;; Works in scratch
(add-to-list 'load-path "/Users/Getpeanuts/.emacs.d/hello-world")
(require 'hello-world)

;; I get an error no directory when I put this at the bottom of my init.el.
;; But I don't get any error when I evaluate it from scratch, instead it loads.

;; ps. This is what's in the hello-world directory:
;; hello-world.el
(message "Hello world how are you today?")
(provide 'hello-world)