Tag: This Is My

• This was my washing machine

  Part of the This Is My series. This week we said goodbye to our washing machine, which according to its serial number was manufactured nearly 35 years ago in September 1990. For context: Goodfellas had just released in theaters, Saddam Hussein had just invaded Kuwait, and I’d just turned three years old. Time flies. Its sudden demise…

  Feb 27, 2025

  # life, technology, This Is My

• This is my backpack

  Part of the This Is My series. Thanks to the magic of email, I know that in March 2009 my mom asked if I wanted anything from REI. She had a coupon that was about to expire but didn’t need anything for herself. REI is one of those stores I love in principle but don’t…

  Nov 3, 2019

  # backpack, design, life, REI, This Is My

• This is my wallet

  Part of the This Is My series. Usually I’m a bifold wallet guy. I don’t like how trifolds make two bends in paper money. But once I realized I could just fold whatever bills I have in half and stick them in the middle section of the bill area, my wallet options opened up. Which…

  Jul 29, 2019

  # Colombia, life, This Is My, wallet

• This is my pocketknife

  Part of the This Is My series. When my grandpa died in 2007, I informally inherited several of his possessions. Nothing from an official will, mind you—just my grandma saying “You should take this” as we were clearing out his stuff. That’s how I got, among other things, his wallet, a few shirts, an old…

  Jun 5, 2019

  # Cliff Huhta, family, life, pocketknife, This Is My

• This is my jacket

  Part of the This Is My series. If you have met me in the last 15 years, there’s a decent chance you have seen me in this orange jacket: I acquired it in 2004 on a trip from Madison to Kansas City with a few people from my youth group to attend a conference. We…

  Apr 29, 2019

  # clothes, design, life, Salvation Army, This Is My

• This was my couch

  Part of the This Is My series, documenting meaningful objects in my life. This pullout couch was in my grandparents’ lakeshore cabin for decades before I was born. Then it was in my parents’ basement for another two decades or so. Then it was in my apartment for a few years. And now it’s gone…

  Apr 1, 2019

  # couch, family, furniture, Helen Huhta, This Is My

• This is my alarm clock

  This is my alarm clock. There are many like it, but this one is mine. As I was adjusting it last night for daylight saving time, it dawned on me that I’ve been using it for at least fifteen years. Most people probably use their smartphone alarm, but I don’t unless I’m away from home.…

  Nov 5, 2017

  # clothes, life, Marie Kondo, Novemblog 2017, This Is My, time