diff --git a/src/AoC_2024/Dazbo's_Advent_of_Code_2024.ipynb b/src/AoC_2024/Dazbo's_Advent_of_Code_2024.ipynb
index b87c3ce..81d1c04 100644
--- a/src/AoC_2024/Dazbo's_Advent_of_Code_2024.ipynb
+++ b/src/AoC_2024/Dazbo's_Advent_of_Code_2024.ipynb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 2,
+   "execution_count": 1,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -116,12 +116,16 @@
     "You don't have to use Conda! But it has some advantages. If you want to use Conda to manage packages and don't have it installed, you can [Install Miniconda](https://docs.anaconda.com/miniconda/install/#quick-command-line-install), and then:\n",
     "\n",
     "```bash\n",
+    "conda env list # see environments and current active env\n",
+    "\n",
+    "export AOC_ENV=\"aoc-conda-env\"\n",
+    "\n",
     "# Create and activate a conda environment\n",
-    "conda create --name aoc-conda-env\n",
-    "conda activate aoc-conda-env\n",
+    "conda create --name $AOC_ENV\n",
+    "conda activate $AOC_ENV\n",
     "\n",
     "# Install some base packages\n",
-    "conda install python jupyter jupyterlab ipykernel ipython ipywidgets pexpect pygments\n",
+    "conda install -y -c conda-forge python jupyter jupyterlab\n",
     "```\n",
     "\n",
     "Now reload this notebook and set its kernel to the `aoc-conda-env` you just created. And you're good to go!"
@@ -10524,7 +10528,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.12.2"
+   "version": "3.13.1"
   },
   "toc-autonumbering": false,
   "toc-showcode": false,
diff --git a/src/readme.md b/src/readme.md
index 1a6640a..a9115d8 100644
--- a/src/readme.md
+++ b/src/readme.md
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
 # Welcome to the source for my Advent of Code Solutions
 
 If you'd like to peruse this code along with my solution walkthroughs, then take a look [here](https://derailed-dash.github.io/Advent-of-Code/).
+
+## Setting Up Your Environment
+
+With Conda:
+
+```bash
+conda env list # see environments and current active env
+
+export AOC_ENV="aoc-conda-env"
+
+# Create and activate an environment
+conda create --name $AOC_ENV
+conda activate $AOC_ENV
+
+# Install some core packages
+# Before trying to run any Python code or Jupyter cells in this env
+conda install -y -c conda-forge python jupyter jupyterlab
+
+# Additional packages - or we could install these from (say) a Jupyter notebook
+conda install pandas hvplot mathjax matplotlib networkx numpy plotly scipy
+
+# Export the current environment config - for source control
+conda env export > $AOC_ENV.yml
+```
diff --git a/src/template_folder/Dazbo's_Advent_of_Code_Template.ipynb b/src/template_folder/Dazbo's_Advent_of_Code_Template.ipynb
index 3901957..5a7628a 100644
--- a/src/template_folder/Dazbo's_Advent_of_Code_Template.ipynb
+++ b/src/template_folder/Dazbo's_Advent_of_Code_Template.ipynb
@@ -116,12 +116,16 @@
     "You don't have to use Conda! But it has some advantages. If you want to use Conda to manage packages and don't have it installed, you can [Install Miniconda](https://docs.anaconda.com/miniconda/install/#quick-command-line-install), and then:\n",
     "\n",
     "```bash\n",
+    "conda env list # see environments and current active env\n",
+    "\n",
+    "export AOC_ENV=\"aoc-conda-env\"\n",
+    "\n",
     "# Create and activate a conda environment\n",
-    "conda create --name aoc-conda-env\n",
-    "conda activate aoc-conda-env\n",
+    "conda create --name $AOC_ENV\n",
+    "conda activate $AOC_ENV\n",
     "\n",
     "# Install some base packages\n",
-    "conda install python jupyter jupyterlab ipykernel ipython ipywidgets pexpect pygments\n",
+    "conda install -y -c conda-forge python jupyter jupyterlab\n",
     "```\n",
     "\n",
     "Now reload this notebook and set its kernel to the `aoc-conda-env` you just created. And you're good to go!"