Her poor swollen face :(
Thursday, April 16, 2015
My poor puppy..
Today I am thankful for having such an amazing supervisor at my internship. My puppy was bitten by something this morning and my little brother called in a panic to let me know something was wrong with her. My boyfriend and I have two pups, a white maltase (mine) and a black lab (his). Our puppies are like our children. They are spoiled rotten and we spend way too much money on them. We are always buying them toys and things to entertain them with. Their food cost us 50$ every 3 weeks. My family knows that I would seriously die if something happened to our dogs. When I arrived at my internship today that is when my brother called. My supervisor is also a dog mom and understands how I feel about my pups. She told me not to worry about today and to go home to take care of my baby. I called the vet to make an appt and because of her condition they wanted to see her right away. I got her there as soon as I could. They took her back and made sure she was stable, gave her a steroid shot and told me that they are glad I brought her in but to still keep on eye on her. Poor Layla had a rough day and is now at home sleeping her benedryl off. Im so glad I was able to get her taken care of and that she is okay!
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Supervisor Interview
For my interview I choose to interview my supervisor, Tobie Sanderson.
Tobie is a crime analyst for the Mesa Police Department. She is in charge of adult, child contacts, homicide, rapes, traffic accidents, sonnet maps, and a lot more! Tobie started at the Mesa Public Library. When the recession hit Tobie decided to find a job that would be more stable. So, she applied for the police department. She was first hired on as a crime analyst tech, which is equivalent to what I do right now. She learned to read calls for services, how to operate RMS, data scrubbing, standardizing data, etc. When the job of crime analyst opened Tobie applied for it. She does not have a degree but all of the experience that she has made up for the degree. This is not how it is now. A bachelor degree that is related to the criminal justice field is required. Tobie has given me a lot of pointers and has shown me a lot over this semester. She was able to help me get an interview with the Chief for one of my classes and that was a really cool experience for me. As I begin to apply for jobs she has given me advice and the dos and donts. Tobie has told me that unfortunately with all the budget cuts tech jobs do not exist anymore. So, I plan to keep interning to get the experience that I need and want. I am very interested in this career because you have to be very organized and very motivated to be in this type of career. I have enjoyed my time that I have been able to spend with Tobie and I am very excited about all the things she has been teaching me!
Tobie is a crime analyst for the Mesa Police Department. She is in charge of adult, child contacts, homicide, rapes, traffic accidents, sonnet maps, and a lot more! Tobie started at the Mesa Public Library. When the recession hit Tobie decided to find a job that would be more stable. So, she applied for the police department. She was first hired on as a crime analyst tech, which is equivalent to what I do right now. She learned to read calls for services, how to operate RMS, data scrubbing, standardizing data, etc. When the job of crime analyst opened Tobie applied for it. She does not have a degree but all of the experience that she has made up for the degree. This is not how it is now. A bachelor degree that is related to the criminal justice field is required. Tobie has given me a lot of pointers and has shown me a lot over this semester. She was able to help me get an interview with the Chief for one of my classes and that was a really cool experience for me. As I begin to apply for jobs she has given me advice and the dos and donts. Tobie has told me that unfortunately with all the budget cuts tech jobs do not exist anymore. So, I plan to keep interning to get the experience that I need and want. I am very interested in this career because you have to be very organized and very motivated to be in this type of career. I have enjoyed my time that I have been able to spend with Tobie and I am very excited about all the things she has been teaching me!
Mesa VIPS
This week is National Volunteer Week!
My main supervisor for Mesa Police Department VIPS sent out an email with a bunch a facts about the program that I would like to share with you.
National Volunteer Week started in 1974 and has grown a lot since then. A lot of volunteer projects and special events are planned and happen this week of every year.
Mesa VIPS started in 1990 with only 30 volunteers.
In 2015 Mesa VIPS has over 130 volunteers
Last year, 2014, the volunteers donated over 27,000 hours which equals over $600,000 saved. Utilizing VIPS not only saves money for the City of Mesa but most importantly enhances public safety and the quality of law enforcement.
I am proud to say that my internship does a lot for the City of Mesa and the MPD!
My main supervisor for Mesa Police Department VIPS sent out an email with a bunch a facts about the program that I would like to share with you.
National Volunteer Week started in 1974 and has grown a lot since then. A lot of volunteer projects and special events are planned and happen this week of every year.
Mesa VIPS started in 1990 with only 30 volunteers.
In 2015 Mesa VIPS has over 130 volunteers
Last year, 2014, the volunteers donated over 27,000 hours which equals over $600,000 saved. Utilizing VIPS not only saves money for the City of Mesa but most importantly enhances public safety and the quality of law enforcement.
I am proud to say that my internship does a lot for the City of Mesa and the MPD!
Monday, April 13, 2015
Graduation Announcements
I know a lot of people don't do college graduation announcements but Im going too! I took my pictures last Wednesday and I just received my announcements and I am loving them! My friends asked me why I walking and why I am sending out announcements well here is what I told them...
One- I am walking because I need closure. haha I have been working my behind off these last few years and I want to be able to walk up there and be proud of myself
Two- I want people to see that I did it. I set my mind to it and I did not let anything come in between me and my education. I had a lot of curve balls thrown my way but I watched them go by and I did it!
Three- To prove all of those people who called me "one and done" wrong. Ha!
I am so happy with how my announcements turned out and I can't wait until all my family and friends can see them! :)
One- I am walking because I need closure. haha I have been working my behind off these last few years and I want to be able to walk up there and be proud of myself
Two- I want people to see that I did it. I set my mind to it and I did not let anything come in between me and my education. I had a lot of curve balls thrown my way but I watched them go by and I did it!
Three- To prove all of those people who called me "one and done" wrong. Ha!
I am so happy with how my announcements turned out and I can't wait until all my family and friends can see them! :)
Easter Weekend
Easter weekend was a very important weekend in my life that I will never forget! My best friend had a beautiful baby girl February 1st. During spring break she came to stay with me. Well-she gave me the best surprise ever. She asked me to be the Godmother of her baby. In our religion being a Godmother is a really big, important deal. I was so happy that she choose me to be that very important part of her baby's life. Easter Sunday we baptized her and it was so sweet and so amazing. I cannot wait until I am able to teach Colette God's ways and show her how much she is loved. I love that little girl and am so happy I get to be her Godmother.
Colette's Godfather is her Uncle Dakota, who is also her mom's twin brother <3
Whats your favorite tv show?
Whenever I have forty minutes to shut my mind down and relax my favorite thing to do is to lay in my bed and watch Netflix. And I'm sure many of you do this as well haha well I have watch multiple series of shows on Netflix but my latest series has been hands down my favorite tv show..
Parenthood!
It seriously is the best show I have seen in a while. This show has real life lessons in it and it goes through many scenarios that many American families go through. It discusses a lot of topics that are hard to talk about cancer, autism, old age, abortion, adoption, infertility, PSTD, lies, heart troubles, fights, separation, downsizing, and so much more. I absolutley fell in love with this tv show. The characters were so well played and each episode I laughed out loud and cried a little. I am so sad that I finished the series finale. I was just getting used to crawling in bed after a long day of work and school and relaxing with a glass of red wine and watching Parenthood.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Career Services
For my first career services workshop I decided to attend Interviewing and Professional Dress. This workshop was very helpful. I learned a lot of helpful tips with interviews and even resumes. I learned about the STAR method and how practicing it can be really helpful. This workshop gave me a lot of different insights and pointers that have made me less nervous about upcoming interviews.
The professional dress was also helpful. Even though I know what is expected it was nice to hear a little more on things such as make up and hairstyles.
I knew that we had a place where we could go that would help us with questions but I did not know all the services that they offer. I wish I would have known more about them sooner.
What career service workshops have you attended?
The professional dress was also helpful. Even though I know what is expected it was nice to hear a little more on things such as make up and hairstyles.
I knew that we had a place where we could go that would help us with questions but I did not know all the services that they offer. I wish I would have known more about them sooner.
What career service workshops have you attended?
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