Can't share files between user accounts/User accounts not showing up?

I just bought a new macbook tonight. After doing the initial setup, I updated the software as requested. Next I setup seperate accounts for my wife and I. The only files we want to share are pictures and music, but for some reason I have been unable to share them. If I do a search while logged into her account, I can bring up the pictures just fine. However, when I go into Macintosh HD\Users my user name is not there.
For example, if my original user name (created automatically) was "jonathandoe" and I changed it to "John Doe", "Jon Doe" does not show up under Macintoshhd even though I've shared it. The only thing there is "jonathandoe" and there is nothing in the pictures directory.
What gives?
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