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Tidy Tidbits
Hosted by Tidy Dad · EN
Welcome to Tidy Tidbits, the micro-podcast that makes tidying feel doable! Tidy Dad (aka Tyler Moore) shares the tools, tricks, and tiny triumphs that help busy people bring a little more order to their everyday chaos. Tyler’s a dad of three, a full-time NYC teacher, and the bestselling author of "Tidy Up Your Life". He’s gone from scrubbing toilets to the Today Show, and now he’s here to help you clear the clutter and make space for what matters most. Follow along on IG @tidydad, on Substack "The Tidy Times" or visit thetidydad.com for more.
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#68 - Second Home First: An Unconventional Way to Buy Real Estate
4d ago00:12:21Tap to summarizeWhat if the traditional path to homeownership isn’t the only path?This week I’m joined by my friend, fellow Astoria Queens neighbor, and host of the Second Home First podcast, Katie Cline. Katie and I both rent our apartments in New York City as our primary homes, while owning vacation properties outside the city.We talk about the realities of owning and managing short-term rental properties, and our conversation also explores what “home” really means. Is it the home you “own”? Where your family gathers? Where your stuff is? Or simply where your life unfolds?If you’ve ever wondered whether you have to follow the traditional financial roadmap, or if you’ve ever dreamed of creating a different kind of life for your family, this episode is a refreshing reminder that there’s more than one way to build a home.Connect with Katie Cline* Instagram: @bykatiecline* Podcast: Second Home First* Substack: Second Home First* NY Times Article: In This Housing Market, The Second Home Comes FirstMore from Tidy Dad:📚 Tidy Up Your Life - If you preorder the paperback edition of Tidy Up Your Life, you can also receive one FREE year of paid access to The Tidy Times Substack, including every resource, essay, and “Behind the Stories” post. Register your order here! 📸 Follow along on IG: Tidy Dad This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tidydad.substack.com/subscribe
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#67 - Jo Piazza on The Parisian Heist + Is It Ever Okay to Steal?
2w ago00:16:18Tap to summarizeThis week I’m joined by bestselling author Jo Piazza to celebrate the release of her newest novel, The Parisian Heist. Our conversation starts with a simple question: Is it ever okay to steal? From there, we dive into the real-life story of Jo Van Gogh, the woman responsible for transforming Vincent van Gogh from an overlooked artist into one of the most celebrated painters in history. We also explore how storytelling, branding, and preserving someone’s legacy can become a kind of heist of their own.If you enjoy strong female characters, fascinating historical details, and page-turning suspense, The Parisian Heist is for you! Add this one to your summer reading list.Connect with Jo Piazza:* Instagram: @jopiazzaauthor* Podcast: Under the Influence* Substack: Over the Influence* Learn more about The Parisian Heist and tour dates at theparisianheist.com.* Also read Jo’s books The Sicilian Inheritance and Everyone is Lying to YouMore from Tidy Dad:📚 Preorder the paperback version of Tidy Up Your Life🗞️ Subscribe to The Tidy Times: tidydad.substack.com📸 Follow along on IG: Tidy Dad This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tidydad.substack.com/subscribe
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#66 - Teach Your Kids How to Actually Get Clean
3w ago00:06:05Tap to summarizeIt’s time to order the paperback version of the “original, whimsical, and altogether practical,” Tidy Up Your LIFE book! In print August 4th. Grab your copy of Tidy Up Your Life today!Tidy Up Your Life is about more than organizing your home. It’s about building routines and systems that help you navigate the inevitable messes of everyday life.Today’s episode is about one of those messes: teaching kids how to actually get clean.This is a Tidy Tidbits Replay that I originally shared last summer, and it’s just as relevant today. Our New York City bathtub may be tiny, but the parenting lesson it inspired is anything but.In this episode, I’m taking you into bath-time chaos and sharing why our family created Shower School, a simple system for teaching kids how to wash themselves well, build independence, and make one small part of parenting a whole lot easier.We’ll cover:* 🚿 The difference between relaxing and really cleaning your body* 🧼 Why just saying “Take a shower!” might not mean much* Our official “Shower School Steps”!🛁 Download the Shower School Steps checklist, a visual guide you can laminate and hang in the shower! Perfect for kids learning how to actually get clean (not just wet).More from Tidy Dad:📚 Preorder the paperback version of Tidy Up Your Life🗞️ Subscribe to The Tidy Times: tidydad.substack.com📸 Follow along on IG: Tidy Dad This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tidydad.substack.com/subscribe
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#65 - 4 Simple Family Meeting Ideas
4w ago00:07:01Tap to summarizeOur family started our summer break this week! Whenever life changes and transitions happen, I think it’s worth asking: How do we stay connected?This spring I took twelve graduate credits to move up to the final salary step as a teacher. One of my courses focused on building classroom culture, and it made me realize something. Teachers spend a lot of time thinking about how to help students talk to one another, reflect together, solve problems, and build community.Why wouldn’t we think about our families and friend groups the same way?I’m talking about simple conversation structures, little rituals that help everyone talk, laugh, reflect, and know one another a little better.Today I want to share four simple family meeting ideas that have become part of our family’s rhythm. We need opportunities to listen, reflect, laugh, disagree, practice taking turns, and keep getting to know the people we’re living life alongside.Because families aren’t built through one big conversation.They’re built through hundreds of little ones.Mentioned in this episode: We love this pack of Conversation Cards for KidsFor your next listen: Episode #60: What to Do With All the School PapersMore from Tidy Dad:📚 Order my book: Tidy Up Your Life🗞️ Subscribe to The Tidy Times: tidydad.substack.com📸 Follow along on IG: Tidy Dad This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tidydad.substack.com/subscribe
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#64 - Lessons From the Camino: Slowing Down, Finding Purpose, and Walking Your Own Way
Jun 2000:07:54Tap to summarizeIf you’ve been craving a little more quiet, a little more stillness, or a reminder that you don’t have to keep pace with everyone around you, this episode is for you.While walking the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain I occasionally pulled out my phone and recorded voice memos. This week on Tidy Tidbits, I’m sharing some of those audio recordings with my personal reflections, complete with the sound of footsteps, birds, wind, and the quiet that made the walk so meaningful.If you want to learn more about the Camino: 📚 The book that inspired my Camino journey: A Week to Remember: Three strangers, the Camino, One Week to Change Everything by Ruth O’Leary🎙️ My interview with author Ruth O’Leary, who wrote the book A Week to Remember: Tidy Tidbits Episode #53 - Start Small, Start Messy, Just StartMore from Tidy Dad:📚 Order my book: Tidy Up Your Life🗞️ Subscribe to The Tidy Times: tidydad.substack.com📸 Follow along on IG: Tidy Dad This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tidydad.substack.com/subscribe
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#63 - What Turning 40 Is Teaching Me About Life
Jun 1300:06:22Tap to summarizeThis week, I’m turning 40! We’re also celebrating major family milestones, including one daughter graduating from kindergarten and another graduating from elementary school. As Father’s Day and summer break approach, I’m reflecting on this season of life, and revisiting the idea of Surthrival, the space between surviving and thriving. If you’re navigating a surthrival season of your own, this episode is for you!In this episode, I’m exploring the different seasons of adulthood: building in my twenties, proving in my thirties, and maintaining in my forties. From marathon recovery to family life, I’m sharing why maintaining what matters may be one of life’s most meaningful pursuits. At least for me, in this current season of life.More from Tidy Dad:📚 Order my book: Tidy Up Your Life🗞️ Subscribe to The Tidy Times: tidydad.substack.com📸 Follow along on IG: Tidy Dad This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tidydad.substack.com/subscribe
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#62 - Dad Brain Isn’t a Joke. It’s Neuroscience.
Jun 600:09:57Tap to summarizeIn this episode, I’m joined by Darby Saxbe, PhD, the author of the new book Dad Brain, which explores the science and psychology of modern fatherhood. It’s a fascinating book about the ways fatherhood changes men, challenges them, and reshapes identities in ways we don’t always expect. If you’re a dad listening, you need to read this book. And if you’re a mom listening, you need to read this book too. It’s a book that I can’t stop thinking about. 📚 Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men’s LivesMore from Tidy Dad:📚 Order my book: Tidy Up Your Life🗞️ Subscribe to The Tidy Times: tidydad.substack.com📸 Follow along on IG: Tidy Dad This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tidydad.substack.com/subscribe
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#61 - What Does It Mean to Be Organized... Enough?
May 3000:06:43Tap to summarizeAfter finally taking down a giant birthday balloon arch that had slowly turned a corner of our living room into an unexpected clutter magnet, I found myself considering, “What does it actually mean to be organized... enough?”Inspired by a recent contribution to Real Simple magazine, I’m sharing practical, realistic strategies for organizing common problem areas, shaped by how our family organizes a 750-square-foot New York City apartment.In this episode:* Why “organized enough” may be a better goal than perfectly organized* How “flexible organization systems” can adapt as your life changes* Why the goal isn’t “always tidy”, but “easily tidied”Mentioned in this episode:* IKEA Boaxel modular storage system (Plus what it looked like for Real Simple)* Over-the-door hooks for “pending clothes”* Tiered file bin for sorting mail as it comes in* Lazy Susans for refrigerators and freezersMore from Tidy Dad:📚 Order my book: Tidy Up Your Life🗞️ Subscribe to The Tidy Times: tidydad.substack.com📸 Follow along on IG: Tidy Dad This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tidydad.substack.com/subscribe
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#60 - What to Do With All the School Papers
May 2300:05:43Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Tidy Tidbits, I’m sharing a simple three-part framework for organizing school papers and artwork in a realistic, functional way. We’ll talk about how to decide what to let go of, what to keep, and how to create systems that honor your children’s creativity without letting artwork and worksheets take over your home.Mentioned in this episode:* 5-tier paper file system* File storage boxes with hanging folders* Art display frames with extra storageIf you’re overwhelmed by piles of school papers, artwork, worksheets, and projects, this episode will help you create a simple system for incoming papers, sorting, storing, and letting go of paper clutter while still preserving the memories that matter most.More from Tidy Dad:📚 Order my book: Tidy Up Your Life🗞️ Subscribe to The Tidy Times: tidydad.substack.com📸 Follow along on IG: Tidy Dad This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tidydad.substack.com/subscribe
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#59 - Why This Family Downsized on Purpose
May 1600:10:14Tap to summarizeThis week on Tidy Tidbits, I’m joined by Julia Clarke for a fascinating conversation about what happened when her family downsized from a three-bedroom apartment to a one-bedroom apartment in Glasgow, Scotland. I first read her story HERE.We talk about the assumptions many of us carry about space, privacy, and what kids “need,” and how their family unexpectedly found more connection, simplicity, and ease by living smaller.In this episode, we discuss:* Why they chose to downsize* The tradeoffs between more space and better location* Privacy, screens, and modern family life* Why smaller spaces can lead to simpler routines* The surprising ways their family became happier and more connectedIf you’ve ever wondered whether bigger is always better, this conversation might make you rethink what “just enough” really looks like.More from Tidy Dad:📚 Order my book: Tidy Up Your Life🗞️ Subscribe to The Tidy Times: tidydad.substack.com📸 Follow along on IG: Tidy Dad This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tidydad.substack.com/subscribe
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