diff --git a/dot_zshrc b/dot_zshrc
index c6f4542..2d2c9c1 100644
--- a/dot_zshrc
+++ b/dot_zshrc
@@ -228,3 +228,5 @@ fi
 unset __conda_setup
 # <<< conda initialize <<<
 
+
+export XDG_DATA_DIRS=$XDG_DATA_DIRS:$HOME
diff --git a/private_dot_config/doom/config.el b/private_dot_config/doom/config.el
index 8a5a13e..31a387d 100644
--- a/private_dot_config/doom/config.el
+++ b/private_dot_config/doom/config.el
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@
   (setq org-icalendar-alarm-time 1)
   (setq org-caldav-sync-direction 'org->cal)
   ;; This makes sure to-do items as a category can show up on the calendar
-  (setq org-icalendar-include-todo nil)
-  (setq org-caldav-sync-todo nil)
+  (setq org-icalendar-include-todo 'all)
+  (setq org-caldav-sync-todo t)
   (setq org-caldav-delete-calendar-entries 'always)
   (setq org-caldav-delete-org-entries 'always)
   ;; This ensures all org "deadlines" show up, and show up as due dates
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@
 		(org-caldav-sync-with-delay 300))))
   ;; Add the close emacs hook
   ;;(add-hook 'kill-emacs-hook 'org-caldav-sync-at-close)
+  (add-to-list 'org-caldav-todo-percent-states
+	       '( 0 "IDEA")
+	       )
   )
 (setq auth-sources '("~/.authinfo.gpg"))
 
@@ -246,19 +249,19 @@
   (add-to-list 'org-capture-templates
 	       '("w" "Work" entry
 		 (file+headline "~/org/work.org" "Inbox")
-		 "* TODO %?" :empty-lines 1))
+		 "* TODO [#C] %?" :empty-lines 1))
   (add-to-list 'org-capture-templates
 	       '("i" "Content idea" entry
 		 (file+headline "~/org/work.org" "Ideas")
-		 "* TODO %?" :empty-lines 1))
+		 "* TODO %? :idea:" :empty-lines 1))
   (add-to-list 'org-capture-templates
 	       '("l" "Someday" entry
-		 (file "~/org/someday.org")
+		 (file+headline "~/org/someday.org" "Inbox")
 		 "* TODO %?" :empty-lines 1))
   (add-to-list 'org-capture-templates
 	       '("s" "Studies" entry
 		 (file+headline "~/org/studies.org" "Inbox")
-		 "* TODO %?" :empty-lines 1))
+		 "* TODO [#C] %?" :empty-lines 1))
   (add-to-list 'org-capture-templates
 	       '("S" "Lecture" entry
 		 (file+headline "~/org/studies.org" "Schedule")
@@ -267,7 +270,7 @@
   (add-to-list 'org-capture-templates
 	       '("h" "Home" entry
 		 (file+headline "~/org/home.org" "Inbox")
-		 "* TODO %?" :empty-lines 1))
+		 "* TODO [#A] %?" :empty-lines 1))
   (setq-default org-archive-location "~/org/.archive/%s_archive::* Finished Tasks")
   )
 (setq-default cache-long-scans nil)
@@ -316,6 +319,9 @@
   (setq org-alert-interval 300
 	org-alert-notify-cutoff 10
 	org-alert-notify-after-event-cutoff 10)
+
+  'org-alert-enable
+  :ensure t
   )
 
 ;; processing things