Tag: retirement
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Thumbprint Family Tree Retirement Gift
For many of us, a large portion of our days is spent at work. Research shows the average person will spend 90,000 hours at work over a lifetime. So the people you work with do become family. When Eldon, our organization’s CFO, decided to retire after 28 years, his work family wanted to find a […]
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Foreign Currency for Travel Gifts
My friend, Linda, loves to travel. Her goal is to travel to all seven continents before she retires. Linda was leaving on her birthday this year to Australia. I was racking my brain on what special gift I could give when it hit me–Australian money! I contacted our close girlfriends, who are more like sisters, […]
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Birthday Cake Not Birthday Candles
My girlfriends and I love to celebrate just about everything, and we especially make an effort to be together for our birthdays. Elise brought a box of four individually packaged cakes made from the Original YaHoo Baking Co. Of course, you can make your own or purchase from a local bakery. Janiece had fun trying to […]
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House Book of Important Documents
Would your family know what steps to take if something tragic happened to you? It seems like a gruesome question to ask, but anything can happen so we should all prepare the best we can for such a scenario to happen to us. Death is hard enough to deal with. Your family will be grieving […]
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Vintage Golf Throw Blanket & More
When my friend Jeff invited me to his birthday/retirement party, I knew immediately what gift to give–anything golf related! He loves the game! Other friends were giving him golf shirts and golf balls, but I was on a mission to find something a little different. Cool Golf Gifts If you Google golf accessories, endless items […]
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Stepping Into Retirement Celebration
My co-worker, Judy, retired after 36 years, and we wanted to celebrate her retirement in grand style. Just a plain retirement cake and punch would not do. We were looking for the WOW! factor to represent her years of service. We decorated our agency’s conference room with fancy and fabulous decorations of heels, pearls and […]
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Pep Rally Office Retirement Party
Our office landscape is changing due to the retirement of baby boomers. We’ve already had three retire this year! When a longtime employee is retiring, it can get teary-eyed and emotional but a fun office retirement party will bring out the celebration and laughter. Phil retired after 30 years and for his send-off we organized a […]
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& Happily Ever After | Anniversary Gift
I wanted to do something in honor of my dear friends’ 45th wedding anniversary but didn’t have a clue. A thoughtful gift for a couple who has been married a long time. While walking through the craft store, I noticed there were large alphabet letters in a variety of materials such as metal, ceramic, wood […]
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“Swing Into Retirement” Gift Ideas
I have had two co-workers retire within weeks of each other. One is a huge fan of the New York Yankees, and the other enjoys playing golf. Because these men like the swing of a baseball bat or a golf club, I’ve named this gift idea “Swing into Retirement.” John loves his Yankees and for […]
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Announce Big News With Yard Greeting Signs
Why buy a card when you can say it in the yard? When you have big news, you want to share it with the world! You could post about it on Facebook or Twitter, but that’s so predictable. If you really want to create buzz, announce your big news with yard greeting signs. Yard greeting […]