diff --git a/configs/zshrc b/configs/zshrc
index 28e6a0d..b6f1db4 100644
--- a/configs/zshrc
+++ b/configs/zshrc
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
+
 export ZSH="$HOME/.dotfiles/oh-my-zsh"
 
 ZSH_THEME="ivabus"
 ENABLE_CORRECTION="true"
 plugins=(git zsh-syntax-highlighting)
 
-alias upgrade_dotfiles="sh $HOME/.dotfiles/tools/upgrade.sh"
-
-source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
-
-alias vi="nvim"
-alias vim="nvim"
-
+# putting motd before ohmyzsh for quickier first output
 AVLD=$(cut -d " " -f1-3 /proc/loadavg)
 USEDMEM=$(free -h | grep Mem | awk '{print $3 " / " $2}')
 USEDSWAP=$(free -h | grep Swap | awk '{ print $3 " / " $2}')
@@ -22,10 +17,16 @@ USEDSTRGPERCHOME=$(df /home -h | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $5}')
 STRGHOME=$(df /home -h | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $2}')
 UPTIME=$(uptime -p)
 
-printf "$fg[green]$(whoami)@$(hostnamectl hostname)$reset_color\n"
-printf "$fg[blue]system load:$reset_color\t${AVLD}\n"
-printf "$fg[blue]usage of /:$reset_color\t${USEDSTRGPERC}% (${USEDSTRG}/${STRG})\n"
-printf "$fg[blue]usage of /home:$reset_color\t${USEDSTRGPERCHOME}% (${USEDSTRGHOME}/${STRGHOME})\n"
-printf "$fg[blue]memory usage:$reset_color\t${USEDMEM}\n"
-printf "$fg[blue]swap usage:$reset_color\t${USEDSWAP}\n"
-printf "$fg[blue]uptime:$reset_color\t\t${UPTIME}\n"
+printf "\e[0;32m$(whoami)@$(hostnamectl hostname)\e[m\n"
+printf "\e[0;34msystem load:\e[m\t${AVLD}\n"
+printf "\e[0;34musage of /:\e[m\t${USEDSTRGPERC}% (${USEDSTRG}/${STRG})\n"
+printf "\e[0;34musage of /home:\e[m\t${USEDSTRGPERCHOME}% (${USEDSTRGHOME}/${STRGHOME})\n"
+printf "\e[0;34mmemory usage:\e[m\t${USEDMEM}\n"
+printf "\e[0;34mswap usage:\e[m\t${USEDSWAP}\n"
+printf "\e[0;34muptime:\e[m\t\t${UPTIME}\n"
+
+source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
+
+alias vi="nvim"
+alias vim="nvim"
+alias upgrade_dotfiles="sh $HOME/.dotfiles/tools/upgrade.sh"