added public folder, vscode settings, and updated README

.gitignore

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # where I keep my notes
 _/
 
-# auto generated
+# auto generated files
 yarn.lock
 package-lock.json
 pages.json
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ build/
 .DS_Store
 
 # unaltered
-# Created by https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/firebase,node,hexo,git,visualstudiocode
-# Edit at https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore?templates=firebase,node,hexo,git,visualstudiocode
+# Created by https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/firebase,node,git,visualstudiocode
+# Edit at https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore?templates=firebase,node,git,visualstudiocode
 
 ### Firebase ###
 .idea
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ build/
 *_LOCAL_*.txt
 *_REMOTE_*.txt
 
-### Hexo ###
-db.json
-public/
-.deploy_git/
-
 ### Node ###
 # Logs
 logs
@@ -108,6 +103,9 @@ typings/
 # Optional eslint cache
 .eslintcache
 
+# Optional stylelint cache
+.stylelintcache
+
 # Microbundle cache
 .rpt2_cache/
 .rts2_cache_cjs/
@@ -139,6 +137,14 @@ typings/
 .nuxt
 dist
 
+# Storybook build outputs
+.out
+.storybook-out
+storybook-static
+
+# rollup.js default build output
+dist/
+
 # Gatsby files
 .cache/
 # Comment in the public line in if your project uses Gatsby and not Next.js
@@ -163,10 +169,16 @@ dist
 # Stores VSCode versions used for testing VSCode extensions
 .vscode-test
 
+# Temporary folders
+tmp/
+temp/
+
 ### VisualStudioCode ###
 .vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
 !.vscode/tasks.json
 !.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
 *.code-workspace
 
 ### VisualStudioCode Patch ###
@@ -174,4 +186,4 @@ dist
 .history
 .ionide
 
-# End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/firebase,node,hexo,git,visualstudiocode
+# End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/firebase,node,git,visualstudiocode