diff --git a/scripts/erynwells_me/paths.py b/scripts/erynwells_me/paths.py
index e20abc2..5b7f51b 100644
--- a/scripts/erynwells_me/paths.py
+++ b/scripts/erynwells_me/paths.py
@@ -4,16 +4,33 @@
 import os.path as osp
 
 
+def root_dir() -> str:
+    '''Return the path to the root of the repository.'''
+    return osp.normpath(osp.join(osp.dirname(__file__), '..', '..'))
+
+
+def assets_path() -> str:
+    '''Return the path to the assets directory.'''
+    path = osp.join(root_dir(), 'assets')
+    return path
+
+
 def content_path() -> str:
     '''Return the path to the content directory.'''
-    path = osp.abspath(osp.join(osp.dirname(__file__), '..', '..', 'content'))
-    assert osp.isdir(path)
+    path = osp.join(root_dir(), 'content')
     return path
 
 
 def blog_path() -> str:
+    '''Return the path to the blog content directory.'''
     return osp.join(content_path(), 'blog')
 
 
 def photos_path() -> str:
+    '''Return the path to the photos content directory.'''
     return osp.join(content_path(), 'photos')
+
+
+content_dir = content_path
+blog_dir = blog_path
+photos_dir = photos_path