diff --git a/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/waybar/config b/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/waybar/config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..062632a
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+++ b/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/waybar/config
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// unused modules of note:
+//   custom/arrayhealth
+//   custom/advancedcpu
+//   custom/gpustats
+//   custom/weather
+//   memory
+//   cpu
+//   cava
+
+[{
+    "position": "bottom",
+    "layer": "top",
+    "height": 36,
+    "output": ["DP-1"],
+    "modules-left": ["sway/workspaces", "sway/mode"],
+    "modules-center": ["sway/window"],
+    "modules-right": ["tray", "idle_inhibitor", "clock"],
+    "include": ["~/.config/waybar/modules/settings.json"]
+},
+{
+    "position": "bottom",
+    "layer": "top",
+    "height": 34,
+    "output": ["DP-2"],
+    "modules-left": ["sway/workspaces", "sway/mode"],
+    "modules-center": ["sway/window"],
+    "modules-right": ["tray", "idle_inhibitor", "clock"],
+    "include": ["~/.config/waybar/modules/settings.json"]
+},
+{
+    "position": "bottom",
+    "layer": "top",
+    "height": 36,
+    "output": ["DP-3"],
+    "modules-left": ["sway/workspaces", "sway/mode"],
+    "modules-center": ["sway/window"],
+    "modules-right": ["tray", "idle_inhibitor", "clock"],
+    "include": ["~/.config/waybar/modules/settings.json"]
+}
+]
diff --git a/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/waybar/style.css b/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/waybar/style.css
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..29e4165
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+++ b/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/waybar/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+styles/mine.css
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/waybar/styles/mine-older.css b/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/waybar/styles/mine-older.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34c7420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/waybar/styles/mine-older.css
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+* {
+    font-size: 16px;
+    font-family: "SourceSans3";
+    font-weight: 600; /* semibold */
+/*    font-family: "Hack";*/
+/*    font-weight: bold;*/
+/*    font-family: "DejaVu Sans Mono";*/
+/*    font-family: "JetBrains Mono";*/
+/*    font-weight: 500;*/
+/*    font-family: "Source Code Pro";*/
+/*    font-family: monospace;*/
+}
+
+window#waybar {
+    background: @theme_bg_color;
+    color: @theme_text_color;
+/*    opacity: 0.8;*/
+}
+
+#clock, #pulseaudio, #backlight, #memory, #cpu, #battery, #tray, #mpd, #mail, #custom-weather, #custom-gpustats, #pulseaudio, #network, #custom-media {
+    background: @theme_bg_color;
+    color: @theme_text_color;
+    opacity: 0.8;
+}
+
+/* pad a lot of stuff minus the workspaces button */
+#clock, #pulseaudio, #backlight, #memory, #cpu, #battery, #tray, #mpd, #mail, #custom-weather, #custom-gpustats, #pulseaudio, #network, #custom-media {
+    padding: 0 5px;
+}
+
+/*#custom-gpu {
+    color: #839496;
+}*/
+
+#mode {
+    background: @theme_base_color;
+    color: @theme_text_color;
+    border-left: 4px solid @borders;
+    border-right: 4px solid @borders;
+/*    border-radius: 5px;*/
+    border-radius: 0px;
+    border-color: #4ee176;
+    padding: 0 2px;
+}
+
+#workspaces button {
+/*    color: #fdf6e3;*/
+/* comment padding out to made the workspace button in the bottom left wide */
+    padding: 0 2px;
+    color: @insensitive_fg_color;
+    opacity: 1;
+    border: 1px solid @unfocused_borders;
+    background: @insensitive_bg_color;
+    /* border: 1px solid @focused_borders; */
+}
+
+#workspaces button.urgent {
+    background-color: #eb4d4b;
+}
+
+#workspaces button.focused {
+    background: @selected_bg_color;
+    color: @selected_fg_color;
+    background: @theme_bg_color;
+    opacity: 1;
+    border: 1px solid @borders;
+}
+
+#workspaces button:hover {
+    box-shadow: inherit;
+    text-shadow: inherit;
+    opacity: 1;
+}
+
+#workspaces button:hover {
+    background: @theme_bg_color;
+    border: #4ee176;
+    color: @theme_text_color;
+}
+
+#backlight {
+    color: #b58900;
+    opacity: 1;
+}
+
+#cpu.warning {
+/*    color:      rgba(255, 210, 4, 1);*/
+     color: @warning_color;
+}
+
+#cpu.critical {
+/*    color:      rgba(238, 46, 36, 1);*/
+     color: @error_color;
+}
+
+#network.disconnected {
+	color: @warning_color;
+}
+
+#network.disabled {
+	color: @error_color;
+}
diff --git a/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/waybar/styles/mine.css b/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/waybar/styles/mine.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7891dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/waybar/styles/mine.css
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+/* =============================================================================
+ *
+ * Waybar configuration
+ *
+ * Configuration reference: https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar/wiki/Configuration
+ *
+ * =========================================================================== */
+
+/* Reset all styles */
+* {
+/*    color: #eceff4;*/
+	border: 0;
+	border-radius: 0;
+	font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Font Awesome 5 Free Solid";
+	/*font-family: "Source Sans 3 Semibold", "Font Awesome 5 Free Solid";*/
+	font-size: 16px;
+	margin: 1px;
+	padding: 0 2px;
+}
+
+/* the @<something> references will follow the GTK them
+ * more info:
+ *   waybar:    https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar/wiki/Styling#making-waybar-follow-the-gtk-theme
+ *   misc. GTK: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/blob/gtk-3-24/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_colors-public.scss
+ * */
+window#waybar {
+        background: alpha(@theme_base_color, 0.92);
+        border-top: 1px solid @unfocused_borders;
+        color: @theme_text_color;
+}
+
+/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Module styles
+ * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/*#clock, #battery, #cpu, #memory, #idle_inhibitor, #temperature, #custom-keyboard-layout, #backlight, #network, #pulseaudio, #mode, #tray, #window, #custom-launcher, #custom-power, #custom-pacman, #custom-network_traffic, #custom-weather, #custom-gpustats, #custom-media, #custom-arrayhealth, #custom-advancedcpu {
+	border-bottom: 2px;
+	border-style: solid;
+}*/
+
+#mode {
+	color: @warning_color;
+}
+
+#workspaces button {
+	color: #5e81ac;
+/*        color: @unfocused_borders;*/
+	padding: 0px;
+	border-bottom: 2px;
+	border-style: solid;
+}
+
+#workspaces button.focused {
+	color: #d8dee9;
+}
+
+#workspaces button.urgent {
+	color: @warning_color;
+}
+
+#clock {
+/*color: #a3be8c;*/
+/*	color: #8fbcbb;*/
+	color: #81a1c1;
+}
+
+#tray {
+	color: #88c0d0;
+}
+
+#backlight {
+	color: #ebcb8b;
+}
+#battery {
+	color: #d8dee9;
+}
+
+#battery.charging {
+	color: #81a1c1;
+}
+
+@keyframes blink {
+	to {
+		color: #4c566a;
+		background-color: #eceff4;
+	}
+}
+
+#battery.critical:not(.charging) {
+	background: #bf616a;
+	color: #eceff4;
+	animation-name: blink;
+	animation-duration: 0.5s;
+	animation-timing-function: linear;
+	animation-iteration-count: infinite;
+	animation-direction: alternate;
+}
+
+#cpu, #custom-advancedcpu {
+	color: #a3be8c ;
+}
+
+#memory {
+	color: #d3869b;
+}
+
+#custom-gpustats {
+	color: #58a6ff;
+}
+
+#network.disabled {
+	color: #bf616a;
+}
+
+#network{
+	color: #a3be8c;
+}
+
+#network.disconnected {
+	color: #bf616a;
+}
+
+#pulseaudio {
+	color: #b48ead;
+}
+
+#pulseaudio.muted {
+	color: #3b4252;
+}
+
+#temperature {
+	color: #8fbcbb;
+}
+
+#temperature.critical {
+	color: #bf616a;
+}
+
+#idle_inhibitor.deactivated {
+/*	color: #88c0d0;*/
+	color: #81a1c1;
+}
+
+#idle_inhibitor.activated {
+/*	color: #ebcb8b;*/
+	color: #88c0d0;
+}
+
+#custom-launcher, #custom-power {
+	border-style: hidden;
+}
+
+#window {
+	border-style: hidden;
+}
+
+#custom-keyboard-layout{
+	color: #d08770;
+}
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 7c49995..3f7380e 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ DOTS=(
         '.local/bin/backup_home'
         '.local/bin/note-taker.sh'  # run by Kitty in a 'triplesplit' session, one of many of autostart 'wants' in '...-i3ipc.yml' above
         '.vim/autoload/'  # vim-plug, mainly
+        # Until I find/make custom modules worthwhile, including *only* the config/styling
+        '.config/waybar/config'
+        '.config/waybar/styles/'
+        '.config/waybar/style.css'  # symlink to the wanted stylesheet (in the 'styles' dir')
 )
 
 # to avoid hacky pwd/dirname stuff w/ $0 [for now?], inline the path to the repo where copies are held