diff --git a/config/_default/languages.en.toml b/config/_default/languages.en.toml
index e334ec9a..c5ad8876 100644
--- a/config/_default/languages.en.toml
+++ b/config/_default/languages.en.toml
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 languageCode = "en"
 languageName = "English"
 weight = 1
-title = "Blowfish"
+title = "Alison McDonald"
 
 [params]
   displayName = "EN"
   isoCode = "en"
   rtl = false
-  dateFormat = "2 January 2006"
+  dateFormat = "January 2 2006"
   # logo = "img/logo.png"
   # secondaryLogo = "img/secondary-logo.png"
-  # description = "My awesome website"
+  description = "Hi! My name is Alison. I'm a multidisceplenary designer with an interest in systems, construction, and oddities."
   # copyright = "Copy, _right?_ :thinking_face:"
 
-# [author]
-#   name = "Your name here"
+[author]
+   name = "Alison McDonald"
 #   image = "img/blowfish_logo.png"
-#   headline = "I'm only human"
-#   bio = "A little bit about you"
-#   links = [
-#     { email = "mailto:hello@your_domain.com" },
+#   headline = "They call me the 'Swiss Ali Knife' because... IDK"
+#   bio = "A little bit about myself."
+   links = [
+     { email = "mailto:alison.e.h.mcdonald@gmail.com" },
 #     { link = "https://link-to-some-website.com/" },
 #     { amazon = "https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/wishlist-id" },
 #     { apple = "https://www.apple.com" },
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@ title = "Blowfish"
 #     { youtube = "https://youtube.com/username" },
 #     { ko-fi = "https://ko-fi.com/username" },
 #     { codeberg = "https://codeberg.org/username"},
-#   ]
+   ]
diff --git a/config/_default/menus.en.toml b/config/_default/menus.en.toml
index 579cedda..27d0f169 100644
--- a/config/_default/menus.en.toml
+++ b/config/_default/menus.en.toml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 # overridden by providing a weight value. The menu will then be
 # ordered by weight from lowest to highest.
 
-#[[main]]
-#  name = "Blog"
-#  pageRef = "posts"
-#  weight = 10
+[[main]]
+  name = "Blog"
+  pageRef = "posts"
+  weight = 10
 
 #[[main]]
 #  name = "Parent"
diff --git a/config/_default/params.toml b/config/_default/params.toml
index fc4edcb2..fc629863 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 # Refer to the theme docs for more details about each of these parameters.
 # https://blowfish.page/docs/configuration/#theme-parameters
 
-colorScheme = "blowfish"
-defaultAppearance = "light" # valid options: light or dark
-autoSwitchAppearance = true
+colorScheme = "congo"
+defaultAppearance = "dark" # valid options: light or dark
+autoSwitchAppearance = false
 
 enableSearch = true
 enableCodeCopy = false
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ enableCodeCopy = false
 disableImageOptimization = false
 disableTextInHeader = false
 
-# defaultBackgroundImage = "IMAGE.jpg" # used as default for background images 
+defaultBackgroundImage = "RecordShelf_1.jpg" # used as default for background images 
 # defaultFeaturedImage = "IMAGE.jpg" # used as default for featured images in all articles
 
 # highlightCurrentMenuArea = true
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ disableTextInHeader = false
 
 [footer]
   showMenu = true
-  showCopyright = true
+  showCopyright = false
   showThemeAttribution = true
-  showAppearanceSwitcher = true
-  showScrollToTop = true
+  showAppearanceSwitcher = false
+  showScrollToTop = false
 
 [homepage]
-  layout = "profile" # valid options: page, profile, hero, card, background, custom
-  #homepageImage = "IMAGE.jpg" # used in: hero, and card
-  showRecent = false
+  layout = "background" # valid options: page, profile, hero, card, background, custom
+  homepageImage = "IMAGE.jpg" # used in: hero, and card
+  showRecent = true
   showRecentItems = 5
   showMoreLink = false
   showMoreLinkDest = "/posts"
-  cardView = false
+  cardView = true
   cardViewScreenWidth = false
   layoutBackgroundBlur = false # only used when layout equals background
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ disableTextInHeader = false
   showDate = true
   showViews = false
   showLikes = false
-  showDateOnlyInArticle = false
+  showDateOnlyInArticle = true
   showDateUpdated = false
   showAuthor = true
   # showAuthorBottom = false
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ disableTextInHeader = false
   showBreadcrumbs = false
   showDraftLabel = true
   showEdit = false
-  # editURL = "https://github.com/username/repo/"
+  # editURL = "https://github.com/aehmcdonald/aehmcdonald.github.io/"
   editAppendPath = true
   seriesOpened = false
   showHeadingAnchors = true