diff --git a/.config/shell/env b/.config/shell/env
index cc4d6d6..a2ee892 100644
--- a/.config/shell/env
+++ b/.config/shell/env
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export ZLE_RPROMPT_INDENT=0
 export ZINIT_HOME_DIR="$DATA_HOME/zinit"
 
 # Add cargo to PATH if it exists
-path_append "$HOME/.cargo/bin"
+[ -d "$HOME/.cargo/bin" ] && export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.cargo/bin"
 
 # Set documents directory (auto set to the repo the file ~/todo points to is in)
 if [ -h ~/todo ] && command -v git > /dev/null; then
@@ -157,4 +157,12 @@ DPC="$DP/classes"
 
 export S SS # this makes it easier to load the shrc while in posix sh
 
+# wine things (TODO: REMOVE WHEN NOT NEEDED)
+if test -d "$HOME/.local/share/bottles/bottles/east-west-composers"; then
+   WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.local/share/bottles/bottles/east-west-composers"
+fi
+if test -d "$HOME/.local/share/bottles/runners/wine-ge-proton8-21/bin"; then
+   PATH="$HOME/.local/share/bottles/runners/wine-ge-proton8-21/bin:$PATH"
+fi
+
 # vim:fdm=marker:fmr=>>>,<<<:et:ft=sh:sw=3:ts=3
diff --git a/.config/shell/local/.gitkeep b/.config/shell/local/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/.config/shell/local/env b/.config/shell/local/env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8129a59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/shell/local/env
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export REPOS_TO_UPDATE="/home/blake/Documents/pwp"
+export PATH="$HOME/.local/share/bottles/runners/wine-ge-proton8-14/bin:$PATH"
+
+# vim:ft=bash
diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
index 780fc7c..0e68392 100644
--- a/.profile
+++ b/.profile
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ export SHELL_CONFIG_DIR="${SHELL_CONFIG_DIR:-"${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-"$HOME/.config"
 
 . "$SHELL_CONFIG_DIR/env"
 
+# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
+if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then
+   PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+fi
+
 # Locales
 export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
 export LANG=en_US.UTF-8