diff --git a/.config/nvim/init.vim b/.config/nvim/init.vim
index 2100709..8d5d1d6 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/init.vim
+++ b/.config/nvim/init.vim
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ augroup load_html_utils
 augroup END
 
 " Markdown & Prose Workflow
-Plug 'reedes/vim-pencil', { 'for': ['mkd', 'txt'], 'on': 'Goyo' } " provide md convenience functions like hard/softwrap
-Plug 'junegunn/goyo.vim', { 'for': ['mkd', 'txt'], 'on': 'Goyo' } " provide distraction free writing
-Plug 'junegunn/limelight.vim', { 'for': ['mkd', 'txt'], 'on': 'Goyo' } " provide even distraction free-er writing (lowlight paragraphs)
-Plug 'rhysd/vim-grammarous', { 'for': ['mkd', 'txt'], 'on': 'Goyo' } " integrate vim with languagetool for grammar checking (needs java8)
+Plug 'reedes/vim-pencil', { 'for': ['markdown', 'txt'], 'on': 'Goyo' } " provide md convenience functions like hard/softwrap
+Plug 'junegunn/goyo.vim', { 'for': ['markdown', 'txt'], 'on': 'Goyo' } " provide distraction free writing
+Plug 'junegunn/limelight.vim', { 'for': ['markdown', 'txt'], 'on': 'Goyo' } " provide even distraction free-er writing (lowlight paragraphs)
+Plug 'rhysd/vim-grammarous', { 'for': ['markdown', 'txt'], 'on': 'Goyo' } " integrate vim with languagetool for grammar checking (needs java8)
 
 " Note-Taking Workflow
-Plug 'vimwiki/vimwiki'
+Plug 'fcpg/vim-waikiki'
 Plug 'michal-h21/vim-zettel'
 
 " For async completion
@@ -133,26 +133,25 @@ augroup nerd_loader
 augroup END
 
 " PLUGIN: markdown-group
-" set .markdown, .md to both use the default mkd filetype which vim-markdown
-" uses as its syntax
-au! BufRead,BufNewFile *.markdown set filetype=mkd
-au! BufRead,BufNewFile *.md       set filetype=mkd
-" automatically enables markdown plugins for md files, as well as plaintext
-augroup markdown
-  autocmd!
-  autocmd FileType mkd  call pencil#init()
-  autocmd FileType txt  call pencil#init()
-augroup END
+" unify markdown extensions to all use markdown filetype
+au! BufRead,BufNewFile *.markdown set filetype=markdown
+au! BufRead,BufNewFile *.md       set filetype=markdown
+au! BufRead,BufNewFile *.mkd      set filetype=markdown
+" automatically enables markdown plugins for md & txt files
+function! Prose()
+  call pencil#init()
+  " PLUGIN: vim-textobj-sentence
+  " enable extended sentence textobject use on md and plaintext files
+  call textobj#sentence#init()
+  set conceallevel=3
+endfunction
 " enable syntax highlighting for codeblocks WITHIN markdown
 let g:markdown_fenced_languages = ['html', 'python', 'bash=sh', 'javascipt', 'go']
 
-" PLUGIN: vim-textobj-sentence
-" enable extended sentence textobject use on md and plaintext files
-augroup textobj_sentence
-  autocmd!
-  autocmd FileType mkd call textobj#sentence#init()
-  autocmd FileType txt call textobj#sentence#init()
-augroup END
+" call the prose function defined above for any md files
+autocmd FileType markdown,txt  call Prose()
+" or invoke it manually by writing :Prose
+command! -nargs=0 Prose call Prose()
 
 " PLUGIN: vim-pencil
 " set default wrap mode to hard - TODO test which mode works better for