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  1. As she got closer to retirement age, did she look forward to retiring? Was she ready or reluctant to leave the workplace?

  2. Did she have a retirement party? Who attended? Did she receive any gifts?

  3. Did she feel as if she was financially secure when retirement age came around? Did she think that she had been able to prepare sufficiently or did she worry about what might happen if she became ill?

  4. What did she plan to do after she retired? Did she have any special projects that she wanted to work on? Did she want to travel?

  5. Was it hard to adjust to being at home so much? Did she ever feel restless without a schedule? What did she do to get over these feelings?

  6. Did she decide to work part time or volunteer after she retired? Why or why not? If she did work, what did she do? Was it satisfying to do this kind of work?

  7. Was she able to spend a lot of time with her family after retiring? What did they do together?

  8. Did she feel as if she lost a lot of friends after she retired? Had many of her friends been in the working world?

  9. What was the best part of retirement? The freedom? The chance to do things that she had always wanted to?

  10. Was there any part of retiring that wasn't enjoyable? What? Did retirement change her outlook on life? Did she become more carefree?

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