One of the early jobs I got after I finished University was working for the city of Reykjavík (the only city in Iceland) doing internal audits in the firms the city owned at the time, partially or as a whole. My boss in that work place, Guðrún Torfhildur, did never behave according to an old saying in Iceland “Konur eru konum verstar” (it means women are bad to other women). She was always very supportive, gave me asignments that needed thinking and she trusted me with them. She is a very energetic woman and has been called “The Red Lion” because of her beautiful red hair and her fiery persona.
I had a problem with an asignment in my current job and since she was the boss of that workplace for years before I came on board, she came over from her new workplace and helped me with the project… for free!
I wanted to make something for her since she so gracefully helped me. Since she is a member of Oddfellow she wanted something with the three circles that represent Oddfellow.
So we decided on a brooch with her initials and the three circles and this is what I made for her.
I will always be extremely grateful to her for being such a great person, honest, energetic and passionate in the things she does. She is a modern day hero after having some serious health problems and not only just surviving them but being able to get over them and still be strong, full of passion and fire. I greatly admire her and wish her the best, always.
I hope she likes her brooch:)
