diff --git a/.bash_aliases b/.bash_aliases
index ad2e99b..18780bd 100644
--- a/.bash_aliases
+++ b/.bash_aliases
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 ### Aliases ###
 ###############
 
+# cd up multiple directories at a time
+alias ..='cd ..'
+alias ...='cd ../../'
+alias ....='cd ../../../'
+alias .....='cd ../../../../'
+alias ......='cd ../../../../../'
+
 # some more ls aliases
 alias ll='ls -hAtFl'
 alias la='ls -hA'
@@ -33,10 +40,7 @@ alias less='less -R'
 alias cls='printf "\033c"'
 
 # allow us to create a directory and immediately move into it
-mkdird () {
-	mkdir -pv $1
-	cd $1
-}
+function mcd { mkdir -pv "$1" && cd "1";}
 
 # hr
 alias hrh='hr - - = - -'