diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 010447c73..8fa66f02f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 locals.zsh
 log/.zsh_history
 projects.zsh
+custom
+!custom/plugins/example
+!custom/example.zsh
 *.swp
 !custom/example.zshcache
 cache/
diff --git a/custom/example.zsh b/custom/example.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28ffcae25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custom/example.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Add yourself some shortcuts to projects you often work on
+# Example:
+#
+# brainstormr=/Users/robbyrussell/Projects/development/planetargon/brainstormr
+#
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/custom/plugins/example/example.plugin.zsh b/custom/plugins/example/example.plugin.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..406f27445
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custom/plugins/example/example.plugin.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Add your own custom plugins in the custom/plugins directory. Plugins placed
+# here will override ones with the same name in the main plugins directory.
diff --git a/custom/plugins/nvm/_nvm b/custom/plugins/nvm/_nvm
deleted file mode 100644
index a95c9e375..000000000
--- a/custom/plugins/nvm/_nvm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#compdef nvm
-#autoload
-
-[[ -s ~/.nvm/nvm.sh ]] || return 0
-
-local -a _1st_arguments
-_1st_arguments=(
-  'help:show help'
-  'install:download and install a version'
-  'uninstall:uninstall a version'
-  'use:modify PATH to use version'
-  'run:run version with given arguments'
-  'ls:list installed versions or versions matching a given description'
-  'ls-remote:list remote versions available for install'
-  'deactivate:undo effects of NVM on current shell'
-  'alias:show or set aliases'
-  'unalias:deletes an alias'
-  'copy-packages:install global NPM packages to current version'
-)
-
-_arguments -C '*:: :->subcmds' && return 0
-
-if (( CURRENT == 1 )); then
-  _describe -t commands "nvm subcommand" _1st_arguments
-  return
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/custom/plugins/nvm/nvm.plugin.zsh b/custom/plugins/nvm/nvm.plugin.zsh
deleted file mode 100644
index a8e0bfb5e..000000000
--- a/custom/plugins/nvm/nvm.plugin.zsh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# The addition 'nvm install' attempts in ~/.profile
-
-if [ -s ~/.nvm/nvm.sh ]; then
-    . $HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh
-
-    # Check if the NODE_VERSION environment variable is set,
-    # if so trigger nvm to use this.
-    if [[ $NODE_VERSION != "" ]]; then
-        nvm use $NODE_VERSION > /dev/null
-    fi
-fi