diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/user/lazy.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/user/lazy.lua
index 63e4945..9e44c53 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/user/lazy.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/user/lazy.lua
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ local plugins = {
     },
     -- -------------------- startup screen for neovim ------------------------
     {
-        'glepnir/dashboard-nvim',
+        'nvimdev/dashboard-nvim',
         event = 'VimEnter',
         dependencies = {
             'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons'
@@ -147,48 +147,51 @@ local plugins = {
         dependencies = {'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons'},
         lazy = true,
     },
+    -- this was for barbeque before it was replaced with dropbar.api
+    -- {
+    --   kinds = {
+    --       File = "",
+    --       Module = "",
+    --       Namespace = "",
+    --       Package = "",
+    --       Class = "",
+    --       Method = "",
+    --       Property = "󰀭",
+    --       Field = "🌾",
+    --       Constructor = "󰬢",
+    --       Enum = "",
+    --       Interface = "",
+    --       Function = "󰊕",
+    --       Variable = "󰫧",
+    --       Constant = "",
+    --       String = "",
+    --       Number = "",
+    --       Boolean = "",
+    --       Array = "",
+    --       Object = "",
+    --       Key = "",
+    --       Null = "",
+    --       EnumMember = "",
+    --       Struct = "",
+    --       Event = "",
+    --       Operator = "",
+    --       TypeParameter = "",
+    --        },
+    -- },
     -- code refence at top of window
     {
-        "utilyre/barbecue.nvim",
-        name = "barbecue",
-        version = "*",
-        dependencies = {
-            "SmiteshP/nvim-navic",
-            "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons"
-        },
-        opts = {
-            show_dirname = false,
-            show_basename = false,
-            context_follow_icon_color = true,
-            kinds = {
-                File = "",
-                Module = "",
-                Namespace = "",
-                Package = "",
-                Class = "",
-                Method = "",
-                Property = "󰀭",
-                Field = "🌾",
-                Constructor = "󰬢",
-                Enum = "",
-                Interface = "",
-                Function = "󰊕",
-                Variable = "󰫧",
-                Constant = "",
-                String = "",
-                Number = "",
-                Boolean = "",
-                Array = "",
-                Object = "",
-                Key = "",
-                Null = "",
-                EnumMember = "",
-                Struct = "",
-                Event = "",
-                Operator = "",
-                TypeParameter = "",
-            },
-        },
+    'Bekaboo/dropbar.nvim',
+    -- optional, but required for fuzzy finder support
+    dependencies = {
+      'nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim',
+      build = 'make'
+    },
+    config = function()
+      local dropbar_api = require('dropbar.api')
+      vim.keymap.set('n', '<Leader>;', dropbar_api.pick, { desc = 'Pick symbols in winbar' })
+      vim.keymap.set('n', '[;', dropbar_api.goto_context_start, { desc = 'Go to start of current context' })
+      vim.keymap.set('n', '];', dropbar_api.select_next_context, { desc = 'Select next context' })
+    end
     },
     -- ------------------ dimming inactive windows ---------------------------
     {
@@ -324,9 +327,9 @@ local plugins = {
     },
     -- may replace null-ls since was deprecated
     -- https://github.com/nvimdev/guard.nvim
-    {
-        'nvimdev/guard.nvim'
-    },
+    --{
+    --    'nvimdev/guard.nvim'
+    --},
     -- Diagnostics with leader key + d
     {
         "folke/trouble.nvim",