Blog post 12

I'm not sure if I really understand your question but I will try.  I don't think that I made a difference in someone's life but if I did, it would be awesome.  I often daydream that I really made a difference and I could see that I really did change lives.  It was something that I thought that I could never do, but in my daydream, I accomplished it, like taking a child out of a really crappy situation.  And I think I do this is because I know a girl, she has 2 kids and she really is a bad mom.  She parties, into drugs and constantly leaves her kids with 10 and 11 year old kids.  I have been to her house and its disgusting.  At the time her son was 2, he drowned 4 puppies because she was passed out on the couch.  What if that was him drowning? 

So, I honestly do think thats why I daydream about situations like that.  I see a lot of horrible things when it comes to single mothers raising children and it makes me really angry that I wish there were something else I could do to get the child out of the situation and be happy.  In my little daydreams, they do come out very happy with a normal childhood.  So, I could see all that.  The child has two loving people that want them and don't feel like a burden to them.  A child whose parents love to spend all their time with them and teach them things.  A house with a white picket fence.

So, is this what you were asking?  If not, let me know because I will redo it.

How's it going?

Honestly, I'm really getting sick of school, it feels like I have been here forever.  My classes are going pretty good and I love my internship.  The staff and residents are awesome and it is a great place to be at.  The really cool thing is that I can be myself there.  Between being there, school and a full time mom, I'm pretty tired but at least I am going for my goal and I'm going to reach it soon. 

Feedback

I get awesome feedback from the Salvation Army.  I ask a lot of questions and they never got frustrated.  I got good, clear answers from them.  I can go to their office, track them down if I need, call them or leave notes and everytime, I had got my questions answered.  Those people are very polite, they really care about the community and their needs.

Self care activities

I have done many self care activities this week.  Of course I showered everyday so far and I also brushed my teeth everyday.  I even gotten a little ahead of myself by looking over my Sociology seeing as how it starts next Monday.  I am trying to do things one at a time so I don't overdo it and become stressed out and forget about it all.

I also tried getting a hold of Bob Quam from the Salvation Army in St. Point, he never returned my phone call but I did get an email from him about signing up for hours, but he never officially told me that I have the job and we did discuss and interview.  He said last week, that he would contact me by Monday for an interview, but he never has.  So, I will still try to get a hold of him..  This is starting to get frustrating, I do not want to have to withdraw from this but I don't know what else to do.

LP 6 Blog

For my interview, I will probably do it with the director at the Salvation Army.  I should be starting there sometime this week.  As for my resume and cover letter, there really isn't much detail for jobs and what not so I always look at it but there's nothing really to update. 

I feel that I am so far behind because of having three weeks without an internship, I hope there's a way to get some extra credit because I had three to four weeks without documentation logs. 

Contributing to online discussions and blogs

I think I contribute less on the online discussions because it is more difficult especially when you're computer stupid.  To me, it's not that interesting as it is in class because there are more people to talk about things and be funny about it and sometimes it's hard to be funny or to see something funny doing it online.  Honestly, I get a lot of help when it comes to the online classes because it's confusing.  I do follow the directions, but it's also hard to understand what exactly the instructor wants from the student.  Last I checked Tammy, I haven't received an email about the new internship and what you think about it.  Let me know

My internship

Well, let's see, where do I start first.  I can't really say much what I did this week at my internship because I was terminated.  I did some filing for an hour then I was let go because I failed to inform the agency that my boyfriend of 10 years, his two brothers are on probation.  I understand that I should have told the supervisor, but I did tell two other probation officers, so it's not like I was trying to keep it a secret.  I thought that I had to inform them of people I knew on paper in Shawano County, which I did and I did tell them.  His brothers are on paper in Portage County.  They were also told that I was harboring a fugitive when Bob, Bill's twin brother, was on the run but I didn't and that's where I think Bobs crazy ex girlfriend comes in, but, who knows, it doesn't matter because I don't wan t to work for an agency that thinks I am a liar, so I will move on, my life isn't over but this whole situation does make me angry.

So new at this......

My very first important goal to acheive is to deal working with people.  I usually like being left alone because people can be so ignorant and stupid.  They always say the wrong thing.  Secondly, I want to really understand why people do the things they do because I am curious.  What goes on in their head that they choose to do these things.  I know I will never get a straight answer for that one.  Thirdly, I want to graduate really soon.  I have been working really hard for the past three years at school, sometimes I feel that it will never end.  Last, but not least, I want to make time just for myself.  No kids, no parents, no pets and especially homework and chores.  Everybody always comes first and no matter what I want, it's going to be last because that's just how it works.
The best thing that happened to me this week was that the kids started school and I started my internship.  I was always interested in the law enforcement part of probation and parole.

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Jennifer's blog: Technology: "Technology does nothing but piss me off. I bet my instructor won't even be able to find this, why you ask? Because, if it wasn't for bad l..."

Jennifer's blog: Technology

Jennifer's blog: Technology: "Technology does nothing but piss me off. I bet my instructor won't even be able to find this, why you ask? Because, if it wasn't for bad l..."

Technology

Technology does nothing but piss me off.   I bet my instructor won't even be able to find this, why you ask? Because, if it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all.  I had my first day at my Field Experience, let me telll ya, it was an experience.  Some of the stuff I read just made me sick to my stomach.  People really do piss me off that's why I like to be left alone.  So far though, I like it, it's going to be really interesting and so not boring..