June 16 - Massachusetts

Integrity: Doing It Right

Yesterday's blog was a bit of a "downer", and I do not want to leave it over the weekend without posting something a lot more uplifting for my followers!

I mention my brother frequently in my posts; he does quite a bit for me. The 'above & beyond' sort of thing. I do not mention my sister nearly enough.

As posted a few months back, our relationship shifted over the winter. We have always been close and had a good relationship, but there was something about her support and "You go girl!" over the winter that changed things a bit. Spending weekends talking, or her doing puzzles as I read. It brought us closer together. She is one of my strongest supporters!

As I am hers. Several years ago my sister took on the daunting task to get her Master's Degree in Accounting. It was rough, to put it mildly! She took time off from work to concentrate on her studies full-time. And her who-knows-where it came from love of numbers :)

We are almost polar opposites. She loves and embraces numbers and all they entail. I do not have an accounting bone in my body. I love and embrace painting and writing. She does not have an artistic bone in her body. That is OK; we make up for each other :)

We mesh. When she needed PowerPoint presentations for her exams, we collaborated. She gave me the info, and I made it look really good. I also garnered more information about accounting & numbers than I thought possible during the process!

I was so very proud watching her the day she graduated with her Master's! It was a goal she had wanted her whole life, and she achieved it!! With very high grades, of course!

I still do not know where the love for numbers came from, but she totally embraces it. No need to mention she is really, really good at it :)

I must put a huge shout-out for her here.

In a previous job she was hired as an assistant to the head accountant. Long story short, that person took a lot of time off. My sister ended up having to run payroll one day, and discovered numerous discrepancies in the accounting. Previous person had shorted the staff of bonuses several years in a row, keeping the money for themself. Upon deeper investigation, my sister also discovered the person had given themself unauthorized raises and paid time off. My sister documented all of it and brought it to Management's attention immediately.

The previous accountant is now facing jail time as well as having to pay back what they embezzled.

My sister did that! Now THAT is integrity; living and doing things the right way. Faith in humanity :)

I am so, so proud of her. You go sis!!