Hey Sweetpea…
Welcome to The Heart and the Honeybee 🐝
This is where midlife gets colorful, intentional, and unapologetically too much. I'm Courtnee—romance author, analog living enthusiast, thrift store devotee, and professional maximalist. I'm done splitting myself into acceptable pieces, so this blog is all of me in one place: planning practice, creative living, thrifted fashion, building a life that actually fits, and occasionally ranting about why joy is resistance.
If you're a woman in midlife who's tired of being told to shrink, dim, or beige yourself—you're home.
My word for 2026 is AUDACITY. Let's practice it together.
📍Based in Ohio
📚Author of the Hudson Harbor Romance Series
🐝 Living the analog life in a surveillance age
“I’m a believer in the power of knowledge and the ferocity of beauty, so from my point of view, your life is already artful-waiting, just waiting for you to make it art!”
— toni morrison
Live Life In Color.
Wife. Mother. Writer. Creative.
Full-time dreamer. Freelance Creative.
I’d love to collaborate with you on your next photoshoot or brand campaign. Looking for a freelance writer offering opinions on GenX life, style, and motherhood? Let’s connect!
