diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index e3616cbc..0af0609b 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -430,6 +430,18 @@ require('lazy').setup({
         --   },
         -- },
         -- pickers = {}
+        pickers = {
+          find_files = {
+            file_ignore_patterns = { 'node_modules', '.git', '.venv' },
+            hidden = true,
+          },
+        },
+        live_grep = {
+          file_ignore_patterns = { 'node_modules', '.git', '.venv' },
+          additional_args = function(_)
+            return { '--hidden' }
+          end,
+        },
         extensions = {
           ['ui-select'] = {
             require('telescope.themes').get_dropdown(),
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/neotree.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/neotree.lua
index 8bef2a1e..34d33a6c 100644
--- a/lua/custom/plugins/neotree.lua
+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/neotree.lua
@@ -27,6 +27,19 @@ return {
         end,
       },
     },
+    keys = {
+      {
+        '<leader>o',
+        function()
+          if vim.bo.filetype == 'neo-tree' then
+            vim.cmd.wincmd 'p'
+          else
+            vim.cmd.Neotree 'focus'
+          end
+        end,
+        desc = 'Toggle Explorer Focus',
+      },
+    },
     config = function()
       -- If you want icons for diagnostic errors, you'll need to define them somewhere:
       vim.fn.sign_define('DiagnosticSignError', { text = ' ', texthl = 'DiagnosticSignError' })
@@ -318,9 +331,9 @@ return {
         },
       }
 
-      vim.cmd [[nnoremap \ :Neotree reveal<cr>]]
+      -- vim.cmd [[nnoremap \ :Neotree reveal<cr>]]
       vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>e', ':Neotree toggle position=right<CR>', { noremap = true, silent = true }) -- focus file explorer
-      vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>ngs', ':Neotree float git_status<CR>', { noremap = true, silent = true }) -- open git status window
+      vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>gt', ':Neotree float git_status<CR>', { noremap = true, silent = true }) -- open git status window
     end,
   },
 }
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/toggleterm.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/toggleterm.lua
index e4d4281e..0458be3f 100644
--- a/lua/custom/plugins/toggleterm.lua
+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/toggleterm.lua
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 return {
   'akinsho/toggleterm.nvim',
   version = '*',
+  config = true,
   keys = {
     {
       '<leader>tf',
       '<cmd>ToggleTerm direction=float<CR>',
       desc = 'Toggle Float Terminal',
     },
-    -- {
-    --   '<leader>tv',
-    --   '<cmd>ToggleTerm direction=vertical<CR>',
-    --   desc = 'Toggle Vertcal Terminal',
-    -- },
-    -- {
-    --   '<leader>th',
-    --   '<cmd>ToggleTerm direction=horizontal<CR>',
-    --   desc = 'Toggle Horizontal Terminal',
-    -- },
+    {
+      '<leader>tv',
+      '<cmd>ToggleTerm direction=vertical<CR>',
+      desc = 'Toggle Vertcal Terminal',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>th',
+      '<cmd>ToggleTerm direction=horizontal<CR>',
+      desc = 'Toggle Horizontal Terminal',
+    },
   },
 }