diff --git a/src/jquery.molequul-widget.js b/src/jquery.molequul-widget.js
index 9e4d58e..6bdd092 100644
--- a/src/jquery.molequul-widget.js
+++ b/src/jquery.molequul-widget.js
@@ -78,16 +78,14 @@
       
       // sorting
       var originalOrderSorter = {
-        'original-order' : function( $elem ) {
-          return this.elemCount;
+        'original-order' : function( $elem, instance ) {
+          return instance.elemCount;
         }
       };
 
-      this.options.getSortData = $.extend( originalOrderSorter, this.options.getSortData );
-
+      this.options.getSortData = $.extend( this.options.getSortData, originalOrderSorter );
 
       this._setupAtoms( this.atoms.$all );
-      this.atoms.$all.molequul( '_setupAtoms' );
       
       
       // get top left position of where the bricks should be
@@ -103,15 +101,10 @@
         instance.$elem.addClass( instance.options.containerClass );
       }, 0 );
       
-      // console.log( this.options.layoutMode )
-      
       // do any layout-specific setup
       this.width = this.$elem.width();
       this._getMasonryColCount();
       
-      // save data
-      // this.data( 'molequul', props );
-      
       // bind resize method
       if ( this.options.resizeable ) {
         $(window).bind('smartresize.molequul', function() { instance.$elem.molequul('resize') } );
@@ -130,8 +123,6 @@
     // after it has already been initialized.
     _init : function( callback ) {
       
-      // this.options = $.extend( true, Molequul.options, this.options );
-
       // check if watched properties are new
       var instance = this;
       $.each( [ 'filter', 'sortBy', 'sortDir' ], function( i, propName ){
@@ -181,6 +172,20 @@
     // ====================== Adding ======================
     
     _addSortData : function( $atoms ) {
+
+    },
+    
+    _setupAtoms : function( $atoms ) {
+      
+      // base style for atoms
+      var atomStyle = { position: 'absolute' };
+      if ( this.usingTransforms ) {
+        atomStyle.left = 0;
+        atomStyle.top = 0;
+      }
+
+      $atoms.css( atomStyle );
+      
       var instance = this;
       $atoms.each(function(){
         var $this = $(this),
@@ -189,28 +194,14 @@
             key;
         // get value for sort data based on fn( $elem ) passed in
         for ( key in getSortData ) {
-          sortData[ key ] = getSortData[ key ]( $this );
+          sortData[ key ] = getSortData[ key ]( $this, instance );
         }
         // apply sort data to $element
         $this.data( 'molequul-sort-data', sortData );
         // increment element count
+        // console.log( instance.elemCount )
         instance.elemCount ++;
       });
-    },
-    
-    _setupAtoms : function( $atoms ) {
-      
-      // base style for atoms
-      var atomStyle = { position: 'absolute' };
-      if ( this.usingTransforms ) {
-        atomStyle.left = 0;
-        atomStyle.top = 0;
-      }
-
-      $atoms.css( atomStyle );
-      
-      // add sort data to each elem
-      this._addSortData( $atoms );
 
       // return this.molequul( 'addSortData', props ).css( atomStyle );
     },
@@ -513,7 +504,8 @@
     
     
     reLayout : function( callback ) {
-      this
+      console.log('relaying out', this.atoms.$filtered.length )
+      return this
         [ '_' +  this.options.layoutMode + 'ResetLayoutProps' ]()
         .layout( this.atoms.$filtered, callback )
     },
@@ -521,19 +513,26 @@
     // ====================== Convenience methods ======================
     
     // adds a jQuery object of items to a molequul container
-    add : function( $content ) {
+    addAtoms : function( $content ) {
       var $newAtoms = this._filterFind( $content, this.options.itemSelector );
       this._setupAtoms( $newAtoms );
       // add new atoms to atoms pools
       this.atoms.$all = this.atoms.$all.add( $newAtoms );
-      this.atoms.$filtered = this.atoms.$filtered.add( $newAtoms );
-      return this;
+      // this.atoms.$filtered = this.atoms.$filtered.add( $newAtoms );
+      return $newAtoms;
     },
     
     // convienence method for adding elements properly to any layout
-    insert : function( $content ) {
+    insert : function( $content, callback ) {
       this.$elem.append( $content );
-      return this.add( $content )._init();
+      
+      var $newAtoms = this.addAtoms( $content ),
+          $filteredAtoms = this._filter( $newAtoms );
+
+      this.atoms.$filtered = this.atoms.$filtered.add( $filteredAtoms );
+
+      this._sort().reLayout( callback );
+      
     },
     
     // convienence method for working with Infinite Scroll