I recently had one of those momentary "I wish" feelings towards someone else's life. Well, actually it was over their work life and their C.V. They graduated when I did, they are in a position that I had wanted to apply for, and they are doing great things! And, they are not me. I felt sad for a moment that my C.V. was so pathetic in comparison...until I realized that my C.V. was pathetic because it was old and not originally intended for the same purpose as the C.V. I was idiotically comparing it to. Self irritation flooded my being, of course. So what is the point of mentioning this? Two points: only compare C.V.s when you are applying for a position that requires you to tailor your C.V. AND when comparing anything, remember to contextualize the comparison in reality. I have not had three years of work experience where I could write and collaborate on great digital projects that empower my library system and focus on user needs. I have had three years of personal hoo-ha, a small cracker crumb producing being who likes to hide things in my shoes, and part time work that has produced satisfactory results and is useful not only to me but a wider audience. So when I feel that my professional skills are lame in comparison, they probably are! But that is because I am comparing them to someone who has had the opportunity to dedicate themselves to their professional development. This leads me to tell you another maxim I was raised on: don't swap the troubles you do know for the ones you don't.