About
We’re Krista and Tom.
Handcrafted Adventure is about making more of the life you already have — not waiting for your schedule to clear, the season to change, or a completely different version of yourself to appear. We write about the decisions, habits, plans, and everyday experiences that make life feel fuller. We’re learning as we go, using what works, and being honest about what doesn’t.
Our world got smaller. We started paying closer attention.
In 2020, Tom had both hips replaced. Recovery began with short walks around the neighborhood. Then the walks got longer.
We talked while we walked — about what we wanted the next part of our lives to look like, the things we’d kept putting off, and how easy it was to let a week fill itself without making any real decisions about it.
Those conversations stayed with us.
In 2021, Krista went back to school at 54. She completed 1,700 clinical hours, graduated in 2024, and began a new career as a radiologic technologist. We founded Handcrafted Adventure that same year. In 2025, we moved and began building another version of home.
None of it happened because we had one perfect plan. We made one decision, then another. Some changed our lives. Others simply made a Tuesday better. That’s where Handcrafted Adventure came from.
We’re not writing from a finish line. We’re paying attention to our actual lives, trying things, making changes, and taking notes along the way.
A fuller life doesn’t have to be a completely different one.
Handcrafted Adventure is about the trips we actually take, the plans we finally put on the calendar, the habits that help us keep going, and the ordinary days we decide not to sleepwalk through.
Sometimes that means a long trip to somewhere we’ve wanted to see for years. Sometimes it means strength training before work, trying a new trail close to home, having dinner outside, or deciding that an idea has stayed in “someday” long enough.
We’re interested in what makes a life feel fully lived — not perfectly managed, constantly productive, or impressive from the outside.
This isn’t a constant-travel brand or a dramatic-reinvention story. It’s about deciding what matters now and making more room for it in the life you already have.
What you’ll find here
- Mindset & Reinvention Honest writing about getting out of autopilot, deciding what still fits, and choosing what you want to do next without tearing your entire life apart.
- Health & Wellness Movement, strength, recovery, and practical health habits that work inside real schedules — including the weeks when energy is low and plans change.
- Travel & Adventure Trips, local discoveries, ordinary outings, and ideas for getting more plans out of your head and onto the calendar. A plane ticket is optional.
The easiest way into Handcrafted Adventure is the Weekly Reset.
Every Friday morning, we send one thoughtful email about something we noticed, tried, changed, or finally decided — plus one practical way to approach the weekend or coming week differently.
You’ll also receive the free Reset Kit: 11 practical tools for direction, movement, everyday adventure, and getting started again when a week goes sideways.
Go use the life you have.