diff --git a/.config/nvim/init.vim b/.config/nvim/init.vim
index 811bb55..d1af74a 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/init.vim
+++ b/.config/nvim/init.vim
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ Plug 'edkolev/tmuxline.vim'
 " Colorschemes
 Plug 'Nequo/vim-allomancer'
 Plug 'morhetz/gruvbox'
+Plug 'nightsense/snow'
 
 call plug#end()
 endif
@@ -135,9 +136,9 @@ augroup textobj_sentence
 augroup END
 
 " PLUGIN: vim-pencil
-" set default wrap mode to hard - I should test which mode works better for
-" me, though I would venture a guess that hard is preferable
-let g:pencil#wrapModeDefault = 'hard'   " default is 'hard'
+" set default wrap mode to hard - TODO test which mode works better for
+" me, it seems hardmode has trouble with markdown lists (see issue #31)
+let g:pencil#wrapModeDefault = 'soft'   " default is 'hard'
 
 " PLUGIN: goyo
 " set up functions for entering/exiting distraction free mode, or leaving it
@@ -146,12 +147,15 @@ function! s:goyo_enter()
   silent !tmux set status off
   " maximize the tmux pane that vim is in if any (usually I have vim open as the only pane)
   silent !tmux list-panes -F '\#F' | grep -q Z || tmux resize-pane -Z
+  " disable line highlighting, we really don't need it for prose
+  set nocursorline
   " enable limelight which highlights whatever paragraph you are in and lowlights the rest
   Limelight
 endfunction
 function! s:goyo_leave()
   silent !tmux set status on
   silent !tmux list-panes -F '\#F' | grep -q Z && tmux resize-pane -Z
+  set cursorline
   Limelight!
 endfunction
 " actually call the functions on entering/leaving goyo
@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ let g:ale_fixers = {
 " PLUGIN: TMUXLINE
 let g:airline_powerline_fonts=1
 let g:airline_theme='raven'
-colorscheme allomancer
+colorscheme gruvbox
 
 " disable automatically refreshing the mux statusbar since it breaks tmux
 " prefix highlighting. Instead, when changing vim statusbar just create