diff --git a/bash/rc b/bash/rc
index a1d1194..583c113 100644
--- a/bash/rc
+++ b/bash/rc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 DOTWRYN="$HOME/.wryn"
 RC_DIR="$DOTWRYN/bash"
 
-source "$HOME/.my_bash_dirs"
+source "$HOME/.my_bash_env"
 
 # source .wryn/bash files
 for file in $(find $RC_DIR -maxdepth 1 -type f ! -name 'rc'); do source $file; done;
diff --git a/redirect b/redirect
index 71e0080..7b40d7e 100755
--- a/redirect
+++ b/redirect
@@ -12,10 +12,24 @@ grep '.wryn' $HOME/.vimrc >/dev/null 2>/dev/null \
 	&& echo already set up vim rc \
 	|| echo source $RC_DIR/vim/rc.vim >> $HOME/.vimrc;
 
-LOCAL_DIR_SETUP="$HOME/.my_bash_dirs"
+LOCAL_DIR_SETUP="$HOME/.my_bash_env"
 if [ ! -f "$LOCAL_DIR_SETUP" ]; then
 	touch "$LOCAL_DIR_SETUP";
 	echo '#!/bin/bash' >> $LOCAL_DIR_SETUP
-	echo 'RD_PATH="";' >> $LOCAL_DIR_SETUP
-	echo 'SCHOOL_DIR="";' >> $LOCAL_DIR_SETUP
+	echo 'RD_PATH="$HOME/RentDynamics";' >> $LOCAL_DIR_SETUP
+	echo 'SCHOOL_DIR="$HOME/School";' >> $LOCAL_DIR_SETUP
+else
+	echo 'bash environment variables already set up'
+fi
+
+LOCAL_VIM_SETUP="$HOME/.my_vim_env"
+if [ ! -f "$LOCAL_VIM_SETUP" ]; then
+	touch "$LOCAL_VIM_SETUP";
+	echo 'let $RC_DIR="$HOME/.wryn"' >> $LOCAL_VIM_SETUP
+	echo 'let $VIM_DIR="$RC_DIR/vim"' >> $LOCAL_VIM_SETUP
+	echo 'let $WRYNVIMRC="$VIM_DIR/rc.vim"' >> $LOCAL_VIM_SETUP
+	echo 'let $WRYNBASH="$RC_DIR/bashrc"' >> $LOCAL_VIM_SETUP
+	echo 'let $MYBASHRC="$HOME/.bashrc"' >> $LOCAL_VIM_SETUP
+else
+	echo 'vim environment variables already set up'
 fi
diff --git a/vim/rc.vim b/vim/rc.vim
index e63beb5..bf56be7 100644
--- a/vim/rc.vim
+++ b/vim/rc.vim
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 " -- Environment Variables --------------------------------------- {{{
-let $RC_DIR="/home/w0ryn/.wryn"
-let $VIM_DIR="/home/w0ryn/.wryn/vim"
-let $WRYNVIMRC="$VIM_DIR/rc.vim"
-let $WRYNBASH="$RC_DIR/bashrc"
-let $MYBASHRC="/home/w0ryn/.bashrc"
+source $HOME/.my_vim_env
+"let $RC_DIR="/home/w0ryn/.wryn"
+"let $VIM_DIR="/home/w0ryn/.wryn/vim"
+"let $WRYNVIMRC="$VIM_DIR/rc.vim"
+"let $WRYNBASH="$RC_DIR/bashrc"
+"let $MYBASHRC="/home/w0ryn/.bashrc"
 " }}}
 
 " -- General Settings -------------------------------------------- {{{