diff --git a/components/pages/(tablet_pages)/chores/TabletChoresPage.tsx b/components/pages/(tablet_pages)/chores/TabletChoresPage.tsx
index 657c3a2..d85b2f1 100644
--- a/components/pages/(tablet_pages)/chores/TabletChoresPage.tsx
+++ b/components/pages/(tablet_pages)/chores/TabletChoresPage.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, {useEffect} from "react";
+import React, {useEffect, useMemo} from "react";
 import {Text, View} from "react-native-ui-lib";
 import * as ScreenOrientation from "expo-screen-orientation";
 import TabletContainer from "../tablet_components/TabletContainer";
@@ -7,10 +7,29 @@ import { useGetFamilyMembers } from "@/hooks/firebase/useGetFamilyMembers";
 import { ImageBackground, StyleSheet } from "react-native";
 import { colorMap } from "@/constants/colorMap";
 import { ScrollView } from "react-native-gesture-handler";
-import { ProfileType } from "@/contexts/AuthContext";
+import { ProfileType, useAuthContext } from "@/contexts/AuthContext";
 
 const TabletChoresPage = () => {
     const {data: users} = useGetFamilyMembers();
+    const { user: currentUser } = useAuthContext();
+
+    const sortedUsers = useMemo(() => {
+      return users
+        ?.filter(member => member.userType !== ProfileType.FAMILY_DEVICE)
+        .sort((a, b) => {
+          if (a.uid === currentUser?.uid) return -1;
+          if (b.uid === currentUser?.uid) return 1;
+
+          const typePriority = {
+            [ProfileType.PARENT]: 0,
+            [ProfileType.CHILD]: 1,
+            [ProfileType.CAREGIVER]: 2
+          };
+
+          return typePriority[a.userType] - typePriority[b.userType];
+        });
+    }, [users, currentUser]);
+
     // Function to lock the screen orientation to landscape
     const lockScreenOrientation = async () => {
         await ScreenOrientation.lockAsync(
@@ -27,11 +46,16 @@ const TabletChoresPage = () => {
     };
   }, []);
 
+  const capitalizeFirstLetter = (str: string) => {
+    if (!str) return "";
+    return str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1).toLowerCase();
+  };
+
   return (
     <TabletContainer>
       <ScrollView horizontal>
         <View row gap-25 padding-25>
-          {users
+          {sortedUsers
           ?.filter((member) => member.userType !== ProfileType.FAMILY_DEVICE)
           .map((user, index) => (
             <View key={index}>
@@ -66,7 +90,7 @@ const TabletChoresPage = () => {
                   {user.firstName}
                 </Text>
                 <Text style={[styles.name, { color: "#9b9b9b" }]} marginL-5>
-                  ({user.userType})
+                  ({capitalizeFirstLetter(user.userType)})
                 </Text>
               </View>
               <SingleUserChoreList user={user} />
diff --git a/components/pages/(tablet_pages)/tablet_components/UsersList.tsx b/components/pages/(tablet_pages)/tablet_components/UsersList.tsx
index 4b3f71f..bf81cb1 100644
--- a/components/pages/(tablet_pages)/tablet_components/UsersList.tsx
+++ b/components/pages/(tablet_pages)/tablet_components/UsersList.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import { View, Text } from "react-native-ui-lib";
-import React, { useEffect } from "react";
+import React, { useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
 import { useGetFamilyMembers } from "@/hooks/firebase/useGetFamilyMembers";
 import { ImageBackground, StyleSheet } from "react-native";
 import { colorMap } from "@/constants/colorMap";
-import { ProfileType } from "@/contexts/AuthContext";
+import { ProfileType, useAuthContext } from "@/contexts/AuthContext";
+import { ScrollView } from "react-native-gesture-handler";
 
 const UsersList = () => {
+  const { user: currentUser } = useAuthContext();
   const { data: familyMembers, refetch: refetchFamilyMembers } =
     useGetFamilyMembers();
 
@@ -13,17 +15,34 @@ const UsersList = () => {
     refetchFamilyMembers();
   }, []);
 
+  const sortedMembers = useMemo(() => {
+    return familyMembers
+      ?.filter((member) => member.userType !== ProfileType.FAMILY_DEVICE)
+      .sort((a, b) => {
+        // Current user first
+        if (a.uid === currentUser?.uid) return -1;
+        if (b.uid === currentUser?.uid) return 1;
+
+        // Then sort by user type priority
+        const typePriority = {
+          [ProfileType.PARENT]: 0,
+          [ProfileType.CHILD]: 1,
+          [ProfileType.CAREGIVER]: 2,
+        };
+
+        return typePriority[a.userType] - typePriority[b.userType];
+      });
+  }, [familyMembers, currentUser]);
+
   const capitalizeFirstLetter = (str: string) => {
     if (!str) return "";
     return str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1).toLowerCase();
   };
 
   return (
-    <View centerH paddingT-10>
-      {familyMembers
-        ?.filter((member) => member.userType !== ProfileType.FAMILY_DEVICE)
-        .map((member, index) => (
-          <>
+    <View centerH paddingT-10 marginB-70>
+        {sortedMembers?.map((member, index) => (
+          <React.Fragment key={member.uid}>
             {member.pfp ? (
               <ImageBackground
                 key={index}
@@ -38,19 +57,18 @@ const UsersList = () => {
                 style={styles.pfp}
                 center
                 backgroundColor={member.eventColor || colorMap.teal}
-                children={
-                  <Text color="white">
-                    {member.firstName.at(0)}
-                    {member.lastName.at(0)}
-                  </Text>
-                }
-              />
+              >
+                <Text color="white">
+                  {member.firstName.at(0)}
+                  {member.lastName.at(0)}
+                </Text>
+              </View>
             )}
             <Text style={styles.fName}>{member.firstName}</Text>
             <Text style={styles.role}>
               {capitalizeFirstLetter(member.userType)}
             </Text>
-          </>
+          </React.Fragment>
         ))}
     </View>
   );
diff --git a/components/pages/brain_dump/DumpList.tsx b/components/pages/brain_dump/DumpList.tsx
index 6f2f435..f1c4dbd 100644
--- a/components/pages/brain_dump/DumpList.tsx
+++ b/components/pages/brain_dump/DumpList.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import React from "react";
 import { useBrainDumpContext } from "@/contexts/DumpContext";
 import { FlatList } from "react-native";
 import BrainDumpItem from "./DumpItem";
-
+import { StyleSheet } from "react-native";
 const DumpList = (props: { searchText: string }) => {
   const { brainDumps } = useBrainDumpContext();
 
-  const filteredBrainDumps =
+  const sortedDumps =
     props.searchText.trim() === ""
       ? brainDumps
       : brainDumps.filter(
@@ -18,18 +18,21 @@ const DumpList = (props: { searchText: string }) => {
               .includes(props.searchText.toLowerCase())
         );
 
-  return (
-    <View marginB-70>
-      <FlatList
-        style={{ zIndex: -1 }}
-        data={filteredBrainDumps}
-        keyExtractor={(item) => item.title}
-        renderItem={({ item }) => (
-          <BrainDumpItem key={item.title} item={item} />
-        )}
-      />
-    </View>
-  );
-};
-
+        return (
+          <View marginB-70>
+            {brainDumps?.length ? <FlatList
+              style={{ zIndex: -1 }}
+              data={sortedDumps}
+              keyExtractor={(item) => item.title}
+              renderItem={({ item }) => (
+                <BrainDumpItem key={item.title} item={item} />
+              )}
+            /> : <Text marginT-20 center style={styles.alert}>You have no notes</Text>}
+          </View>
+        );
+      };
+      
+      const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+        alert: {fontFamily: "PlusJakartaSans_300Light", fontSize: 20}
+      })
 export default DumpList;
diff --git a/components/pages/grocery/GroceryList.tsx b/components/pages/grocery/GroceryList.tsx
index 0fe5186..730377b 100644
--- a/components/pages/grocery/GroceryList.tsx
+++ b/components/pages/grocery/GroceryList.tsx
@@ -122,16 +122,14 @@ const GroceryList = ({onInputFocus}: {onInputFocus: (y: number) => void}) => {
             {/* Pending Approval Section */}
             <View row spread marginT-40 marginB-10 centerV>
                 <View row centerV>
+                    <TouchableOpacity row centerV onPress={() => {setPendingVisible(!pendingVisible)}}>
                     <Text style={styles.subHeader}>Pending Approval</Text>
                     {pendingVisible && (
                         <AntDesign
-                            name="down"
-                            size={17}
-                            style={styles.dropIcon}
-                            color="#9f9f9f"
-                            onPress={() => {
-                                setPendingVisible(false);
-                            }}
+                        name="down"
+                        size={17}
+                        style={styles.dropIcon}
+                        color="#9f9f9f"
                         />
                     )}
                     {!pendingVisible && (
@@ -140,11 +138,9 @@ const GroceryList = ({onInputFocus}: {onInputFocus: (y: number) => void}) => {
                             size={15}
                             style={styles.dropIcon}
                             color="#9f9f9f"
-                            onPress={() => {
-                                setPendingVisible(true);
-                            }}
-                        />
-                    )}
+                            />
+                        )}
+                    </TouchableOpacity>
                 </View>
                 <View
                     centerV
@@ -183,6 +179,7 @@ const GroceryList = ({onInputFocus}: {onInputFocus: (y: number) => void}) => {
             {/* Approved Section */}
             <View row spread marginT-40 marginB-0 centerV>
                 <View row centerV>
+                    <TouchableOpacity row centerV onPress={() => {setApprovedVisible(!approvedVisible)}}>
                     <Text style={styles.subHeader}>Shopping List</Text>
                     {approvedVisible && (
                         <AntDesign
@@ -190,9 +187,6 @@ const GroceryList = ({onInputFocus}: {onInputFocus: (y: number) => void}) => {
                             size={17}
                             style={styles.dropIcon}
                             color="#9f9f9f"
-                            onPress={() => {
-                                setApprovedVisible(false);
-                            }}
                         />
                     )}
                     {!approvedVisible && (
@@ -201,11 +195,9 @@ const GroceryList = ({onInputFocus}: {onInputFocus: (y: number) => void}) => {
                             size={15}
                             style={styles.dropIcon}
                             color="#9f9f9f"
-                            onPress={() => {
-                                setApprovedVisible(true);
-                            }}
                         />
                     )}
+                    </TouchableOpacity>
                 </View>
                 <View
                     centerV
diff --git a/components/shared/AssigneesDisplay.tsx b/components/shared/AssigneesDisplay.tsx
index b883ee2..1e594c9 100644
--- a/components/shared/AssigneesDisplay.tsx
+++ b/components/shared/AssigneesDisplay.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const AssigneesDisplay = ({selectedAttendees, setSelectedAttendees}: {
                             children={<RemoveAssigneeBtn/>}
                         />
                     ) : (
-                        <View style={[styles.initialsCircle, {borderWidth: 2, borderColor: member.eventColor || 'transparent'}]}>
+                        <View style={[styles.initialsCircle, {borderWidth: 2, borderColor: member.eventColor || 'transparent', backgroundColor: member.eventColor || 'gray'}]}>
                             <Text style={styles.initialsText}>
                                 {getInitials(member.firstName, member.lastName)}
                             </Text>
diff --git a/contexts/DumpContext.tsx b/contexts/DumpContext.tsx
index 83278a6..6e0cb9b 100644
--- a/contexts/DumpContext.tsx
+++ b/contexts/DumpContext.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const BrainDumpContext = createContext<IBrainDumpContext | undefined>(
 export const BrainDumpProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({
   children,
 }) => {
-  const { data: brainDumps } = useGetNotes();
+  const { data: brainDumps, refetch } = useGetNotes();
   const { mutate: deleteNote } = useDeleteNote();
   const { mutateAsync: createBrainDump } = useCreateNote();
   const { mutateAsync: updateNoteMutate } = useUpdateNote();
diff --git a/hooks/firebase/useCreateNote.ts b/hooks/firebase/useCreateNote.ts
index 417e959..c2de84d 100644
--- a/hooks/firebase/useCreateNote.ts
+++ b/hooks/firebase/useCreateNote.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { IFeedback } from "@/contexts/FeedbackContext";
 import { IBrainDump } from "@/contexts/DumpContext";
 
 export const useCreateNote = () => {
-  const { user: currentUser, profileData } = useAuthContext();
+  const { user: currentUser } = useAuthContext();
   const queryClients = useQueryClient();
 
   return useMutation({
diff --git a/hooks/firebase/useGetNotes.ts b/hooks/firebase/useGetNotes.ts
index 62b590a..5aabe65 100644
--- a/hooks/firebase/useGetNotes.ts
+++ b/hooks/firebase/useGetNotes.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const useGetNotes = () => {
         const snapshot = await firestore()
           .collection("BrainDumps")
           .where("creatorId", "==", currentUser?.uid)
+          .orderBy("updatedAt", "desc")
           .get();
 
         return snapshot.docs.map((doc) => ({