Main thing here was adding enter mapping in vim to

insert newline without leaving normal mode

vim/.vimrc

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ nnoremap <C-h> <C-W><C-H>
 inoremap jj <Esc>
 inoremap jk <Esc>
 inoremap kj <Esc>
+nnoremap <CR> o<Esc>
 
 nnoremap <leader>l :ls<CR>:b<Space>
 nnoremap <Tab> :bnext<CR>
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ nnoremap <space> za
 map <C-n> :NERDTreeToggle<CR>
 
 "lightline colorscheme
-let g:lightline = {'colorscheme': 'powerline',}
+let g:lightline = {'colorscheme': 'jellybeans',}
 
 " set the runtime path to include Vundle and initialize
 set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
@@ -87,6 +88,8 @@ Plugin 'itchyny/lightline.vim'
 Plugin 'itchyny/calendar.vim'
 Plugin 'davidhalter/jedi-vim'
 Plugin 'tpope/vim-surround'
+Plugin 'ap/vim-buftabline'
+Plugin 'wellle/targets.vim'
 
 call vundle#end()            " required
 filetype plugin indent on    " required