An End But Also A Beginning
Two years ago I started 60 in 3 as a way for me to help people who were struggling with the same health and fitness issues that I was. It was a way for me to share what I had learned and also to learn from others. In that time I have greatly enjoyed both the writing and the reading that were part of maintaining this blog. However, in the past few months, as I’ve gone through a few life changes and as I’ve learned more about myself, writing 60 in 3 has become more of a job and less of a passion. I began dreading the days on which I was to write posts and I started seeing this blog more as a way to make money and less as a way to help people. That’s wrong, and it’s not what I want to do.
So, in the past month I started looking for a new passion, a new way in which I can help people and still feel motivated. I had quite a few ideas but the one that finally stuck was one which popped into my head at random while strolling through New York. As some of you know, I’ve always disliked the fashion industry for fostering an unrealistic and unhealthy body image for men and women. The various magazines and websites out there show you pictures of people who are impossibly thin, have a dozen people to do their hair and makeup, wear outfits that are professionally assembled and use an army of photoshop artists. Then they tell you to do the impossible and imitate the way they look. At the same time, I do enjoy dressing well and I like seeing other people looking good. So it occurred to me, why not show the world that it’s possible to look fashionable without going to the extremes that the fashion industry tells us to go to?
And thus, Look A Day was born. Look A Day is my way of telling people “you can look great even if you’re not a fashion model”. I know, it’s a very different idea than 60 in 3, but for me, it’s all part of the same idea, a way to show people that being healthy is not out of their reach. Looking beautiful is not impossible. So if you like the idea, join me over there. I will be posting a new “look” every day, and yes, while the site currently has only women, I am planning to add men too. If really like the idea, feel free to share it with friends, Digg it, stumbleupon it or any other way in which you can help spread the word. And if you don’t like the idea, stay tuned. 60 in 3 is going on a short hiatus, but it will be back in a somewhat different form in a month or two.
Thank you all for being with me through this journey and I hope you stick with me as I take my next step.
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Website Resolution
Ready Lynn C commented last week on a resolution issue with 60 in 3. Seems like she was seeing text going all the way to the edge of the screen. Is anyone else having this issue? If so, can you tell me via comments or email which browser you’re using along with version of the browser and your screen resolution? I’ve tried a lot of combos but I can’t recreate the issue Lynn was discussing.
Thanks,
Gal
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Technical Difficulties Fixed, For Now…
As you can see, I managed to find a new look for 60 in 3 that does not blow things up (I think). This new look might be temporary, depending on how many broken things I find. If you see any issues, please report them to me via comments or email.
Thank you,
Gal
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Technical Difficulties
Unfortunately, our Wordpress upgrade seems to have broken our old theme here at 60 in 3. I am currently experimenting with a few new ones so please don’t be alarmed if the site looks a bit different.
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Announcement: 60 in 3’s Future
Thank you all for putting up with me while I was going through some personal issues. I’m not through them yet but I know what I want and I’m trying to do it. However, that’s not a topic for 60 in 3. 60 in 3 was created as a place for me to share fitness, exercise, diet and health tips and I’ve decided that it should remain that way. I’ll create another blog to share some of my personal development experiences and focus here on 60 in 3’s original purpose.
Thank you,
Gal
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Quick Announcement: Personal Integrity and 60 in 3
First, my apologies for the late posting, I’m traveling on business right now and have limited time.
Second, on Friday of last week, I published a post from a guest author by the name of Emmy Pei. One of the commentators on that post mentioned that it may be a plant trying to advertise someone’s website. Oddly enough, someone else wrote me and mentioned that the commentator himself may be a plant trying to get people to click through to his website.
So a few things.
- I do not accept money, gifts or any kind of favors in exchange for posts or links on 60 in 3. The only way I make money on this site is Google Ads and the occasional Amazon link. This is my policy because I don’t want people to start thinking that my reviews and / or posts are not objective.
- That said, 60 in 3 is just a hobby for me. I do this because I enjoy doing it, not because it’s how I make my living. That means that I am not a professional author or blogger, nor do I have a staff to do work for me. So occasionally, something may slip through unnoticed, like comments which are really advertisements. I do my best to weed those out but I try to err on the side of caution and not delete comments which may be legitimate.
- I do accept guest posts, even for topics which are only marginally related to the usual 60 in 3 posts, as long as I find them well written, informative and interesting. I do this because it’s fun helping other people who are just now trying to get a start on a writing career. I try to screen out anything that sounds too much like an advertisement but I’m not always successful, which is probably why I don’t publish as many guest posts as I would like.
So there you have it. If you don’t like guest posts, feel free to skip them. If you see a comment which doesn’t seem legit, let me know about it. Otherwise, I hope you enjoy reading 60 in 3 as much as I enjoy writing it. If you have any questions about how or why I publish certain things, please feel free to email me. My personal email address is in the contact me page of this site.
Gal
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60 in 3 Is Not An Adult Entertainment Site!
As some of you might have noticed, we’ve been having spam issues at 60 in 3. Someone is spamming the posts with various comments advertising porn sites. At last count, I have around 1000 comments in the spam queue in addition to the 100 or so that actually got through the filters and were posted. I believe I’ve gotten all the ones that have been posted and deleted them. However, if I missed any, please let me know and I’ll delete them as soon as possible.
This seems to be a continuing issue since I’ve seen another two or three spam comments come in while I was writing this message. I’m trying to figure out a better way to stop them that will not take up as much of my time and will hopefully have a solution in place by tomorrow. Until then, I thank you for your patience and hope you do not take offense at some of these comments. They certainly do not reflect my opinions or the opinions of regular 60 in 3 readers.
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