Meeting Vineeta Nair.

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I sit down to type my post today and I know it is going to be</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">a </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">different</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> post. A </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">special </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">post.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Never before have I shared my meeting with a creative fellow design blogger here on </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Rang Decor</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and never have my colourful photographs been replaced by black & white images in my attempt to capture the moments of creative effervescence, delightful conversations, foamy Cappucino hearts and heady Earl Grey brews.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Vineeta Nair,</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> as many of you might be aware is the multi-faceted, super-talented lady behind the popular design & decor blog </span></span><b><a href="http://artnlight.blogspot.in/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Artnlight.</span></span></span></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6781687731/" title="vin1 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img alt="vin1" height="470" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6781687731_927042a66e_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Vineeta was the first Indian design blogger I met online, around the time I created </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Rang Decor</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> way back in 2007. Ever since our creative paths have been criss-crossing in the virtual world of blogging.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">One Saturday afternoon the virtual path metamorphosed into a real one which led to Bangalore and we met!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6793683757/" title="feet by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img alt="feet" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6793683757_0bd759e628_z.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We met, we spoke, we laughed, we walked, we photographed, we reminisced, we connected as creative individuals.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6781688485/" title="vin2 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img alt="vin2" height="429" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6781688485_6e0e3bff78_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Happy feet and a dazzling smile.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6793683151/" title="cap by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img alt="cap" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6793683151_2e064fcb46_z.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">She </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">hearts</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Cappuccino and here is her Cappuccino heart!</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6781689199/" title="vin3 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img alt="vin3" height="468" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6781689199_431f99d491_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I shared </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">little things</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> from our travels and huge creative passions of my life.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Vineeta shared her evolution from an ex-advertising professional to an independent designer with a vibrant </span></span><b><i><a href="http://artnlight.blogspot.in/search/label/My%20work"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Artnlight</span></span></span></a></i></b><a href="http://artnlight.blogspot.in/search/label/My%20work"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">range of decoupaged products to a contributor to the book </span></span><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Desire-Inspire-Creative-Passion-Transform/dp/1440310734/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315507370&sr=1-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">'Desire To Inspire'~</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Desire-Inspire-Creative-Passion-Transform/dp/1440310734/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315507370&sr=1-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Using Creative Passion to Transform the World</span></span></span></a></span></b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Desire-Inspire-Creative-Passion-Transform/dp/1440310734/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315507370&sr=1-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> by Christine Mason Miller</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">True to it's name the book </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Inspires.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6781690935/" title="vin6 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img alt="vin6" height="480" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6781690935_4f1a0b6a0c_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Over a transparent cup of </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Earl Grey</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and a foamy </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Cappuccino</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> we discussed the book which so resonates with inspiring thoughts and ideas. It instills a sense of belief that every creative individual can make a positive impact in this beautiful world of ours.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It's a book that makes you believe in dreams. It's a book that inspires you to follow your heart. It's a book that shows you that dreams do come true and it is YOU who makes it happen!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6781689743/" title="vin4 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img alt="vin4" height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6781689743_9ba9c33bba_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Vineeta signing a copy of </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">'Desire to Inspire'</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> for me to cherish. I am just a few pages into the book and I want to share a few beautiful lines from it.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">" Take a daring leap. Begin to pave your own trail. Listen to the whispers within your heart.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Take micro-actions. Commit to change. Take responsibility for how you live your life.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Embrace joy and release sorrow. Accept that within this moment, you can rewrite your story by taking one step in a different direction, followed by another step...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">one action at a time. "</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">~ </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Carolyn Rubenstein</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Go! Go in the direction of your dream no matter where you are, no matter if you feel like it is the 'right' time or you have the 'right' resources, because the right time to live your life is now."</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">~ Mindy Tsonas</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Your wings already exist. All you have to do is FLY</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">On that note, with multi-hued creative auras around us, with heightened levels of positivity we parted ways to meet again in the virtual world.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6781690285/" title="vin5 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img alt="vin5" height="471" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6781690285_80b2fee762_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">That's me and Vineeta spreading smiles:-)</span></span></span></div></div></div>

Meeting Vineeta Nair.

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