diff --git a/config/options.nix b/config/options.nix
index eb1a996..d399e6a 100644
--- a/config/options.nix
+++ b/config/options.nix
@@ -7,5 +7,15 @@
     # show spaces tabs and trailing spaces
     list = true;
     listchars = "tab:» ,trail:·,multispace:·,lead: ,nbsp:⎕";
+
+    # when i press tab i want to see spaces
+    expandtab = true;
+    tabstop = 4; # Number of spaces that a <Tab> in the file counts for.
+    shiftwidth = 4; # how many spaces are added in an indent
+    softtabstop = 4; # how many spaces are added when pressing tab
+    smarttab = true; # When on, a <Tab> in front of a line inserts blanks according to 'shiftwidth'.  'tabstop' or 'softtabstop' is used in other places.
+    # TODO: i want to see 4 spaces when i press tab in python and 2 spaces in nix using setlocal
+    # is it possible for me to set this per language?
+
   };
 }
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 3a956f0..3b30d51 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  description = "NixVim config heavily inspired by AstroNvim";
+  description = "My custom neovim configuration that has been mixed and matched from various sources";
 
   inputs = {
     nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";