diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dee7329..ea00713 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-### Fixed
-
-- Default paths are only calculated once, though users can now not use specifically '%%%%I_DONT_EXIST_%%%%' as a path for the taskrc file and task data directory.
-
 ## [0.2.0] - 2025-04-09
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/topen.py b/topen.py
index 7585d5a..274b84f 100755
--- a/topen.py
+++ b/topen.py
@@ -22,14 +22,12 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from collections import namedtuple
-from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass
+from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Self
+from typing import Any, Self, cast
 
 from tasklib import Task, TaskWarrior
 
-NON_EXISTENT_PATH = Path("%%%%I_DONT_EXIST_%%%%")
-
 
 def main():
     """Runs the cli interface.
@@ -120,14 +118,43 @@ class TConf:
 
     task_id: int
     """The id (or uuid) of the task to edit a note for."""
-    task_rc: Path = NON_EXISTENT_PATH
+    task_rc: Path
+    _task_rc: Path | None = field(init=False, repr=False, default=None)
     """The path to the taskwarrior taskrc file. Can be absolute or relative to cwd."""
 
+    @property
+    def task_rc(self) -> Path:
+        if self._task_rc:
+            return self._task_rc
+        elif _real_path("~/.taskrc").exists():
+            return _real_path("~/.taskrc")
+        elif _real_path("$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/task/taskrc").exists():
+            return _real_path("$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/task/taskrc")
+        else:
+            return _real_path("~/.config/task/taskrc")
+
+    @task_rc.setter
+    def task_rc(self, value: Path | property | None):
+        if type(value) is property:
+            value = TConf._notes_dir
+        self._task_rc = cast(Path, value)
+
     task_data: Path = Path("~/.task")
     """The path to the taskwarrior data directory. Can be absolute or relative to cwd."""
 
-    notes_dir: Path = NON_EXISTENT_PATH
+    notes_dir: Path
     """The path to the notes directory."""
+    _notes_dir: Path | None = field(init=False, repr=False, default=None)
+
+    @property
+    def notes_dir(self) -> Path:
+        return self._notes_dir if self._notes_dir else self.task_data.joinpath("notes")
+
+    @notes_dir.setter
+    def notes_dir(self, value: Path | property | None):
+        if type(value) is property:
+            value = TConf._notes_dir
+        self._notes_dir = cast(Path, value)
 
     notes_ext: str = "md"
     """The extension of note files."""
@@ -139,28 +166,13 @@ class TConf:
     """If set topen will give no feedback on note editing."""
 
     def __post_init__(self):
-        if self.task_rc == NON_EXISTENT_PATH:
-            self.task_rc = self._default_task_rc()
         self.task_rc = _real_path(self.task_rc)
         self.task_data = _real_path(self.task_data)
-        if self.notes_dir == NON_EXISTENT_PATH:
-            self.notes_dir = self._default_notes_dir()
         self.notes_dir = _real_path(self.notes_dir)
 
     def __or__(self, other: Any, /) -> Self:
         return self.__class__(**asdict(self) | asdict(other))
 
-    def _default_task_rc(self) -> Path:
-        if Path("~/.taskrc").exists():
-            return Path("~/.taskrc")
-        elif Path("$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/task/taskrc").exists():
-            return Path("$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/task/taskrc")
-        else:
-            return Path("~/.config/task/taskrc")
-
-    def _default_notes_dir(self) -> Path:
-        return self.task_data.joinpath("notes")
-
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, d: dict) -> Self:
         """Generate a TConf class from a dictionary.
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index c03569d..13bd029 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/3e/50/3e876f39e31bad878
 
 [[package]]
 name = "topen"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.1.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "tasklib" },