diff --git a/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el b/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c4c388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+(setq vc-follow-symlinks t)
+(require 'org)
+(org-babel-load-file (expand-file-name "~/init.org"))
diff --git a/emacs/init.org b/emacs/init.org
index cdcd39b..4116304 100755
--- a/emacs/init.org
+++ b/emacs/init.org
@@ -242,6 +242,14 @@ And this function persists a variable:
              (prin1-to-string vars-plist) nil file)))))
 #+END_SRC
 
+* Customization File
+I don't want anything to write to my init.el, so save customizations in a separate file:
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+  (setq custom-file (expand-file-name "~/.emacs.d/custom.el"))
+  (when (file-exists-p custom-file)
+    (load custom-file))
+#+END_SRC
+
 * Dropbox
 I put lots of stuff in Dropbox, but the actual folder location differs on my different computers. This function resolves to the Dropbox directory:
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp