Arum Lilea

South African fashion, beauty & travel blog

5 Things to do on maternity leave

Hi everyone!  I hope you’re all doing well.  I’m now back to work full time after having Teddy and finding my feet again.  The past 6 months have been quite the blur but it’s been such an incredible journey.  Perhaps I should do a life update for you in the upcoming posts because so much […]

Paisley Green Dress & Life Update

With the change of season looming, dresses such as this TDW Emporium paisley green dress, are a go-to whether paired with heels or flat sandals and even sneakers.  I loved these dresses so much throughout my pregnancy too because they are 1-size-fits-all and look great belted over a baby bump.  You may remember I wore a similar one in this post when I was full term.  

Matthew McConaughey’s 5 Rules to Live By

During the week I happened to stumble across Matthew McConaughey’s 5 Rules to Live By which he delivered in a key note speaker’s address to graduates at a university that I can’t remember.  My initial thought was that he was an interesting choice of key note speaker but then when he began I thought, wow, this guy has learnt a few pearls of wisdom along his journey.  I’ve been wanting to reflect on the speech all weekend and then when I opened my laptop to start writing this blog post, I figured why not share my thoughts right here.  Here’s my take on Matthew McConaughey’s 5 Rules to Live By.