diff --git a/home/env.nix b/home/env.nix
index f2b2551..e196dd9 100644
--- a/home/env.nix
+++ b/home/env.nix
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
   home.sessionPath = [
     "${config.xdg.configHome}/emacs/bin"
     "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.cargo/bin"
+    "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.local/bin"
   ];
 }
diff --git a/home/x/i3bar.nix b/home/x/i3bar.nix
index a9c4b65..c4b1e5a 100644
--- a/home/x/i3bar.nix
+++ b/home/x/i3bar.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ in
           settings = i3BarTheme;
 
           blocks = [
+            {
+              block = "pomodoro";
+              length = 60;
+              break_length = 10;
+              use_nag = true;
+            }
             {
               block = "disk_space";
               path = "/";
@@ -69,6 +75,12 @@ in
               # TODO: use format when i3status-rust updates to v0.20
               # format = "{percentage}";
             }
+            {
+              block = "music";
+              player = "spotify";
+              buttons = ["prev" "play" "next"];
+              hide_when_empty = true;
+            }
             {
               block = "sound";
               driver = "pulseaudio";
diff --git a/hosts/boreal/default.nix b/hosts/boreal/default.nix
index e31549c..b7ab958 100644
--- a/hosts/boreal/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/boreal/default.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ in
     borg-backup = {
       enable = true;
       repo = secrets.borg-backup.boreal-repo;
+      # for a workstation, having backups spanning the last month should be
+      # enough
+      prune = {
+        keep = {
+          daily = 7;
+          weekly = 4;
+        };
+      };
       paths = [
         "/home/alarsyo"
       ];
diff --git a/services/borg-backup.nix b/services/borg-backup.nix
index 6c4e132..866a2af 100644
--- a/services/borg-backup.nix
+++ b/services/borg-backup.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@ in {
       description = "Borgbase repo info. Required.";
     };
 
+    prune = mkOption {
+      type = types.attrs;
+      default = {
+        keep = {
+          daily = 7;
+          weekly = 4;
+          monthly = 6;
+        };
+      };
+      description = "pruning options for borg";
+    };
+
     paths = mkOption {
       type = types.listOf types.str;
       default = [];
@@ -57,11 +69,7 @@ in {
       doInit = true;
       compression = "auto,zstd";
       startAt = "daily";
-      prune.keep = {
-        daily = 7;
-        weekly = 4;
-        monthly = 6;
-      };
+      prune = cfg.prune;
     };
   };
 }