diff --git a/_includes/topmost_navbar.njk b/_includes/topmost_navbar.njk
index ff7aefa..1156f12 100644
--- a/_includes/topmost_navbar.njk
+++ b/_includes/topmost_navbar.njk
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         <li><a href="/">home</a></li>
         <li><a href="/about">about</a></li>
         <li><a href="/blog">blog</a></li>
+        <li><a href="/reviews">reviews</a></li>
         <li><a href="/contact">contact</a></li>
     </ul>
 </nav>
diff --git a/_includes/base.njk b/_layouts/base.njk
similarity index 89%
rename from _includes/base.njk
rename to _layouts/base.njk
index 3ded18c..b0b7486 100644
--- a/_includes/base.njk
+++ b/_layouts/base.njk
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             {{ content | safe }}
 
             <footer>
-                <marquee class="motd" behavior="scroll" direction="left">
+                <marquee behavior="scroll" direction="left">
                     <img src="/img/Witch-on-broom.gif" alt="">
                 </marquee>
                 {% include "footer.njk" %}
diff --git a/_layouts/home.njk b/_layouts/home.njk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67fb7bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_layouts/home.njk
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+layout: base
+---
diff --git a/css/main.scss b/css/main.scss
index bcef847..d17be97 100644
--- a/css/main.scss
+++ b/css/main.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ body {
 
     p {
         font-family: 'Gill Sans', 'Gill Sans MT', Calibri, 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;
-        color: mp.$text 
+        font-size: 0.8em;
+        color: mp.$text;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/eleventy.config.js b/eleventy.config.js
index 134f476..4a0eaa7 100644
--- a/eleventy.config.js
+++ b/eleventy.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const eleventySass = require("eleventy-sass");
 
 module.exports = function(eleventyConfig) {
+    eleventyConfig.setLayoutsDirectory("_layouts");
     eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy("img");
     eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy("css/fonts");
     eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy("LICENSE.txt");
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
index 67fb7bf..10ffc54 100644
--- a/index.md
+++ b/index.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ---
-layout: base
+layout: home
 ---
+welcome to my site!! not much is done yet but please have a look around.