diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a5db920..f1b9c06 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Dotfiles
 
-Welcome to my world.
+Welcome to my world. This is a collection of vim, tmux, and zsh configurations.
 
 ## Contents
 
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ Welcome to my world.
 ## ZSH Plugins
 
 By default, the `.zshrc` file will source any file within `.dotfiles/zsh` that have the `.zsh` extension.
+
+## Vim Plugins
+
+Vim plugins are managed with [vim-plug](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug). To install, run `vim +PlugInstall`.
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 3ed9672..968f3cf 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -10,27 +10,26 @@ source install/link.sh
 if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]; then
     echo "Running on OSX"
 
-    echo "Installing homebrew"
-    ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
-
     echo "Brewing all the things"
-    source scripts/brew.sh
+    source install/brew.sh
 
     echo "Updating OSX settings"
-    source scripts/osx.sh
+    source installosx.sh
 
     echo "Installing node (from nvm)"
-    nvm install stable
-    nvm alias default stable
+    source install/nvm.sh
 
     echo "Configuring nginx"
     # create a backup of the original nginx.conf
     mv /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.original
-    ln -s nginx/nginx.conf /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+    ln -s ~/.dotfiles/nginx/nginx.conf /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
     # symlink the code.dev from dotfiles
-    ln -s nginx/code.dev /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/code.dev
+    ln -s ~/.dotfiles/nginx/code.dev /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/code.dev
 fi
 
+echo "creating vim directories"
+mkdir -p ~/.vim-tmp
+
 
 echo "Configuring zsh as default shell"
 chsh -s $(which zsh)
diff --git a/install/brew.sh b/install/brew.sh
index 47cfbc1..56fdef0 100755
--- a/install/brew.sh
+++ b/install/brew.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+if test ! $(which brew); then
+    echo "Installing homebrew"
+    ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
+fi
+
+echo "Installing homebrew packages..."
+
 # cli tools
 brew install ack
 brew install tree
@@ -20,3 +27,5 @@ brew install highlight
 brew install nvm
 brew install z
 brew install markdown
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/install/link.sh b/install/link.sh
index 158db7b..31a78ee 100755
--- a/install/link.sh
+++ b/install/link.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 DOTFILES=$HOME/.dotfiles
 
 echo "creating symlinks"
-linkables=$( ls -1 -d **/*.symlink )
+linkables=$( find -H "$DOTFILES" -maxdepth 3 -name '*.symlink' )
 for file in $linkables ; do
     target="$HOME/.$( basename $file ".symlink" )"
     echo "creating symlink for $file"
diff --git a/install/nvm.sh b/install/nvm.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..81d212e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/nvm.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# reload nvm into this environment
+source $(brew --prefix nvm)/nvm.sh
+
+nvm install stable
+nvm alias default stable