}
-
-          #style programs
-          stylix
-
-          hmModules.home-manager
-          {
-            home-manager = {
-              useGlobalPkgs = true;
-              useUserPackages = true;
-              backupFileExtension = "hm-backup";
-              extraSpecialArgs = {inherit inputs userSettings systemSettings;};
-              users.${userSettings.username} = homeConfig;
-            };
-
-            users.users.${userSettings.username}.home = homeDir;
-          }
-
-          # We expose some extra arguments so that our modules can parameterize
-          # better based on these values.
-          {
-            config._module.args = {
-              currentSystem = system;
-              # currentSystemName = name;
-              # currentSystemUser = userSettings.username;
-
-              inherit inputs userSettings systemSettings;
-            };
-          }
-        ]
-        #Add extra modules depending on system
-        ++ extraModules;
-    }
+        # Arguments passed to all module files
+        {config._module.args = args;}
+      ]
+      # Add extra modules specified from config
+      ++ extraModules;
+  }
diff --git a/modules/home-manager.nix b/modules/home-manager.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae8767d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/home-manager.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+# This contains default configurations for set of programs
+# and configuration, but does not enable many things on it's own.
+{
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  config,
+  user,
+  host,
+  mainHomeImports,
+  ...
+}: let
+  cfg = config.programs;
+in {
+  imports = mainHomeImports;
+  programs = {
+    home-manager.enable = true;
+    nix-index.enable = true;
+
+    direnv = {
+      enableZshIntegration = true;
+      nix-direnv.enable = config.programs.direnv.enable;
+    };
+
+    git = {
+      enable = true;
+      userName = lib.mkDefault user.name;
+      userEmail = lib.mkDefault user.email;
+      ignores = [
+        (lib.mkIf host.darwin ".DS_Store") # When using Finder
+        (lib.mkIf host.darwin "._*") # When using non-APFS drives
+        # ViM and Neovim
+        ".*.swp"
+        ".nvimlog"
+      ];
+    };
+
+    atuin = {
+      enableBashIntegration = true;
+      enableFishIntegration = true;
+      daemon.enable = cfg.atuin.enable;
+    };
+    bat = {
+      extraPackages = with pkgs.bat-extras; [batdiff batman batgrep batwatch batpipe prettybat];
+    };
+    hyfetch = {
+      settings = {
+        backend = "fastfetch";
+        preset = user.sexuality;
+        mode = "rgb";
+        light_dark = "dark";
+        lightness = {
+        };
+        color_align = {
+          mode = "horizontal";
+        };
+      };
+    };
+    fastfetch.enable = cfg.hyfetch.enable;
+
+    fish = {
+      plugins = [
+        {
+          name = "tide";
+          inherit (pkgs.fishPlugins.tide) src;
+        }
+        {
+          name = "!!";
+          inherit (pkgs.fishPlugins.bang-bang) src;
+        }
+      ];
+      shellAliases =
+        {}
+        // lib.optionalAttrs (!host.darwin) {
+          reboot-windows = "sudo efibootmgr --bootnext 0000; sudo reboot -h now";
+        };
+      shellInit = ''
+        batman --export-env | source
+      '';
+      ##test -r '/Users/${user.username}/.opam/opam-init/init.fish' && source '/Users/${user.username}/.opam/opam-init/init.fish' > /dev/null 2> /dev/null; or true
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/modules/macos/default.nix b/modules/macos/default.nix
index 8001529..57d92a7 100644
--- a/modules/macos/default.nix
+++ b/modules/macos/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 {
   pkgs,
   lib,
-  darwinTiling,
   ...
 }: {
-  imports =
-    [
-      ./homebrew.nix
-      ./system.nix
-    ]
-    ++ lib.optionals darwinTiling [./tiling];
+  imports = [
+    # sort-lines: start
+    ./mac-app-store.nix
+    ./system.nix
+    ./icons.nix
+    ./tiling
+    # sort-lines: end
+  ];
+  # make 'shared.linux' not an error to define.
+  options.shared.linux = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.anything;
+      default = {};
+      description = "no-op on darwin";
+  };
 }
diff --git a/modules/macos/mac-app-store.nix b/modules/macos/mac-app-store.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b0dc41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/macos/mac-app-store.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}: let
+  types = lib.types;
+
+  # Mapping of Mac App Store applications.
+  # Add new entries to this list via the App Store's share button
+  # https://apps.apple.com/us/app/logic-pro/id634148309?mt=12
+  #                                           --------- ID HERE
+  allMasApps = {
+    # sort-lines:start
+    adguard = 1440147259;
+    final-cut-pro = 424389933;
+    logic-pro = 634148309;
+    magnet = 441258766;
+    motion = 434290957;
+    wireguard = 1451685025;
+    # sort-lines:end
+  };
+
+  # the resolved configuration from the user
+  masApps = config.shared.darwin.macAppStoreApps;
+in {
+  options = {
+    # Installs Mac Applications via name using homebrew.
+    shared.darwin.macAppStoreApps = lib.mkOption {
+      type = types.listOf types.str;
+      default = [];
+    };
+  };
+  config = lib.mkIf (builtins.length masApps > 0) {
+    homebrew.enable = true;
+    homebrew.masApps = builtins.listToAttrs (
+      builtins.map (name: {
+        inherit name;
+        value = allMasApps.${name};
+      })
+      masApps
+    );
+  };
+}
diff --git a/modules/macos/system.nix b/modules/macos/system.nix
index f0d75af..578dda9 100644
--- a/modules/macos/system.nix
+++ b/modules/macos/system.nix
@@ -1,21 +1,25 @@
 {
+  config,
   pkgs,
-  userSettings,
+  lib,
   ...
-}: {
-  #Use touchid or watch to activate sudo
+}: let
+  tiling = config.shared.darwin.tiling.enable;
+in {
+  # Use touchid or watch to activate sudo
   security.pam.services.sudo_local = {
     enable = true;
     reattach = true;
     touchIdAuth = true;
   };
-  # set some OSX preferences that I always end up hunting down and changing.
+
+  # Set some OSX preferences that I always end up hunting down and changing.
   system = {
     # Used for backwards compatibility, please read the changelog before changing.
     # $ darwin-rebuild changelog
     stateVersion = 6;
 
-    defaults = {
+    defaults = lib.mkDefault {
       # Turn quarantine off
       LaunchServices = {
         LSQuarantine = false;
@@ -53,14 +57,14 @@
         NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud = false;
         AppleICUForce24HourTime = true;
 
-        #Autohide menu bar
-        _HIHideMenuBar = userSettings.darwinTiling;
+        # Autohide menu bar for tiling window manager
+        _HIHideMenuBar = tiling;
       };
       # minimal dock
       dock = {
         autohide = true;
-        #instant hide and show
-        autohide-time-modifier = 0.0;
+        autohide-time-modifier = 0.0; # make animation instant
+        autohide-delay = 0.0; # remove delay when touching bottom of screen
         show-process-indicators = true;
 
         expose-group-apps = true;
@@ -80,13 +84,12 @@
         AppleShowAllExtensions = true;
         ShowPathbar = true;
         FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning = false;
+        # TODO: default to list view and not saving .DS_Store
       };
-
       CustomSystemPreferences = {
         "com.apple.universalaccess" = {
           closeViewTrackpadGestureZoomEnabled = 1;
         };
-
         "com.apple.symbolichotkeys" = {
           AppleSymbolicHotKeys = {
             "64" = {
@@ -96,7 +99,6 @@
         };
       };
     };
-
     # Bind caps to escape for better normal mode stuff
     keyboard = {
       enableKeyMapping = true;
diff --git a/modules/macos/tiling/aerospace.nix b/modules/macos/tiling/aerospace.nix
index 83aace4..1405b4d 100644
--- a/modules/macos/tiling/aerospace.nix
+++ b/modules/macos/tiling/aerospace.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-{pkgs, ...}: {
+{config,pkgs, ...}: {
   services.aerospace = {
-    enable = true;
+    enable = config.shared.darwin.tiling.enable;
     settings = {
       # Normalizations. See: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/guide#normalization
       enable-normalization-flatten-containers = true;
diff --git a/modules/macos/tiling/default.nix b/modules/macos/tiling/default.nix
index 0e55ef2..2d79dc4 100644
--- a/modules/macos/tiling/default.nix
+++ b/modules/macos/tiling/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
-{pkgs, ...}: {
+{ lib, ... }: let
+  inherit (lib) types;
+in {
   imports = [
-    ./aerospace.nix
     ./sketchybar.nix
+    ./aerospace.nix
   ];
+  options = {
+    shared.darwin.tiling.enable = lib.mkOption {
+      type = types.bool;
+      default = false;
+      example = true;
+      description = "Enable tiling window management.";
+    };
+  };
 }
diff --git a/modules/macos/tiling/sketchybar.nix b/modules/macos/tiling/sketchybar.nix
index 9716021..e1121e3 100644
--- a/modules/macos/tiling/sketchybar.nix
+++ b/modules/macos/tiling/sketchybar.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,150 @@
-{pkgs, ...}: {
+{config,pkgs, ...}: {
   services.sketchybar = {
-    enable = true;
-    package = pkgs.sketchybar;
+    enable = config.shared.darwin.tiling.enable;
+    config = ''
+      # This is a demo config to showcase some of the most important commands.
+      # It is meant to be changed and configured, as it is intentionally kept sparse.
+      # For a (much) more advanced configuration example see my dotfiles:
+      # https://github.com/FelixKratz/dotfiles
+
+      PLUGIN_DIR="$CONFIG_DIR/plugins"
+
+      ##### Bar Appearance #####
+      # Configuring the general appearance of the bar.
+      # These are only some of the options available. For all options see:
+      # https://felixkratz.github.io/SketchyBar/config/bar
+      # If you are looking for other colors, see the color picker:
+      # https://felixkratz.github.io/SketchyBar/config/tricks#color-picker
+
+      sketchybar --bar position=top height=40 blur_radius=30 color=0x04313244
+
+      # Colours
+      SURFACE=0xff313244
+
+      ##### Changing Defaults #####
+      # We now change some default values, which are applied to all further items.
+      # For a full list of all available item properties see:
+      # https://felixkratz.github.io/SketchyBar/config/items
+
+      default=(
+        padding_left=5
+        padding_right=5
+        icon.font="Hack Nerd Font:Bold:17.0"
+        label.font="Hack Nerd Font:Bold:14.0"
+        icon.color=0xffcdd6f4
+        label.color=0xffcdd6f4
+        icon.padding_left=8
+        icon.padding_right=4
+        label.padding_left=4
+        label.padding_right=8
+        background.padding_left=2
+        background.padding_right=2
+        background.color=$SURFACE \
+        background.corner_radius=10 \
+        background.height=30 \
+        background.border_width=1 \
+      )
+      sketchybar --default "$\{default[@]}"
+
+      sketchybar --add event aerospace_workspace_change
+
+      for sid in $(aerospace list-workspaces --all); do
+          sketchybar --add item space.$sid left \
+              --subscribe space.$sid aerospace_workspace_change \
+              --set space.$sid \
+              background.border_width=1 \
+              background.border_color=0xffb4befe \
+              background.corner_radius=5 \
+              background.height=20 \
+              icon.padding_left=0 \
+              icon.padding_right=0 \
+              label.padding_right=6 \
+              label="$sid" \
+              click_script="aerospace workspace $sid" \
+              script="$CONFIG_DIR/plugins/aerospace.sh $sid"
+      done
+
+      ##### Adding Left Items #####
+      # We add some regular items to the left side of the bar, where
+      # only the properties deviating from the current defaults need to be set
+
+      sketchybar --add item chevron left \
+                 --set chevron icon= label.drawing=off background.drawing=off \
+                 icon.color=0xfff5e0dc \
+                 --add item front_app left \
+                 --set front_app icon.drawing=off script="$PLUGIN_DIR/front_app.sh" \
+                 label.color=0xff94e2d5 \
+                 label.padding_left=8 \
+                 background.border_color=0xff94e2d5 \
+                 --subscribe front_app front_app_switched
+
+      ##### Adding Right Items #####
+      # In the same way as the left items we can add items to the right side.
+      # Additional position (e.g. center) are available, see:
+      # https://felixkratz.github.io/SketchyBar/config/items#adding-items-to-sketchybar
+
+      # Some items refresh on a fixed cycle, e.g. the clock runs its script once
+      # every 10s. Other items respond to events they subscribe to, e.g. the
+      # volume.sh script is only executed once an actual change in system audio
+      # volume is registered. More info about the event system can be found here:
+      # https://felixkratz.github.io/SketchyBar/config/events
+
+      sketchybar --add item clock right \
+                 --set clock update_freq=10 icon=󰃰 script="$PLUGIN_DIR/clock.sh" \
+                 icon.color=0xfffab387 \
+                 label.color=0xffcdd6f4 \
+                 background.color=$SURFACE \
+                 background.corner_radius=10 \
+                 background.height=30 \
+                 --add item volume right \
+                 --set volume script="$PLUGIN_DIR/volume.sh" \
+                 label.color=0xffcdd6f4 \
+                 background.color=$SURFACE \
+                 background.corner_radius=10 \
+                 background.height=30 \
+                 --subscribe volume volume_change \
+                 --add item battery right \
+                 --set battery update_freq=120 script="$PLUGIN_DIR/battery.sh" \
+                 label.color=0xffcdd6f4 \
+                 background.color=$SURFACE \
+                 background.corner_radius=10 \
+                 background.height=30 \
+                 --subscribe battery system_woke power_source_change
+
+      sketchybar -m --add item mullvad right \
+                 --set mullvad icon= \
+                 icon.color=0xfff38ba8 \
+                 background.color=$SURFACE \
+                 background.corner_radius=10 \
+                 background.height=30 \
+                 background.border_width=1 \
+                 background.border_color=0xfff38ba8 \
+                 label.padding_left=0 \
+                 label.padding_right=0 \
+                 icon.padding_left=6 \
+                 update_freq=5 \
+                 script="$PLUGIN_DIR/mullvad.sh"
+
+      # Add event
+                 sketchybar -m --add event song_update com.apple.iTunes.playerInfo
+
+      # Add Music Item
+                 sketchybar -m --add item music right \
+                     --set music script="$PLUGIN_DIR/music.sh" \
+                     click_script="$PLUGIN_DIR/music_click.sh" \
+                     label.padding_right=10 \
+                     label.color=0xffcdd6f4 \
+                     background.color=$SURFACE \
+                     background.corner_radius=10 \
+                     background.height=30 \
+                     background.border_width=1 \
+                     background.border_color=0xfff38ba8 \
+                     drawing=off \
+                     --subscribe music song_update
+
+      ##### Force all scripts to run the first time (never do this in a script) #####
+                     sketchybar --update
+
+    '';
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/nixos/default.nix b/modules/nixos/default.nix
index 7ae65d7..e8f99dd 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/default.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
-{pkgs, ...}: {
+{ lib, pkgs, ... }: {
   imports = [
     ./boot.nix
     ./ld.nix
     ./nvidia.nix
     ./services.nix
   ];
+  # make 'shared.darwin' not an error to define.
+  options.shared.darwin = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.anything;
+      default = {};
+      description = "no-op on linux";
+  };
 }
diff --git a/modules/shared/default.nix b/modules/shared/default.nix
index 383c1a1..e44a841 100644
--- a/modules/shared/default.nix
+++ b/modules/shared/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+# shared is used by nixos-rebuild and darwin-rebuild
 {pkgs, ...}: {
   imports = [
-    ./extras.nix
+    # sort-lines:start
+    ./user-system-settings.nix
     ./nix.nix
+    # sort-lines:end
   ];
 }
diff --git a/modules/shared/extras.nix b/modules/shared/extras.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index d1ba2b5..0000000
--- a/modules/shared/extras.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-{
-  inputs,
-  pkgs,
-  userSettings,
-  ...
-}: {
-  services.tailscale.enable = true;
-
-  networking = {
-  };
-  fonts.packages = with pkgs; [
-    nerd-fonts.fira-code
-    nerd-fonts.iosevka
-    iosevka
-    nerd-fonts.symbols-only
-    nerd-fonts.iosevka
-    inputs.apple-fonts.packages.${pkgs.system}.sf-pro
-  ];
-
-  # Set your time zone.
-  time.timeZone = userSettings.timeZone;
-
-  home-manager.users.${userSettings.username}.home.sessionVariables = {
-    EDITOR = userSettings.editor;
-    VISUAL = userSettings.editor;
-    TERMINAL = userSettings.term;
-    BROWSER = userSettings.browser;
-  };
-
-  stylix = {
-    enable = true;
-    base16Scheme = "${pkgs.base16-schemes}/share/themes/${userSettings.theme}.yaml";
-
-    fonts = {
-      serif = {
-        package = pkgs.nerd-fonts.${userSettings.font};
-        name = "${userSettings.font} Nerd Font";
-      };
-      sansSerif = {
-        package = pkgs.nerd-fonts.${userSettings.font};
-        name = "${userSettings.font} Nerd Font";
-      };
-      monospace = {
-        package = pkgs.nerd-fonts.${userSettings.font};
-        name = "${userSettings.font} Nerd Font";
-      };
-      emoji = {
-        package = pkgs.twemoji-color-font;
-        name = "Twemoji Color";
-      };
-    };
-  };
-}
diff --git a/modules/shared/homeManagerPrograms.nix b/modules/shared/homeManagerPrograms.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 078b1f1..0000000
--- a/modules/shared/homeManagerPrograms.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-{
-  pkgs,
-  lib,
-  userSettings,
-  systemSettings,
-  ...
-}: {
-  nix-index.enable = true;
-  atuin = {
-    enable = true;
-    enableBashIntegration = true;
-    enableFishIntegration = true;
-    daemon.enable = true;
-  };
-
-  direnv = {
-    enable = true;
-    enableZshIntegration = true;
-    nix-direnv.enable = true;
-  };
-
-  bat = {
-    enable = true;
-    extraPackages = with pkgs.bat-extras; [batdiff batman batgrep batwatch batpipe prettybat];
-  };
-
-  hyfetch = {
-    enable = true;
-    settings = {
-      backend = "fastfetch";
-      preset = userSettings.sexuality;
-      mode = "rgb";
-      light_dark = "dark";
-      lightness = {
-      };
-      color_align = {
-        mode = "horizontal";
-      };
-    };
-  };
-
-  fish = {
-    enable = true;
-
-    plugins = [
-      {
-        name = "tide";
-        inherit (pkgs.fishPlugins.tide) src;
-      }
-      {
-        name = "!!";
-        inherit (pkgs.fishPlugins.bang-bang) src;
-      }
-    ];
-    shellAliases =
-      {
-      }
-      // lib.optionalAttrs (!systemSettings.darwin) {
-        reboot-windows = "sudo efibootmgr --bootnext 0000; sudo reboot -h now";
-      };
-    shellInit = ''
-      batman --export-env | source
-    '';
-    ##test -r '/Users/${userSettings.username}/.opam/opam-init/init.fish' && source '/Users/${userSettings.username}/.opam/opam-init/init.fish' > /dev/null 2> /dev/null; or true
-  };
-  home-manager.enable = true;
-}
diff --git a/modules/shared/user-system-settings.nix b/modules/shared/user-system-settings.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99ef4f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/shared/user-system-settings.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# applies user settings for the system
+{
+  pkgs,
+  user,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}: {
+  # Set your time zone.
+  time.timeZone = user.timeZone;
+
+  home-manager.users.${user.username}.home.sessionVariables =
+    {
+      EDITOR = user.editor;
+      TERMINAL = user.term;
+    }
+    // lib.optionalAttrs (user ? "browser") {
+      BROWSER = user.browser;
+    };
+
+  stylix = {
+    enable = user ? "theme";
+    base16Scheme = "${pkgs.base16-schemes}/share/themes/${user.theme}.yaml";
+
+    fonts = lib.optionalAttrs (user ? "font") {
+      serif = {
+        package = pkgs.nerd-fonts.${user.font};
+        name = "${user.font} Nerd Font";
+      };
+      sansSerif = {
+        package = pkgs.nerd-fonts.${user.font};
+        name = "${user.font} Nerd Font";
+      };
+      monospace = {
+        package = pkgs.nerd-fonts.${user.font};
+        name = "${user.font} Nerd Font";
+      };
+      emoji = {
+        package = pkgs.twemoji-color-font;
+        name = "Twemoji Color";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/oldflake.nix b/oldflake.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index e5cf756..0000000
--- a/oldflake.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-{
-  description = "My first flake!";
-
-  inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-23.11";
-    home-manager = {
-      url = "github:nix-community/home-manager/release-23.11";
-      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
-    };
-    # nix-flatpak.url = "github:gmodena/nix-flatpak/?ref=<0.2.0>";
-
-    # hyprland.url = "github:hyprwm/Hyprland";
-    # hyprland-plugins = {
-    #   url = "github:hyprwm/hyprland-plugins";
-    #   inputs.hyprland.follows = "hyprland";
-    # };
-    # use the following for unstable:
-    # nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
-
-    # or any branch you want:
-    # nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/{BRANCH-NAME}"
-  };
-
-  outputs = {
-    self,
-    home-manager,
-    nixpkgs,
-    ...
-  }: let
-    system = "x86_64-linux";
-    lib = nixpkgs.lib;
-    pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
-  in {
-    nixosConfigurations = {
-      nmarks = lib.nixosSystem {
-        inherit system;
-        modules = [./configuration.nix];
-      };
-    };
-    homeConfigurations = {
-      nmarks = home-manager.lib.homeManagerConfiguration {
-        inherit pkgs;
-        modules = [./home.nix];
-      };
-    };
-  };
-}
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e48f331
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# nix config
+
+this setup allows natalie and chloe to share common configuration between their machines, but also share useful modules between each other.
+
+```
+lib/ # reusable functions
+modules/ # reusable modules
+    +-- macos/   # nix-darwin configurations
+    +-- nixos/   # linux configurations
+    +-- nixvim/  # neovim configurations
+    +-- shared/  # shared between nixos-rebuild & darwin-rebuild
+    +-- home-manager.nix # home program presets
+users/
+    +-- chloe/
+    |   +-- user.nix               # info about her
+    |   +-- configuration.nix      # for all hosts
+    |   +-- home.nix               # for all hosts
+    |   +-- sandwich/
+    |   |   +-- configuration.nix  # per host
+    |   |   +-- home.nix
+    |   +-- paperback/
+    |       ...
+    +-- natalie/
+        +-- user.nix               # info about her
+        ...
+```
+
+A new machine can be added by adding a new definition in `flake.nix`. Note that the user and host `configuration.nix` and `home.nix` files are 
+
+## macOS installation instructions
+
+Install Nix using the upstream Nix (Pick "no" then "yes):
+
+```
+curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://install.determinate.systems/nix | \
+  sh -s -- install
+```
+
+While this installs, now is a good time to perform manual setup steps:
+
+- Setup your SSH keys in `~/.ssh`
+- Configure the device hostname in System Settings in
+    - About -> Name
+    - General -> Sharing -> Local Hostname
+- Make sure you're logged into iCloud / Mac App Store
+- `xcode-select --install` to make sure Git and other utilities are available.
+- Optional: Disable app verification with `sudo spctl --master-disable`, then, go to System Settings -> Privacy to allow unsigned apps.
+
+Once Nix is installed, open a new shell and clone the repository:
+
+```
+# Clone via HTTPs
+git clone https://git.paperclover.net/clo/config.git
+# With SSH Authentication
+git clone git@git.paperclover.net:clo/config
+```
+
+The location of the cloned repository must match what is in your `user.nix` file. 
+
+Setup `nix-darwin` using the `switch` helper:
+
+```
+./switch
+```
+
diff --git a/switch b/switch
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bd3388f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/switch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+nh_subcommand="os"
+fallback_command="nixos-rebuild"
+if [ "$(uname -o)" ]; then
+  nh_subcommand="darwin"
+  fallback_command="nix run .#darwin-rebuild"
+fi;
+if command -v nh > /dev/null; then
+  nh $nh_subcommand switch .
+else
+  $fallback_command -- switch --flake .
+fi
diff --git a/users/chloe/configuration.nix b/users/chloe/configuration.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77debaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/chloe/configuration.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Configuration applied to all of chloe's machines
+{ pkgs, ... }: {
+  # packages for all machines
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    neovim
+  ];
+  # configuration for shared modules.
+  # all custom options in 'shared' for clarity.
+  shared.darwin = {
+    macAppStoreApps = [
+      "adguard"
+      "magnet"
+    ];
+  };
+  # system preferences
+  system.defaults = {
+    NSGlobalDomain = {
+      KeyRepeat = 1;
+      InitialKeyRepeat = 10;
+    };
+    CustomUserPreferences = {
+      NSGlobalDomain = {
+        # TODO: how to change system accent color
+        AppleHighlightColor = "1.000000 0.874510 0.701961 Orange";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/users/chloe/home.nix b/users/chloe/home.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5a7181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/chloe/home.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  inputs,
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}: {
+  home = {
+    stateVersion = "23.05"; # Please read the comment before changing.
+    packages = [
+      pkgs.neovim
+      pkgs.nh
+      pkgs.ffmpeg
+    ];
+  };
+  programs = {
+    # sort-lines:start
+    hyfetch.enable = true;
+    zsh.enable = true;
+    # sort-lines:end
+
+    # use a git-specific email
+    git.userEmail = "git@paperclover.net";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/users/chloe/paperback/configuration.nix b/users/chloe/paperback/configuration.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d79cf59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/chloe/paperback/configuration.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{pkgs, ...}: {
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    reaper
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/users/chloe/sandwich/configuration.nix b/users/chloe/sandwich/configuration.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ef1b72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/chloe/sandwich/configuration.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{pkgs, ...}: {
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    ffmpeg
+    ripgrep
+    reaper
+  ];
+  shared.darwin = {
+    macAppStoreApps = [
+      "final-cut-pro"
+      "logic-pro"
+      "motion"
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/users/chloe/user.nix b/users/chloe/user.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..376ec60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/chloe/user.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# This definition is used by modules to customize as needed.
+{
+  username = "clo"; # username
+  name = "chloe caruso";
+  email = "account@paperclover.net";
+  timeZone = "America/Los_Angeles";
+
+  dotfilesDir = "~/config"; # absolute path of the local repo
+
+  # Stylix/Theming
+  theme = "catppuccin-mocha";
+  #font
+  sexuality = "lesbian"; # hyfetch
+
+  # Default terminal command. NOTE: ghostty is not installed for you
+  term = "ghostty"; # preferred $TERMINAL
+  editor = "nvim"; # preferred $EDITOR
+}
diff --git a/users/natalie/configuration.nix b/users/natalie/configuration.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84680c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/natalie/configuration.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Applied to all systems
+{pkgs, ...}: {
+  services.tailscale.enable = true;
+  fonts.packages = with pkgs; [
+    nerd-fonts.fira-code
+    nerd-fonts.iosevka
+    iosevka
+    nerd-fonts.symbols-only
+    nerd-fonts.iosevka
+  ];
+
+  # configuration for shared modules.
+  # all custom options in 'shared' for clarity.
+  shared.darwin = {
+    tiling.enable = true; # use tiling window manager
+  };
+}
diff --git a/hosts/desktop/configuration.nix b/users/natalie/desktop/configuration.nix
similarity index 93%
rename from hosts/desktop/configuration.nix
rename to users/natalie/desktop/configuration.nix
index dfa4ffb..22c8521 100644
--- a/hosts/desktop/configuration.nix
+++ b/users/natalie/desktop/configuration.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   pkgs,
-  userSettings,
-  systemSettings,
+  user,
+  host,
   ...
 }: {
   imports = [
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       enable = true;
       # Certain features, including CLI integration and system authentication support,
       # require enabling PolKit integration on some desktop environments (e.g. Plasma).
-      polkitPolicyOwners = [userSettings.username];
+      polkitPolicyOwners = [user.username];
     };
 
     noisetorch.enable = true;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     libvirtd.enable = true;
   };
 
-  nix.settings.trusted-users = ["root" userSettings.username];
+  nix.settings.trusted-users = ["root" user.username];
   systemd = {
     targets = {
       sleep.enable = false;
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@
 
   # Define a user account. Don't forget to set a password with ‘passwd’.
   # users.defaultUserShell = pkgs.fish;
-  users.users.${userSettings.username} = {
+  users.users.${user.username} = {
     shell = pkgs.fish;
     isNormalUser = true;
-    description = "Natalie Marks";
+    description = user.name;
     extraGroups = ["networkmanager" "wheel" "docker"];
     # openssh.authorizedKeys.keyFiles = ["~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub"];
     packages = with pkgs; [
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
   };
 
   networking = {
-    hostName = systemSettings.host; # Define your hostname.
+    hostName = host.name; # Define your hostname.
     # wireless.enable = true; # Enables wireless support via wpa_supplicant.
     networkmanager.enable = true;
     firewall = {
diff --git a/hosts/desktop/hardware-configuration.nix b/users/natalie/desktop/hardware-configuration.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from hosts/desktop/hardware-configuration.nix
rename to users/natalie/desktop/hardware-configuration.nix
diff --git a/users/natalie/desktop/home.nix b/users/natalie/desktop/home.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54607fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/natalie/desktop/home.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+{
+  inputs,
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  userSettings,
+  systemSettings,
+  ...
+}: {
+  imports = [
+    inputs.nixvim.homeManagerModules.nixvim
+    #set up nixvim
+    # ../../modules/nixvim
+  ];
+  home = {
+    stateVersion = "23.05"; # Please read the comment before changing.
+
+    packages = with pkgs; [
+      #building macos apps hard :(
+      ghostty
+      stremio
+      julia
+      qbittorrent
+
+      #gaming
+      bottles
+      lutris
+      mangohud
+      dxvk_2
+      steam-run
+      vulkan-tools
+      path-of-building
+      wineWowPackages.stable
+      winetricks
+      (prismlauncher.override {gamemodeSupport = true;})
+
+      #window manager stuff
+      wofi
+      xorg.xauth
+      #linux tools
+      legcord
+      pavucontrol
+      ethtool
+      grub2
+      efibootmgr
+      distrobox
+      xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
+      xclip
+      kdePackages.dolphin
+      #broken on macos
+      calibre
+      mpv
+      wireguard-tools
+      signal-desktop
+      inputs.zls.packages.x86_64-linux.zls
+      rust-bin.stable.latest.default
+    ];
+    # programs.mangohud.enable = true;
+  };
+
+  # xdg.mimeApps.defaultApplications."inode/directory" = "dolphin.desktop";
+}
diff --git a/glance.yml b/users/natalie/glance.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from glance.yml
rename to users/natalie/glance.yml
diff --git a/users/natalie/home.nix b/users/natalie/home.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d8ac9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/natalie/home.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  ...
+} @ args: {
+  programs = {
+    # sort-lines:start
+    atuin.enable = true;
+    bat.enable = true;
+    hyfetch.enable = true;
+    direnv.enable = true;
+    # sort-lines:end
+  };
+
+  home.packages = import ./packages.nix args;
+}
diff --git a/hosts/laptop/configuration.nix b/users/natalie/laptop/configuration.nix
similarity index 52%
rename from hosts/laptop/configuration.nix
rename to users/natalie/laptop/configuration.nix
index 3208c09..3c1d194 100644
--- a/hosts/laptop/configuration.nix
+++ b/users/natalie/laptop/configuration.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-{
-  pkgs,
-  userSettings,
-  ...
-}: {
+{pkgs, ...}: {
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     neovim
     pinentry_mac
     signal-desktop-bin
   ];
 
+  # Custom configuration modules in "modules" are shared between users,
+  # and can be configured in this "shared" namespace
+  shared.darwin = {
+    macAppStoreApps = ["wireguard"];
+  };
+
   # Create /etc/zshrc that loads the nix-darwin environment.
   programs = {
     gnupg.agent.enable = true;
@@ -25,4 +27,30 @@
       fi
     '';
   };
+
+  # Use homebrew to install casks
+  homebrew = {
+    enable = true;
+
+    onActivation = {
+      autoUpdate = true;
+      cleanup = "none";
+      upgrade = true;
+    };
+
+    brews = [
+      "imagemagick"
+      "opam"
+    ];
+
+    casks = [
+      "battle-net"
+      "stremio"
+      "alt-tab"
+      "legcord"
+      "zulip"
+      "zen-browser"
+      "supertuxkart"
+    ];
+  };
 }
diff --git a/users/natalie/laptop/home.nix b/users/natalie/laptop/home.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7aaf691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/natalie/laptop/home.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  inputs,
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  user,
+  host,
+  ...
+} @ args: {
+  imports = [
+    inputs.nixvim.homeManagerModules.nixvim
+    #set up nixvim
+    # ../../modules/nixvim
+  ];
+  home = {
+    stateVersion = "23.05"; # Please read the comment before changing.
+    # shell = pkgs.fish;
+
+    sessionPath = [
+      "$HOME/.emacs.d/bin"
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/modules/shared/packages.nix b/users/natalie/packages.nix
similarity index 95%
rename from modules/shared/packages.nix
rename to users/natalie/packages.nix
index f54cdc8..0222c75 100644
--- a/modules/shared/packages.nix
+++ b/users/natalie/packages.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-{
-  pkgs,
-  systemSettings,
-  ...
-}:
+# Packages installed with home-manager
+{pkgs, ...}:
 with pkgs; [
   #general development
   just
diff --git a/users/natalie/user.nix b/users/natalie/user.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d87f17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/natalie/user.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+rec {
+  username = "nmarks"; # username
+  name = "Natalie"; # name/identifier
+  email = "nmarks413@gmail.com"; # email (used for certain configurations)
+  dotfilesDir = "~/.dotfiles"; # absolute path of the local repo
+  theme = "catppuccin-mocha"; #name of theme that stylix will use
+  browser = "firefox"; # Default browser; must select one from ./user/app/browser/
+  term = "ghostty"; # Default terminal command;
+  font = "iosevka"; # Selected font
+  editor = "neovim"; # Default editor;
+  timeZone = "America/Los_Angeles";
+  sexuality = "bisexual";
+}