diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5b437f719..f7eb9f335 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 *~*
 *#*
-elpa
\ No newline at end of file
+elpa
+.smex-items
+places
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 1c4d37a86..37a2f78c3 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@
 (dolist (p my-packages)
   (when (not (package-installed-p p))
     (package-install p)))
+
+(load "~/.emacs.d/user.el")