diff --git a/lua/cosmic/config/plugins.lua b/lua/cosmic/config/plugins.lua
index ca0b00d..ce114e0 100644
--- a/lua/cosmic/config/plugins.lua
+++ b/lua/cosmic/config/plugins.lua
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ local plugins = {
     'auto-session',
     'autocomplete',
     'colorizer',
+    'dashboard',
     'fugitive',
     'gitsigns',
     'kommentary',
diff --git a/lua/cosmic/core/dashboard/init.lua b/lua/cosmic/core/dashboard/init.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d86e257
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/cosmic/core/dashboard/init.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+local icons = require('cosmic.core.theme.icons')
+local g = vim.g
+
+g.dashboard_custom_header = {
+  '',
+  '',
+  '',
+  '',
+  '',
+  '',
+  ' ██████╗ ██████╗ ███████╗███╗   ███╗██╗ ██████╗███╗   ██╗██╗   ██╗██╗███╗   ███╗',
+  '██╔════╝██╔═══██╗██╔════╝████╗ ████║██║██╔════╝████╗  ██║██║   ██║██║████╗ ████║',
+  '██║     ██║   ██║███████╗██╔████╔██║██║██║     ██╔██╗ ██║██║   ██║██║██╔████╔██║',
+  '██║     ██║   ██║╚════██║██║╚██╔╝██║██║██║     ██║╚██╗██║╚██╗ ██╔╝██║██║╚██╔╝██║',
+  '╚██████╗╚██████╔╝███████║██║ ╚═╝ ██║██║╚██████╗██║ ╚████║ ╚████╔╝ ██║██║ ╚═╝ ██║',
+  ' ╚═════╝ ╚═════╝ ╚══════╝╚═╝     ╚═╝╚═╝ ╚═════╝╚═╝  ╚═══╝  ╚═══╝  ╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝',
+  '',
+  '',
+  '',
+}
+
+g.dashboard_default_executive = 'telescope'
+
+g.dashboard_session_directory = vim.fn.stdpath('data') .. '/sessions'
+
+g.dashboard_custom_section = {
+  find_file = {
+    description = { icons.file .. '  Find  File          <leader>ff' },
+    command = 'Telescope find_files',
+  },
+  file_explorer = {
+    description = { '  File Manager        <C-n>    ' },
+    command = 'NvimTreeToggle',
+  },
+  find_string = {
+    description = { '  Grep String         <leader>fs' },
+    command = 'NvimTreeToggle',
+  },
+  last_session = {
+    description = { '  Load session        <leader>sl' },
+    command = 'lua vim.cmd(":silent RestoreSession")',
+  },
+}
+
+g.dashboard_custom_footer = { '💫' }
diff --git a/lua/cosmic/core/session/init.lua b/lua/cosmic/core/session/init.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5737408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/cosmic/core/session/init.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+require('auto-session').setup({
+  pre_save_cmds = { 'NvimTreeClose', 'cclose', 'lua vim.notify.dismiss()' },
+  auto_session_enabled = false,
+  auto_save_enabled = true,
+  auto_restore_enabled = false,
+})
diff --git a/lua/cosmic/core/session/mappings.lua b/lua/cosmic/core/session/mappings.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b3f18c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/cosmic/core/session/mappings.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+local map = require('cosmic.utils').map
+
+-- session
+map('n', '<leader>sl', ':silent RestoreSession<cr>')
+map('n', '<leader>ss', ':SaveSession<cr>')
diff --git a/lua/cosmic/mappings.lua b/lua/cosmic/mappings.lua
index 8dd9a59..fce68a2 100644
--- a/lua/cosmic/mappings.lua
+++ b/lua/cosmic/mappings.lua
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ map('n', '<leader>cf', ':cfdo %s/')
 -- make Y behave like others
 map('n', 'Y', 'y$')
 
+require('cosmic.core.session.mappings')
 require('cosmic.core.navigation.mappings').init()
 require('cosmic.core.file-explorer.mappings')
 require('cosmic.core.terminal.mappings')
diff --git a/lua/cosmic/pluginsInit.lua b/lua/cosmic/pluginsInit.lua
index aec6b52..a61c6d3 100644
--- a/lua/cosmic/pluginsInit.lua
+++ b/lua/cosmic/pluginsInit.lua
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ return packer.startup(function()
     end,
     after = 'tokyonight.nvim',
     disable = vim.tbl_contains(user_plugins.disable, 'notify'),
-    event = 'BufEnter',
   })
 
   -- theme stuff
@@ -198,13 +197,19 @@ return packer.startup(function()
   })
 
   -- session management
+  use({
+    'glepnir/dashboard-nvim',
+    config = function()
+      require('cosmic.core.dashboard')
+    end,
+    disable = vim.tbl_contains(user_plugins.disable, 'dashboard'),
+  })
+
   use({
     'rmagatti/auto-session',
     event = 'VimEnter',
     config = function()
-      require('auto-session').setup({
-        pre_save_cmds = { 'NvimTreeClose', 'cclose', 'lua vim.notify.dismiss()' },
-      })
+      require('cosmic.core.session')
     end,
     disable = vim.tbl_contains(user_plugins.disable, 'auto-session'),
   })
@@ -228,7 +233,7 @@ return packer.startup(function()
   -- comments and stuff
   use({
     'b3nj5m1n/kommentary',
-    event = 'BufRead',
+    event = 'BufWinEnter',
     disable = vim.tbl_contains(user_plugins.disable, 'kommentary'),
   })
 
@@ -261,7 +266,7 @@ return packer.startup(function()
         },
       })
     end,
-    event = 'BufRead',
+    event = 'BufWinEnter',
     disable = vim.tbl_contains(user_plugins.disable, 'todo-comments'),
   })
   -- colorized hex codes