diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3691344..a0889c4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 *
 
 # except:
+!.ignore
 !.zshrc
 !.zprofile
 !.vimrc
diff --git a/.ignore b/.ignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15dc1f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# don't ignore my fucking home dir, the .gitignore is just because my home is a git repo
+!**