diff --git a/.config/shell/login.d/env-vars.sh b/.config/shell/login.d/env-vars.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b16e94e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/shell/login.d/env-vars.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# important directories
+
+# will be picked up by vim wiki plugin as root directory
+export WIKIROOT="$HOME/documents/notes/"
+export LIBRARY="$HOME/documents/library"
+export BIBFILE="$LIBRARY/academia/academia.bib"
+
+# these are my personal 'important' environment settings
+export EDITOR=nvim
+export BROWSER=qutebrowser
+
+export TERMINAL="alacritty"
+export FILEREADER="zathura"
+export FILEMANAGER="vifm"
diff --git a/.config/shell/login.d/env-xdg.sh b/.config/shell/login.d/env-xdg.sh
index 46b90ee..4c9692c 100644
--- a/.config/shell/login.d/env-xdg.sh
+++ b/.config/shell/login.d/env-xdg.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,4 @@ export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$HOME/.config"
 export XDG_CACHE_HOME="$HOME/.cache"
 
 # these are my personal 'important' directories
-
 export XDG_PROJECTS_DIR="$HOME/projects"
-
-export EDITOR=nvim
-export BROWSER=qutebrowser
diff --git a/.config/shell/rc.d/enable-pywal.sh b/.config/shell/rc.d/enable-pywal.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f5dbaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/shell/rc.d/enable-pywal.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# if wal exists
+# Import colorscheme from 'wal' asynchronously
+# &   # Run the process in the background.
+# ( ) # Hide shell job control messages.
+type wal >/dev/null 2>&1 && (cat ~/.cache/wal/sequences &)
diff --git a/.config/shell/rc.d/env-wiki-root.sh b/.config/shell/rc.d/env-wiki-root.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 713a572..0000000
--- a/.config/shell/rc.d/env-wiki-root.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# set wiki root to nextcloud notes folder,
-# will be picked up by vim wiki plugin as root
-export WIKIROOT=${WIKIROOT:-"$HOME/Nextcloud/Notes/"}