diff --git a/constants.go b/constants.go
index 665425c..f6c98be 100644
--- a/constants.go
+++ b/constants.go
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ type keymap struct {
 	Delete key.Binding
 	Back   key.Binding
 	Quit   key.Binding
-	Open   key.Binding
+	Edit   key.Binding
 }
 
 // Keymap reusable key mappings shared across models
 var Keymap = keymap{
 	Create: key.NewBinding(
-		key.WithKeys("c"),
-		key.WithHelp("c", "create"),
+		key.WithKeys("n"),
+		key.WithHelp("n", "new"),
 	),
 	Enter: key.NewBinding(
 		key.WithKeys("enter"),
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ var Keymap = keymap{
 		key.WithKeys("ctrl+c", "q"),
 		key.WithHelp("ctrl+c/q", "quit"),
 	),
-	Open: key.NewBinding(
-		key.WithKeys("o"),
-		key.WithHelp("o", "open in editor"),
+	Edit: key.NewBinding(
+		key.WithKeys("e"),
+		key.WithHelp("e", "open in editor"),
 	),
 }
diff --git a/entry.go b/entry.go
index 40c3e54..53e5015 100644
--- a/entry.go
+++ b/entry.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (m Entry) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 
 		case key.Matches(msg, Keymap.Create):
 			cmds = append(cmds, openEditorCmd(NewFilePath(m.path)))
-		case key.Matches(msg, Keymap.Open):
+		case key.Matches(msg, Keymap.Edit):
 			if len(m.entries) == 0 {
 				cmds = append(cmds, openEditorCmd(NewFilePath(m.path)))
 			} else {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4e4957a..74d334d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.17
 
 require (
 	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v0.16.1
-	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v0.24.2
+	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v0.24.3-0.20230724163731-91dd12007337
 	github.com/charmbracelet/glamour v0.5.0
 	github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v0.7.1
 )
@@ -20,20 +20,20 @@ require (
 	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-localereader v0.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.14 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.15 // indirect
 	github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday v1.0.21 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/ansi v0.0.0-20230316100256-276c6243b2f6 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/cancelreader v0.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/reflow v0.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.1 // indirect
+	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.2 // indirect
 	github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.4 // indirect
 	github.com/sahilm/fuzzy v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark-emoji v1.0.1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.1.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.2.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.8.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/term v0.8.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.9.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/term v0.11.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.12.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1474f23..fed531f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v0.16.1 h1:6uzpAAaT9ZqKssntbvZMlksWHruQLNxg49H5
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v0.16.1/go.mod h1:2QCp9LFlEsBQMvIYERr7Ww2H2bA7xen1idUDIzm/+Xc=
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v0.24.2 h1:uaQIKx9Ai6Gdh5zpTbGiWpytMU+CfsPp06RaW2cx/SY=
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v0.24.2/go.mod h1:XdrNrV4J8GiyshTtx3DNuYkR1FDaJmO3l2nejekbsgg=
+github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v0.24.3-0.20230724163731-91dd12007337 h1:k0PGZqmFg5sgqaSnFnoqCZKDfgmzSLjgMisF0yET3NA=
+github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v0.24.3-0.20230724163731-91dd12007337/go.mod h1:EN3QDR1T5ZdWmdfDzYcqOCAps45+QIJbLOBxmVNWNNg=
 github.com/charmbracelet/glamour v0.5.0 h1:wu15ykPdB7X6chxugG/NNfDUbyyrCLV9XBalj5wdu3g=
 github.com/charmbracelet/glamour v0.5.0/go.mod h1:9ZRtG19AUIzcTm7FGLGbq3D5WKQ5UyZBbQsMQN0XIqc=
 github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v0.7.1 h1:17WMwi7N1b1rVWOjMT+rCh7sQkvDU75B2hbZpc5Kc1E=
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.12/go.mod h1:RAqKPSqVFrSLVXbA8x7dzmKdmGzieGRC
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.13/go.mod h1:Jdepj2loyihRzMpdS35Xk/zdY8IAYHsh153qUoGf23w=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.14 h1:+xnbZSEeDbOIg5/mE6JF0w6n9duR1l3/WmbinWVwUuU=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.14/go.mod h1:Jdepj2loyihRzMpdS35Xk/zdY8IAYHsh153qUoGf23w=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.15 h1:UNAjwbU9l54TA3KzvqLGxwWjHmMgBUVhBiTjelZgg3U=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.15/go.mod h1:Jdepj2loyihRzMpdS35Xk/zdY8IAYHsh153qUoGf23w=
 github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday v1.0.17/go.mod h1:Z0r70sCuXHig8YpBzCc5eGHAap2K7e/u082ZUpDRRqM=
 github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday v1.0.21 h1:dNH3e4PSyE4vNX+KlRGHT5KrSvjeUkoNPwEORjffHJg=
 github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday v1.0.21/go.mod h1:ytNkv4RrDrLJ2pqlsSI46O6IVXmZOBBD4SaJyDwwTkM=
@@ -49,6 +53,8 @@ github.com/muesli/reflow v0.3.0/go.mod h1:pbwTDkVPibjO2kyvBQRBxTWEEGDGq0FlB1BIKt
 github.com/muesli/termenv v0.9.0/go.mod h1:R/LzAKf+suGs4IsO95y7+7DpFHO0KABgnZqtlyx2mBw=
 github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.1 h1:UzuTb/+hhlBugQz28rpzey4ZuKcZ03MeKsoG7IJZIxs=
 github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.1/go.mod h1:HeAQPTzpfs016yGtA4g00CsdYnVLJvxsS4ANqrZs2sQ=
+github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.2 h1:GohcuySI0QmI3wN8Ok9PtKGkgkFIk7y6Vpb5PvrY+Wo=
+github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.2/go.mod h1:Epx+iuz8sNs7mNKhxzH4fWXGNpZwUaJKRS1noLXviQ8=
 github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.5 h1:P2Ga83D34wi1o9J6Wh1mRuqd4mF/x/lgBS7N7AbDhec=
 github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.5/go.mod h1:hPp6KlRPjbx+hW8ykQs1w3UBbZlj6HuIJcUGPhkA7kY=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
@@ -73,6 +79,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.1.0 h1:hZ/3BUoy5aId7sCpA/Tc5lt8DkFgdVS2onTpJsZ/fl0=
 golang.org/x/net v0.1.0/go.mod h1:Cx3nUiGt4eDBEyega/BKRp+/AlGL8hYe7U9odMt2Cco=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.2.0 h1:PUR+T4wwASmuSTYdKjYHI5TD22Wy5ogLU5qZCOLxBrI=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.2.0/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0 h1:ftCYgMx6zT/asHUrPw8BLLscYtGznsLAnjq5RH9P66E=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0/go.mod h1:FU7BRWz2tNW+3quACPkgCx/L+uEAv1htQ0V83Z9Rj+Y=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200116001909-b77594299b42/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201119102817-f84b799fce68/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210423082822-04245dca01da/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
@@ -80,12 +88,18 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.8.0 h1:EBmGv8NaZBZTWvrbjNoL6HVt+IVy3QDQpJs7VRIw3tU=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.8.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0 h1:eG7RXZHdqOJ1i+0lgLgCpSXAp6M3LYlAo6osgSi0xOM=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.8.0 h1:n5xxQn2i3PC0yLAbjTpNT85q/Kgzcr2gIoX9OrJUols=
 golang.org/x/term v0.8.0/go.mod h1:xPskH00ivmX89bAKVGSKKtLOWNx2+17Eiy94tnKShWo=
+golang.org/x/term v0.11.0 h1:F9tnn/DA/Im8nCwm+fX+1/eBwi4qFjRT++MhtVC4ZX0=
+golang.org/x/term v0.11.0/go.mod h1:zC9APTIj3jG3FdV/Ons+XE1riIZXG4aZ4GTHiPZJPIU=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.6/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.9.0 h1:2sjJmO8cDvYveuX97RDLsxlyUxLl+GHoLxBiRdHllBE=
 golang.org/x/text v0.9.0/go.mod h1:e1OnstbJyHTd6l/uOt8jFFHp6TRDWZR/bV3emEE/zU8=
+golang.org/x/text v0.12.0 h1:k+n5B8goJNdU7hSvEtMUz3d1Q6D/XW4COJSJR6fN0mc=
+golang.org/x/text v0.12.0/go.mod h1:TvPlkZtksWOMsz7fbANvkp4WM8x/WCo/om8BMLbz+aE=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c h1:dUUwHk2QECo/6vqA44rthZ8ie2QXMNeKRTHCNY2nXvo=
diff --git a/model.go b/model.go
index 37db997..dfce9f1 100644
--- a/model.go
+++ b/model.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
 )
 
-// TODO: fix GormRepository vs Repository
+// TODO: rendering is broken; gets fixed when you resize...?!
 type (
 	SyncProjects      struct{}
 	editorFinishedMsg struct {
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ func (m Model) Init() tea.Cmd {
 func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmd tea.Cmd
 	var cmds []tea.Cmd
-	currentProject := m.list.SelectedItem().FilterValue()
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		WindowSize.Width = msg.Width
@@ -91,58 +90,65 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		m.err = msg
 	case SyncProjects:
 		items, _ := newList()
-		m.list.SetItems(items)
+		m.mode = nav
+		m.input.Blur()
+		return m, m.list.SetItems(items)
 	case tea.KeyMsg:
-		if m.input.Focused() {
+		switch m.mode {
+		case nav:
+			return m.handleNav(msg)
+		case edit:
 			if key.Matches(msg, Keymap.Enter) {
-				if m.mode == create {
-					cmds = append(cmds, createProjectCmd(m.input.Value()))
-				}
-				if m.mode == edit {
-					cmds = append(cmds, renameProjectCmd(
-						Project(currentProject),
-						m.input.Value()))
-				}
-				m.input.SetValue("")
-				m.mode = nav
-				m.input.Blur()
-			}
-			if key.Matches(msg, Keymap.Back) {
-				m.input.SetValue("")
-				m.mode = nav
-				m.input.Blur()
+				return m, renameProjectCmd(
+					Project(m.list.SelectedItem().FilterValue()),
+					m.input.Value())
 			}
-			// only log keypresses for the input field when it's focused
-			m.input, cmd = m.input.Update(msg)
-			cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
-		} else {
-			switch {
-			case key.Matches(msg, Keymap.Create):
-				m.mode = create
-				m.input.Focus()
-				cmd = textinput.Blink
-			case key.Matches(msg, Keymap.Quit):
-				m.quitting = true
-				return m, tea.Quit
-			case key.Matches(msg, Keymap.Enter):
-				p := Project(currentProject)
-				e := InitEntry(p.Path())
-				return e, e.Init()
-			case key.Matches(msg, Keymap.Rename):
-				m.mode = edit
-				m.input.Focus()
-				cmd = textinput.Blink
-			case key.Matches(msg, Keymap.Delete):
-				cmd = deleteProjectCmd(Project(currentProject))
-			default:
-				m.list, cmd = m.list.Update(msg)
+		case create:
+			if key.Matches(msg, Keymap.Enter) {
+				return m, createProjectCmd(m.input.Value())
 			}
-			cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
 		}
+		// keys no matter the state
+		if key.Matches(msg, Keymap.Back) {
+			m.input.SetValue("")
+			m.input.Blur()
+			m.mode = nav
+		}
+		if key.Matches(msg, Keymap.Quit) {
+			m.quitting = true
+			return m, tea.Quit
+		}
+
+		// only log keypresses for the input field when it's focused
+		m.input, cmd = m.input.Update(msg)
+		cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
 	}
 	return m, tea.Batch(cmds...)
 }
 
+func (m Model) handleNav(msg tea.KeyMsg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	currentProject := m.list.SelectedItem().FilterValue()
+	switch {
+	case key.Matches(msg, Keymap.Create):
+		m.mode = create
+		m.input.Focus()
+		return m, textinput.Blink
+	case key.Matches(msg, Keymap.Enter):
+		p := Project(currentProject)
+		e := InitEntry(p.Path())
+		return e, e.Init()
+	case key.Matches(msg, Keymap.Rename):
+		m.mode = edit
+		m.input.Focus()
+		return m, textinput.Blink
+	case key.Matches(msg, Keymap.Delete):
+		return m, deleteProjectCmd(Project(currentProject))
+	}
+	var cmd tea.Cmd
+	m.list, cmd = m.list.Update(msg)
+	return m, cmd
+}
+
 // View return the text UI to be output to the terminal
 func (m Model) View() string {
 	var err string
@@ -154,12 +160,11 @@ func (m Model) View() string {
 	} else {
 		err = m.err.Error()
 	}
-	if m.input.Focused() {
+	if m.mode == nav {
 		return DocStyle.Render(
 			lipgloss.JoinVertical(
 				lipgloss.Left,
 				m.list.View(),
-				m.input.View(),
 				err,
 			))
 	}
@@ -167,6 +172,7 @@ func (m Model) View() string {
 		lipgloss.JoinVertical(
 			lipgloss.Left,
 			m.list.View(),
+			m.input.View(),
 			err,
 		))
 }