Leaving the profession you've worked hard in for your entire adult life can be either liberating or sad, depending on whether you liked your job as an Oakville real estate agent or not. Either way, a little gift to celebrate or ease the transition from working to retirement is always appropriate. If you know a woman who's about to retire and would like to get her a gift, here are some appropriate ideas.
Retirement is the shifting of a paradigm from work into relaxation. If the woman you're thinking of had a great career that she enjoyed, she will want to remember it fondly. Your gift can help her do that. You might compile a scrapbook of her best work from her time as an Ottawa horse photographer or commission a shadow box filled with tools of her trade, such as a stethoscope if she was a doctor.
Some women count down the days until their retirement because they just can't wait to be free to go out and see the world like they dreamed of doing as teenagers before the reality of the working world set in. If your friend is a future globe trotter, a travel related gift or certificate would be much appreciated. You could research oceanfront cottage rentals in PEI and book her into a nice place, give her some fancy luggage, or give her a gift of guide books and travel items like passport covers or luggage weighers.
After thirty years of working in the same office, many women find themselves at loose ends after retirement, when they're no longer asked to come up with commercial mortgage solutions for clients. These women need hobbies to fill up their newfound spare time. Your gift can encourage her to discover those hobbies. You could buy her a starter kit for a popular hobby like scrapbooking or gardening, or enroll her in a class you think she would enjoy.
And then, of course, there are the women who look forward to retirement so they can finally give up their cramped townhomes in Toronto and move to the country. If this is the case with your friend, you can offer your services as a moving helper, buy her an item you know she'd like for the new place, or give her a gift certificate for a home decorating store so she can set her new home up just the way she wants it.
| 