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Family Photos 2020

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles shares field family photos and wooded family photos with cute family photo outfits

Happy Thursday ya’ll! I CANNOT believe Christmas is next week!! I started to decorate for Christmas and doing all the Christmas things super early but after Thanksgiving I was SO busy with photography clients I feel like December flew by! We are jamming in some Christmas festivities this weekend which I am really excited about since I feel like we have been so busy the past few weeks! We took our family pictures in November and I am OBSESSED with how they turned out! My friend that used to do photography and I exchange doing pictures for each other each year and then edit our own and it works out so well! Sorry for the major picture overload but I couldn’t narrow them down because I mean Sawyer’s cute face haha! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and finish all your last minute shopping! <3

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Holiday Gift Guide for Him

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles does a holiday gift guide for him 2020 with ideas for Christmas gifts for men like tools, shoes, and watch

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Happy Monday babes! I hope you all had a great weekend! We had so much fun down in Miami celebrating Griffin’s brother getting married! It’s always a good time getting together with family! Sorry I have been slacking with my normal outfit posts! This month has been so insanely busy and Griffin has been insanely busy with his job right now we haven’t had a chance to take outfit photos! I’m hoping to be back up to normal next week! Are you all done with holiday shopping yet?! I am about half way done (which is stressing me out because I am usually always on top of holiday shopping!) The men are always my last to shop for because they are SO difficult! I thought I would put a gift guide together to help if you struggle with the men on your list too! One thing that is always a safe bet is tools! One thing my dad asked for this year was a circular saw! I always think leather too! Leather bag, wallet, shoes! Electronics is always a good idea too! This portable speaker has amazing reviews and is under $30! I hope you all have an amazing start to your week! <3

DIY Holiday Gift Basket

Thank you Neutrogena for sponsoring this post, all opinions are my own

Happy Thursday loves! Can you believe that Christmas is almost here!? When thinking of gift ideas for loved ones during the holiday season one thing I always turn to is a cute gift basket! Today I am putting together a gift basket for my best friend, but this would be great for a sister or even your mom too! Seriously this is such a fun and easy idea! It also adds a personal touch. I love scanning through the store for fun things to throw in the basket! What I usually do to make shopping a little bit easier is start with a theme. With 2020 being a tough year for most I wanted to make the theme a self-care gift basket. I picked up some fuzzy socks, bath bomb, jade roller, scrunchies, face masks, adorable mug, and lastly some great skincare items from Neutrogena at Walmart!

I’ve heard nothing but great things from their Bright Boost line so I grabbed the Bright Boost Gel Cream and Bright Boost Illumination Serum. The Gel Gream has Neoglucosamine in it which helps visibly reduces dullness and dark spots for smooth skin. It also improves look of tone, texture, and fine lines. The Illumination Serum has turmeric extract in it so it helps with dark spots and hyperpigmentation. Plus it is dermatologist-tested and clinically proven to hydrate and nourish your skin!

I can’t wait for her to try them out! What are some of your favorite items to add to a holiday gift basket? I hope you all have a great week ahead! <3

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Mustard & Flares

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles styles a boho winter outfit with mustard off the shoulder sweater, Abercrombie flare jeans, and Sancia bag

Happy Monday loves! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and long weekend! I also hope you scored some awesome deals with all the crazy sales going on! A lot of them are still going on for cyber Monday today so be sure to check out my sales post! If you’ve been around awhile you know my love for mustard, especially during the cooler months, so when I saw this adorable off the shoulder mustard sweater I knew I had to have it! I love that the shoulders are mesh so it looks off the shoulder but has to comfort of a normal top! Seriously genius since I swear I am always getting annoyed with off the shoulder tops either popping back up or falling too low. I paired it with some highwaisted denim flares and threw on a brown hat to give this look a boho feel. I hope you all have a wonderful start to you week! <3

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Best of Black Friday Deals 2020

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles shows the best Black Friday sales and deals of 2020 with Gap, Express, Shopbop, Nordstrom, and JCrew

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Even though this may be a different Thanksgiving this year we still have so much to be thankful for! Family, friends, our health, and of course good food! With that being said the amazing Black Friday sales have started super early this year! I have rounded up some of the best sales for you to make it easy to shop and navigate! Let’s be honest Black Friday can be overwhelming! Happy shopping and I hope you have an amazing Thanksgiving filled with love and yummy food!

Shopbop: 20% off $200 or more with code SHOP20

Abercrombie: 40% off everything

Express: 50% off Everything

Gap: 50% off Everything plus an additional 10% off

Ann Taylor: 50% off everything with code BLACKFRIDAY

H&M: 30% off everything

American Eagle: 40% off everything

Old Navy: 50% off everything

Tarte: 30% off everything, 50% off Holiday steals

Chicwish: 10% off $80+, 15% off $150+, 20% off $180+

Forever 21: 30-50% off everything

Nasty Gal: 60% off

Amazon: Multiple Deals Daily

JCrew: 50% off everything, extra 60% off sales with code EARLY

JCrew Factory: 60% off everything

Nordstrom: up to 50% off

T3: 25% off with code HOLIDAY25

Rebecca Minkoff: 30% off $150+ with code TAKE30

Madewell: Up to 50% off

Sam Edelman: 30% off everything with code SPIRIT30

Lucky Brand: 50% off everything

Coach: 50% off best sellers, 30% off select items with code THANKS30

Saks 5th Avenue: up to 75% off

Hollister: 40% off everything

DSW: 30% off (almost) everything with BFSAVINGS

ASOS: up to 70% off everything

SHEIN: up to 80% off

Moody Florals

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles styles a winter or fall maxi dress with dark florals and pairs it with suede ankle booties and Ray Ban Icons

Happy Monday loves! Was it me or did this weekend go by WAY too fast!? Thank goodness we have a quick week! I cannot believe Thanksgiving is in a few days! This year is just going by way too quick! Although I am ready for some yummy food and family festivities! Speaking of Thanksgiving, this dark floral maxi dress would be perfect! I love the orange florals and it has plenty of room for a stomach full of stuffing! I wanted to make this look nice and casual so I paired it with some suede booties and wool hat. I hope you all have a great start to your week! <3

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Shannon Jenkins does a toddler holiday gift guide 2020 with Melissa and Doug toys, climbing toys, play kitchen, and wooden trains

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Happy Hump Day babes! Any one else starting holiday shopping super early this year? I have already ordered Sawyer’s big gift this year and already have a list of other things I am eyeing! Shopping for kids I think is the most fun! Although toddlers can be tricky since they can’t actually tell you want the want! Sawyer is a big fan of playing with play food at my parent’s house so I went back and forth on getting him a kitchen or the grocery stand. I decided on the grocery stand since there are a little more features with the cash register and I think he will love it! Also he pretty much needs that adorable grocery cart to go with it! For a smaller gift these letter and number puzzles are great! Sawyer is obsessed with his letter puzzle and can identify almost the whole alphabet now! I need to get a number puzzle next! Sawyer is so into climbing I think he would love this soft climbing shapes set! I hope you have a great Wednesday! <3

https://www.upbeatsoles.com/toddler-gift-guide/

Christmas at Gaylord Palms

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles does a review of Christmas at Gaylord Palms 2020 and their new Snow Factory and I Love Christmas Movies

Happy Monday ya’ll! I hope you had a fabulous weekend! We spent the end of last week at Gaylord Palms and attended their Christmas event that just opened. If you followed my Instagram Stories you know we had SOOO much fun! It was the perfect way to kick off the holiday season! First off the resort is decorated so beautifully! If you have never been in a Gaylord resort you need to go! They are large atriums that are almost like a small town that make you feel like you are outside but not. There are also tons of restaurants, shops, bars, you name it! Gaylord goes all out for Christmas so it is beautiful to walk around the resort even if you are not attending the event. Although the Christmas event is basically pure Holiday magic!

This year there is a Snow Factory where you can enjoy the Snowball Build and Blast which you can build your own snowballs and throw them for points. This was Sawyer’s activity! He LOVED throwing the snowballs! They also have Snow Flow Mountain where you can go ice tubing! So cool! Other activities include gingerbread decorating (along with Characters! Nutmeg was Sawyer’s favorite!), Elf Training Academy, where you can paint your own ornament, and of course a meet and greet with Santa and Mrs Claus! You can also go on the Grinch’s Wonderful Awful Idea Scavenger Hunt or attend the Grinch Character Breakfast. Back in the St Augustine Atrium you can enjoy the #LIT light show, Cirque Dreams Unwrapped live performance, and The Greatest Story, which is a multicultural musical celebrating the story of Christ. But that’s not all! Debuting this year is their new I Love Christmas Movies! This is an interactive, multi sensory experience where guests can walk right on to live sets of their favorite Christmas Movies! Movies include POLAR EXPRESS™, A CHRISTMAS STORY™, ELF™, NATIONAL LAMPOONS CHRISTMAS VACATION™, and THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS™. Our favorite was of course Christmas Vacation! They even had the dried out turkey! Haha! All in all we had the best time and would highly recommend the event if you are going to be in Orlando this holiday season! We already can’t wait to go back next year! <3

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Holiday Gift Guide for your BFF

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles does a holiday guift guide for friends or BFF with cute wine glasses, cozy slippers and fur robe

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Happy Friday Eve babes! I’m super excited because our weekend starts today and we are heading to Gaylord Palms in Orlando for their Christmas Experience. If you haven’t heard, Gaylord Palms DOES Christmas and they have a whole new I Love Christmas Movies exhibit where they are recreating scenes from favorite Christmas movies. Also they have fake snow!!! I cannot wait and I will share a lot more about it next week! In the spirit of kicking off the holidays I wanted to start with some gift guides! Today is all about your BFF! This charcuterie board just looks amazing , so much I want one for myself ha! Also I don’t think you can ever go wrong with wine glasses and these are too cute and would even make a great pair with the charcuterie board! Another thing you can’t go wrong with is cozy!! These slippers are my all time favorite and how cute is this robe and blanket?!

Thanksgiving Inspo

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles shows Thanksgiving outfit ideas for 2020 with Spanx leggings, leopard combat boots, and Levi's jeans

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Happy Tuesday loves! I took a little break yesterday to enjoy my birthday Sunday. Griffin and I had the best time celebrating in St Augustine and Sawyer did amazing with his first night away from us! Can you guys believe Thanksgiving is only 2.5 weeks away?! I feel like the rest of 2020 is going to zoom by! I’ve been already trying to plan what I am going to wear for Thanksgiving so I thought I would do a little inspiration post! I usually keep it pretty casual during Thanksgiving since we bounce around so much. I love this cute and comfy look with the cozy turtleneck, and fun leopard boots! These boots were one of my favorite purchases last year! If you want to get a little more dressed up I love this look with the over the knee boots! And for something a little more classic this looks with the leopard top and suede boots scream thanksgiving! I hope you all have a fabulous Tuesday! <3

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